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Category Archives: U.S. Imperialism
Petition Against Hawaiian Annexation,1897: Teaching with Primary Source Documents (Activities & Questions)
Teaching With Documents: The 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii (National Archives) Background of Hawaiian Annexation: When the Hawaiian islands were formally annexed by the United States in 1898, the event marked end of a lengthy internal struggle between native … Continue reading
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U.S. Imperialism, “Well, I Hardly Know Which To Take First!” (political cartoon with analysisi questions)
American Imperialism Political Cartoon Analysis Attachment contains a political cartoon with analysis questions.
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American Imperialism, Spanish American War, Panama Canal, Hawaii, WWI (powerpoint)
Imperialism,Spanish American War, Canal and WWI PP The attached powerpoint provides a brief description of the American Imperialism (Expansionist) Era, including the Spanish American War, the Conquest of Hawaii, the Panama Canal, and World War I. http://youtu.be/ETgK3BkRm6A (video … Continue reading
U.S. Response to the Mexican Revolution (powerpoint)
Mexican President Madero Zapata Villa Zimmerman Telegraph Mexican Revolution The attached powerpoint provides a brief description of the Mexican Revolution including U.S. response.
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Panama Canal Treaty 1903 (primary source document)
Panama Canal Treaty 1903 This attachment contains the primary source text of the Panama Canal Agreement of 1903.
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U.S. Grant Reflects on the Annexation of Texas (primary source document)
Ulysses S. Grant Opposed the Annexation of Texas Generally the officers of the army were indifferent whether the annexation [of Texas] was consummated or not; but not so all of them. For myself, I was bitterly opposed to the measure, … Continue reading
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Albert J. Beveridge Calls for an American Empire (1900) primary source document with reading questions
American Imperialism by Beveridge Fueled by capitalism, nationalism, white supremacy, and sensationalized [yellow] journalism, a drive for territorial expansion consumed the U.S. in the decades following the Civil War. Imperialist set their sights on potential U.S. colonies in Latin America … Continue reading
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Mark Twain on U.S. Imperialism, “To the Person Sitting in the Darkness” (1901) primary source essay with reading questions
Mark Twain on Imperialism In 1896, Filipino Rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo, began fighting to expel the Spanish. Aided by U.S. arms, Aguinaldo’s troops won several battles and issued a declaration of independence in June 1898. But within months, Spain … Continue reading
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Yellow Journalism & the Spanish American War (powerpoint)
Yellow Journalism 2008 This powerpoint describes the role of yellow journalism toward the Spanish American War.
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On the “Evils” of Chinese Immigration – 1878 (primary source document with reading questions)
geog anti-chinese immigration reading activity Primary source document expressing the anti-Chinese immigration sentiment of the late 19th century. This reading is accompanied with guided reading questions.
