Matthew Jacobson outlines both the excitement and anxieties that accompanied the rise of the United States as an imperial power after 1898. What did some Americans believe they could “offer” their new foreign subjects?

1. Matthew Jacobson outlines both the excitement and anxieties that accompanied the rise of the United States as an imperial power after 1898. What did some Americans believe they could “offer” their new foreign subjects? To what extent were others perturbed at the prospect of having to govern new foreign lands? In what ways did racial politics shape Americans’ views of the peoples and cultures now under U.S. influence and control?

2. Choose one of the assigned cartoons by either Dalrymple or Keppler and provide a concise analysis (4-5 sentences) of its message. Use the date in which the cartoon was produced to infer historical context, and pay attention to elements of the cartoon’s visual language (that is, HOW it depicts its subject) as well as clues like captions. If possible, please copy and paste the image of the cartoon you have chosen in your post, so that your classmates can refer to it for reference.