Beveridge Speech On Imperialism

The source is a campaign speech advocating for imperialism. A written speech can be difficult to analyze because the tone the speaker uses when he speaks can imply more meaning than the words he says. Not all the details of the speech are included when it is typed up because the written version is missing the gestures, inflections, and tone of the original speech. The source is a persuasive speech intended to create voters for imperialism. The speech begins by inciting religion. The speech complements America, and thanks God for it. It commends God for both the land and the American people. The speech then goes on to describe the history of America, where the American people spread across the land, bring the flag and distributing their country. The history leads to the question of

He was a lawyer, republican and a nationalist. He supported Theodore Roosevelt, and the power of the federal government, in domestic and foreign affairs. His oratory skills as a lawyer helped him support his beliefs through his speeches. Beveridge believed that a racial instinct drove society to look for far away lands. He also believed that some races were not able to be as educated as others, and would not be able to govern themselves if given the opportunity. Filipinos were one such race that Beveridge believed needed others to govern them, which increased his support of imperialism.

Beveridge most likely directed his speech towards white American men. In the source, Beveridge spoke of a vote, so he would have directed his speech to people who could make a difference with the vote. In order to sway his audience, Beveridge gave them a sense of pride in their race and their country. He also used the popularity of Christianity to inspire his Christian audience that imperialism is what God wanted them to do. Furthermore, Beveridge insisted that if someone disagreed with him, and with imperialism, then they were going against what was best for the