Did Imperialism benefit the United States as a whole–economically, diplomatically, and militarily?

6. Go the website https://kshs.org/index.php?url=km/items/view/210800 to see a cartoon making fun of the People’s (Populist) Party as a “Party of Patches.” Write a very brief characterization of two of the groups represented by the “patches” that make up the balloon. Can you identify the other two men, besides Simpson and Peffer, in the balloon’s basket?

7. Did Imperialism benefit the United States as a whole–economically, diplomatically, and militarily? Or did it prove to be a bigger drain than it was worth? Cite examples for your answer. 8. How many overseas possessions that the United States acquired as a result of the Spanish-American War can you identify? Was this truly a world-wide “empire?” In what different ways did the U.S. deal with or administer these new lands?

9. The reform movement known as “Progressivism” sprang from many different sources and wasn’t always a uniform program or philosophy. How were some “Progressive” ideas contradictory to others? How could conflicting goals both be considered “Progressive?”

10. Name at least four factors contributing to the rise of Progressivism at the turn of the twentieth century. Which do you consider to be the most influential? Why?