J. Kelly Robison

U.S. Imperialism

1. Toward Imperialism
1. Alaska
2. Samoa
3. Hawaii
2. The Question of Cuba
1. "Cuba Libre"
2. "A Splendid Little War"
3. A Far-Flung Empire
1. Debate Within the US
2. Governing the Colonies
4. Intervention
1. China's Open Door
1. John Hay - The First Open-Door Note
2. Roosevelt's Big Stick
1. Panama
2. The Roosevelt Corollary
3. Wilson and the Foreign Policy of Moralism
1. Latin America
2. Mexico and the Pershing Expedition

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Essay Questions:

How is imperialism a reflection of the growth of the US as an economic power during the latter part of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century?

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