In the folder titled, “U.S. Imperialism in the Philippines” you will find the following texts:
• a copy of Rudyard Kipling’s poem, “The White Man’s Burden”
• a document containing political cartoons supporting the U.S. colonization of the Philippines
• an excerpt from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech, “The Strenuous Life”
• an essay discussing the influence of photography used to portray Filipinos at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.
• a document containing examples of photographs of the Fair and related images used to portray Filipinos around the turn of the century.
Your task is to use any combination of three (3) or more of these resources to answer the following question:
How did the depiction of Filipinos reflect “Orientalism” AND help justify U.S. imperialism in the Philippines?
H2.9-10.3 Define and evaluate how technology and ideas have shaped world history (1450-present).
Using a combination of three or more of the provided resources, the student has crafted a thorough response to both parts of the question that carefully analyzes each selected example and uses that evidence to explain how it supports their answer and reflects the idea of Orientalism. Using a combination of at least three of the provided resources, the student has crafted a clear response to both parts of the question that analyzes most of their selected examples and uses that evidence to explain how it supports their answer and reflects the idea of Orientalism. Using a combination of the provided resources, the student has crafted a response to at least one part of the question that provides some analysis of their selected examples and uses that evidence to explain how it supports their answer and reflects the idea of Orientalism. Using at least one of the provided resources, the student has crafted a response to at least one part of the question and uses that evidence to explain how it supports their answer.
First, begin by explaining what “Orientalism” is, in your own words. Then use the resources provided to answer the question above.
