Question

2. Summarize the arguments for and against U.S. imperial expansion during the second half of the nineteenth century

Answer 1

Pro- The White race is clearly superior to the others and expansion into inferior lands and cultures will benefit them and make us rich.

Con- All cultures are roughly equal and ours has no moral authority to subjugate others and extract their resources. Our wealth should not be the result of their poverty.

Answer 2

Pro - Because we can do so.

Con - Because it's wrong to do so.