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US as a World Power

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America as a World Power

Historical Context: The United States goes from looking INWARD to looking OUTWARD. This includes a national conversation concerning ideas and opinions that will impact the United States other countries.

Imperialism integrates nicely into our recently explored topics and themes

Industrialization and economic transformation (Age of industry)
Issues of Race and how it structures perceptions and policy (immigration)
The power of ideas (Social thought in the Gilded Age)

All of theses threads feed into a transformative event – an old fashion exploration of history - the Spanish American War (1898). The United States is beginning the transformation from a locally concerned smaller nation to a larger nation on the verge of becoming a world power.

What were the causes of the Spanish American War?

What were the results of the Spanish American War?

The Curse of Empire - The Philippines