Question

a splendid little war? (front) 3 albert beveridge, the march of the flag albert beveridge was a historian and republican senator from indiana, serving from 1899 - 1911. the following excerpt comes from a campaign speech he delivered september 16, 1898. ...the opposition tells us that we ought not to govern a people without their consent. i answer, the rule of liberty that all just government derives its authority from the consent of the governed, applies only to those who are capable of self - government. we govern the indians without their consent, we govern our territories without their consent, we govern our children without their consent. how do they know what our government would be without their consent? would not the people of the philippines prefer the just, humane, civilizing government of this republic to the savage, bloody rule of pillage and extortion from which we have rescued them? and, regardless of this formula of words made only for enlightened, self - governing people, do we owe no duty to the world? shall we turn these peoples back to the reeking hands from which we have taken them? shall we abandon them, with germany, england, japan, hungering for them? shall we save them from those nations, to give them a self - rule of tragedy? reading questions 1. the author claims that a government needs the consent of its people only if those people are capable of __________. 2. the author claims that if the united states doesnt govern the philippines, which other three countries will try to take them over? ________ 3. one outcome of the spanish - american war was that the united states gained possession of puerto rico, guam, and the philippines. based on this outcome, do think this author would have supported the united states going to war? why or why not? __________

Explanation:

1. The text explicitly states "The only to those who are capable of self - government. We govern the Indians without their consent...". So the answer is self - government.
2. The author mentions "Shall we abandon them, with Germany, England, Japan, hungering for them?". So the countries are Germany, England, Japan.
3. The author seems to support expansion and the idea of the US as a civilizing force. Since the war led to the US gaining new territories, the author would likely support the war as it aligns with his views on US governance and expansion.

Answer:

1. self - government
2. Germany, England, Japan
3. Yes, because the author believes in the US as a civilizing force and expansion, and gaining these territories aligns with those views.