1. Crash Course Gilded Age Politics
2. American Imperialism - BackStory excerpts
3. Imperialism Political Cartoons
4. Causes of American Imperialism
HW:
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Imperialism
DBQ
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To what
extent was late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century United States
expansionism a continuation of past United States expansionism and to what
extent was it a departure?
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Possible
categories
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Major Causes of Expansion (why)
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Location of Expansion (where)
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Impact/Interaction of Native Peoples
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Opposition to Expansion (anybody disagree?)
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Use of Force/Aggression/War
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Political impact (new states, territories,
political control, role of fed government)
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Economic impact (raw materials, markets)
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Social impact (cultural clashes, feelings of
superiority, desire to start new life)
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Technology (role of technology/industry in
ability to expand/success of expansion)
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Analyze Docs A-H
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Make notes on each Doc.
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Literal connections
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Inferences
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Place Docs in categories
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Write thesis
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Be ready for possible quiz:
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Thesis/categories
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Doc analysis
