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The two sides presented in our documents are for colonizing the Philippines and for removing American influence from the Philippines. The first one shows an imperialistic point of view, while the other is against imperialism. They both make presentable cases in their favor. Beveridge talks about how the white man is superior and how America will benefit from colonizing the Philippines. It shows a sense of social Darwinism because Beveridge thinks the white men are more educated and superior to any other race. The motives of America and its imperialistic point of view are gaining natural resources and the new ability to trade with Asia. Also, America wanted to civilize the Philippines and impose a government on them. In the second document, the Anti-Imperialist League Platform presents the argument that the way America is going about colonizing the Philippines is unconstitutional. It is infringing on the people of the Philippines liberty and freedom. It does not follow the guide line of the declaration that all men are equal. The second document sends the message that Imperialism goes against the principles of the Declaration. We found that the second document was more justified because it followed the constitution and was considering EVERYONES liberty. The Political Cartoon relates to the reading because is compares the Spanish Misrule of imperialism to the American Misrule of imperialism. America is on the borderline of Anarchy or complete chaos. They also use a nice color scheme. The person in the frying pan is the person being abused. In America’s case, the person would be the Philippines.