Primary Source Analysis & discussion post

For the Primary Source Analysis: The primary source analyses (PSA) should be at least 200-300 words (that is, roughly 1/2-1 page if you have 1” margins, 12 font, Times New Roman, and double-spaced) MAKE SURE IT'S in PARAGRAPH FORM (see attached) 1) Who were the author[s], date and/or origins of the primary source? 2) To who was document directed? 3) What were the main idea[s] and/or argument[s] of the primary source? 4) What were the political, religious, and/or social messages[s] of the primary document? 5) How did it relate to the era it originated or what does it teach us about the society where it originated? Discussion: address one or more of the questions below. 1) How did the Spanish-American war cartoons reflect the reality (or not) of the United States' participation in the Spanish-Cuban-Filipino-American War? 2) What role did race theories play in the development of the West and U.S. expansion beyond North American borders? 3) How did race, gender, imperialism, and public opinion intersect in the United States during the turn-of-the-century? Key Words: Theodore Roosevelt Rough Riders Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) Assimilation Social Darwinism Imperialism Spanish-American War Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Henry Cabot Lodge Dollar Diplomacy Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine John Hay’s Open Door Notes Progressivism New Nationalism New Freedom