Do the primary sources indicate that views about gender played a role in the debate over the Philippines?
In this selection, historian Kristin Hoganson argues that while a number of influences were evident in the American decision to annex the Philippines, they were related to overriding fears about declining masculinity. Note how she connects fears about masculinity to other concerns or desires on the part of annexationists. How, in the minds of expansionists, would
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