Summarize All of the speakers believed they were operating in a spirit of patriotism, trying to further the best interests of the United States. Summarize in your own words a) Beveridge and Harrison's view of how to protect and strengthen America, and b) the contrasting view of the Anti-imperialists and President Cleveland.

napoleon the third became a empire in 1873 also known as the era of the franco-prussian war.

i believe it would influence their own way of understanding things. it shall be a foundation where they can draw or start an argument.   historians are also  scientists that  have their tools of analysis and expertise to unlock a variety of difficulties such as relationships of man, origin, politics, economy, and culture. based on facts and understanding on these areas, they may shade light to extract ideas and develop options to validate a hypothesis or debunk it.