How, according to Ames, did military occupation of the Philippines threaten American values and institutions? Why not let the Filipinos govern themselves as a territory or state in the American republic?
What defense did Senator Beveridge offer for continuing the military occupation of the Philippines? What did he think of anti-imperial critics who thought the U.S. should leave the islands?
Compare these two contrasting viewpoints to "School Begins," the 1899 image included in this module? What viewpoint do they share?