Question: 1) According to the secondary source, how did concerns about American masculinity influence the decision to annex the Philippines? Among other topics, be sure to address the developments in American society that reinforced these concerns, and whether annexationists' concerns about masculinity were an important independent factor in the decision to hold the Philippines or important only because they reinforced the influence of other factors.
Question 2) Do the primary sources indicate that views about gender played a role in the debate over the Philippines? Among other topics, be sure to address the evidence if annexationists' fears about masculinity were connected to other concerns or desires.
Question 3) If you do not agree with the secondary source's explanation for the American annexation of the Philippines, what explanation would you offer instead, based on the sources provided? Among other topics, be sure to address the level of importance of the gender concerns identified in the secondary source, and what evidence supports an alternative theory.