1. What is the author’s thesis (aka her main point or central argument) in Source #1, “Male Degeneracy and the Allure of the Philippines”?
a. Be sure to summarize and explain her thesis in your own words.
b. HINT: The thesis is not a question, but rather the answer to the central question raised by the author.
2. According to Kristin Hogansen, in Source #1 inHollitz, what other explanations are there for the U.S. decision to annex the Philippines?
3. What evidence does Hoganson rely on in Source #1 to support her thesis? Based on what you read in Source #1 andyour exploration of the primary source documents, #2 – #8, are you convinced of the validity of her argument? Why or why not?
a. Be sure to make at least two specific references to one or more primary source documents. (In other words, what evidence is there to support your claims?)
4. Who were the “antis” and why were they opposed to U.S. expansion? Try to put yourself in the shoes of someone living in the 1890s: do you think you would have supported or opposed annexation? Explain.
5. Make connections. What is the U.S. role in the world today? Is the U.S. still an imperialist country? How does U.S. involvement in other countries or U.S. territories differ (or not) from 100 years ago?
