Question

In 1900, American writer Mark Twain commented, “I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.” Mark Twain could be described as a

Question 10 options:


an imperialist


an anti-imperialist


a Roosevelt supporter


an environmentalist

Answer 1

Mark Twains comment is in reference to the US national symbol of the bald eagle. The statement would make him anti-imperialist. Imperialism is taking direct control over other areas by using some form of power.

Answer 2

Mark Twain could be described as an anti-imperialist.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mark Twain was an American writer, reporter, and journalist. He is best known for the novels of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, of 1876, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, of 1884. In addition to novels, he also wrote travelogues, short stories and socially critical reports on contemporary corruption and class differences.

Mark Twain was always critical of the political and social reality that surrounded him. When referring to the "eagle that put its talons on any other land", the writer indirectly referred to the American imperialism carried out by Theodore Roosevelt and his Big Stick ideology: the American eagle, symbol of the United States of America, should not meddle in the territory or affairs of other nations.