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how can the artcle help explain modern impacts of u.s imperialism on terrirtots such as puertorico or guam 1 it shows that u.s epanionwas driven solely by economic necessity 2 it demonstrate how media -driven support for war led to long term us control of overseas terriorties 3 it proves that all u.s territroties were granted full independence immediately 4 it suggest imperialism had no lasting political consequences. which reasoning best connects the article to modern territorial impacts 1 media propaganda justified war, which resulted in u.s expansion and ongoing territorial relationships 2 the sinking of the Maine directly caused modern citizenships law 3 yellow journalism ended after 1898 and no longer affects politics 4 the navy investigation alone determined the future of us territories
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- For the first set: 2 (it demonstrates how media‑driven support for war led to long‑term U.S. control of overseas territories).
- For the second set: 1 (media propaganda justified war, which resulted in U.S. expansion and ongoing territorial relationships).
Why:
- The article’s strongest link to modern impacts is the role of mass media/yellow journalism in building public support for the Spanish‑American War (esp. after the USS Maine). That popular pressure helped justify U.S. military action and the subsequent acquisition of Puerto Rico and Guam, producing lasting political arrangements (unincorporated territories, limited self‑government, altered citizenship status, strategic military use).
- These long‑term consequences are visible today: Puerto Rico and Guam remain U.S. territories with limited representation, the Insular Cases shaped differential constitutional application, and laws like the Jones‑Shafroth Act (1917) affected Puerto Rican citizenship — outcomes that flow from the expansion set in motion in 1898.
Why the other options are weak:
- “Solely economic necessity” is too narrow; economic motives mattered but media, strategic, and political factors also played major roles.
- Not all U.S. territories were granted immediate or full independence — many stayed under U.S. control in various statuses.
- Imperialism did have lasting political consequences (contrary to option 4 of the first list).
- The sinking of the Maine did not directly create modern citizenship law; it was a trigger for war, not a legal cause for later statutes.
- Yellow journalism did not simply vanish after 1898 and continues to shape media‑politics dynamics.
- A single navy investigation did not alone determine territories’ fates; decisions were political, legal, and diplomatic as well as military.
- For the first set: 2 (it demonstrates how media‑driven support for war led to long‑term U.S. control of overseas territories).
- For the second set: 1 (media propaganda justified war, which resulted in U.S. expansion and ongoing territorial relationships).
Why:
- The article’s strongest link to modern impacts is the role of mass media/yellow journalism in building public support for the Spanish‑American War (esp. after the USS Maine). That popular pressure helped justify U.S. military action and the subsequent acquisition of Puerto Rico and Guam, producing lasting political arrangements (unincorporated territories, limited self‑government, altered citizenship status, strategic military use).
- These long‑term consequences are visible today: Puerto Rico and Guam remain U.S. territories with limited representation, the Insular Cases shaped differential constitutional application, and laws like the Jones‑Shafroth Act (1917) affected Puerto Rican citizenship — outcomes that flow from the expansion set in motion in 1898.
Why the other options are weak:
- “Solely economic necessity” is too narrow; economic motives mattered but media, strategic, and political factors also played major roles.
- Not all U.S. territories were granted immediate or full independence — many stayed under U.S. control in various statuses.
- Imperialism did have lasting political consequences (contrary to option 4 of the first list).
- The sinking of the Maine did not directly create modern citizenship law; it was a trigger for war, not a legal cause for later statutes.
- Yellow journalism did not simply vanish after 1898 and continues to shape media‑politics dynamics.
- A single navy investigation did not alone determine territories’ fates; decisions were political, legal, and diplomatic as well as military.
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