American History Homework Nine Answers - Student Fifteen

Nathanael

American History

Homework Assignment 9

1\. The 2008 presidential election is most similar to the election of

Your answer is? (Minus 5).

2\. Imperialism is a bad. It is like the bigger chasing the little kid. That’s called bullying.

Good analysis.

3\. Progressive movement appears to make government bigger.

Terrific analysis.

4\. The cartoon shows President McKinley holding a Philippine boy at the edge of a cliff. McKinley had to decide what to do with the Philippine’s. He could give it to Spain or keep it as an American Territory.

Excellent!

5\. H1. I disagree with how the United States ended the Spanish-American War in the Philippine’s. American should not have had to buy the Philippine’s. They were already owned by someone.

OK, good point.

6\. I do not think that newspapers played a huge role in the 2008 presidential election as compared to the election in 1890. The internet and the television are the big thing now. Newspapers are not as popular.

True, but the television and the internet still seem to take their lead from newspapers. In other words, newspapers still drive the media, but won't for much longer.

Good answers. Score: 55/60.--Aschlafly 20:55, 15 November 2008 (EST)