Imperialism's Bitter Fruit

1. What made the Filipino insurrection "far different than any conflict in which Americans had previously fought"?
The Filipino insurrection was "far different than any conflict in which Americans had previously fought" for many reasons. As the reading states, "Rather then confronting an organized army, as they had in Cuba, U.S soldiers faced a quick striking guerrilla movement. The rules of war that generally prevailed in battles involving western nations were largely ignored" So basically, our soldiers were suddenly using a completely different tactic then they were used to, so this easily could have been difficult to adapt to, never mind attempt to fight by.
2. Why were African-Americans among the strongest critics of the war against the Filipino nationalists?
African-Americans are among the strongest critics of the war against the Filipino nationalists because the Filipino nationalists recognized them as different then the White-Americans just as their own country did.The African-Americans wanted to be looked at as equals to the whites, so when "Filipino nationalists openly played on the racial divisions within the U.S. army" it made the African-American soldiers be reminded of how badly they were discriminated against by their own country.
3. Why did the United States lose its appetite for imperialism in the early 1900s?
The United States lost it's appetite for imperialism in the early 1900's for a lot of reasons. One of these reasons could simply be, Mark Twain. Mark Twain was a very popular writer in the early 1900's, he was pretty much, anti-imperialist. His works of literature could have swayed the views of some readers. More importantly, there were many complications when it came to creating an empire. People didn't know what rights the Filipinos had as being part of the United States, and other such complications. Even Roosevelt who originally was all for the empire said "the people of the United States were not prepared to accept the burdens of an empire" so the United States abandoned the idea of taking on this "burden"
4. How did the United States contribute to the development of Cuba and Puerto Rico?
The United States contributed to the development of Cuba and Puerto Rico by doing many different things. First of all, American technology was advancing, "and administrative expertise contributed to rapid development on the islands" For example, roads and telephone lines were built, which obviously helped with the development of these islands. In addition, in 1912 the United States granted Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship. U.S. citizenship granted them numerous rights which could easily help development. Also in 1917, the U.S. made Puerto Rico a U.S. territory, which is advantageous because they would have the protection of our military and country, which can help them grow as a territory without fear of other countries.
5. why did many Cubans come to resent the U.S. presence on their island?
Many Cubans came to resent the U.S. presence on their island for a few reasons. The first reason being that "When Cuba's national assembly issued a call for immediate independence in1900, the McKinley administration sought to slow the momentum of Cuban nationalism" Another reason for their resentment is because Cuba could only have independence with a whole bunch of limitations, which wouldn't technically make them independent...Some of these limitations included overseeing Cuban economy and veto power over foreign policy.
6. Do you believe the United States was imperialist? why or why not?
I do believe the United States was imperialist. We may have said that we were giving up on the empire because of all of the complications and some other reasons, but we were still very much imperialist. When we took control over Purto Rico and Cuba, well that's just it, we were making an empire. Not only that but we were trying to control them and still had many complications which is the reason why we didn't want an empire in the first place !  Lastly, when we said we were giving independence to Cuba, for example, we weren't actually letting them be their own country, we still had many limitation on them and weren't letting them really be free.