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Answer these questions in 25-50 words:

1. Who was the author?

2. What major world events shaped their view on American Expansion?

3. What is the argument being made which justifies American expansionism in a manner which is different to other Europeans?

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Answer these questions in 25-50 words:

1. Who was the author?

2. What major world events shaped their view on American Expansion?

3. What is the argument being made which justifies American expansionism in a manner which is different to other Europeans?

ISHAAK

ANITA

XANTHE

DANELLA

YOUSSEF

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Response to USS Maine – New York Journal

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Response to USS Maine – New York Journal

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Answer these questions in 25-50 words:

1. Who was the author?

2. What major world events shaped their view on American Expansion?

3. What is the argument being made which justifies American expansionism in a manner which is different to other Europeans?

ASLI

HELEN

HANEEN

JESSICA

JANA

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Theodore Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

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Theodore Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

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Answer these questions in 25-50 words:

1. Who was the author?

2. What major world events shaped their view on American Expansion?

3. What is the argument being made which justifies American expansionism in a manner which is different to other Europeans?

HAEBA

SAMA

SARAH

BATOUL

FATUMA

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America is a federal republic made up of 50 semi-autonomous states. 13 were the original colonies that seceded from Britain in 1776. That means 37 states have been acquired by the US.

You will research ONE and answer the questions in dot points.

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CLICK on the link here to choose ONE state admitted to the union after 1800.

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Table of Contents

This is a list of the states of the United States of America and the dates on which they achieved statehood, ordered by date of admission to the union. This list excludes U.S. territories, as they have not been admitted as states, although they are constituents of the United States. This list also excludes the District of Columbia. The original states joined the United States upon ratification of the U.S. Constitution; dates of ratification are marked with an asterisk. All others are dates of admission to the union.
[Test your knowledge of U.S. states' dates of admission to the union with this quiz.]
Samuel Shipley The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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list of u.s. states’ dates of admission to the union

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list of U.S. states' dates of admission to the union

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This is a list of the states of the United States of America and the dates on which they achieved statehood, ordered by date of admission to the union. This list excludes U.S. territories, as they have not been admitted as states, although they are constituents of the United States.

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Answer the questions as a comment on this post.

1. When did America claim the territory?

2. What would become of native people there?

3. When was the territory admitted to the union (become a state)?

4. Is this territory of particular importance?

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Williams, WA 2009, 'Imperial anti-colonialism', in The tragedy of American diplomacy, WW Norton and Company, New York, pp. 16–50.

The real key with this activity is to understand Williams’ argument that principles of free trade led the US to a new type of ‘informal empire’ different to that we have studied so far in this unit.

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Step 1: As a group, read the questions out and consider what things you need to be looking at.

Step 2: Read the section allocated to your groups. (5-10 mins)

Step 3: Begin to answer your allocated question.

Step 4: If you need help, you should be asking your group and working to develop the answers. However, each response should be written in your own words.

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In these pages, Williams’ explores the Crisis of 1890s. His main argument here is that an economic crisis hurt the USA, and the response from public and politicians alike was to turn to the empire.

Let’s think about why.

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The Crisis of the 1890s was an economic depression. What are some examples of how this depression hurt USA businesses and people?

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What were some examples provided of US involvement in other countries provided by the text? Do you believe this was expansionism?

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What was the economic reasons behind the turn to expansionism within US politics?

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Who supported an expansionist policy? Was any major political party or business group opposed?

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Read from the final paragraph on page 31 (beginning “the second idea about expansion” and through to end of page 33.

In these pages, Williams’ discusses one of the main reasons for US imperial expansion. These reasons are predominantly economic in nature.

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How was American history used to argue expansionism was a good thing?

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Who was Frederick Jackson Turner? What was his influence? Summarise his arguments in your own words (you may quote from Williams to back yourself up).

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Who was Brooks Adams? Who was his close political friend? Summarise his arguments for expansionism in your own words (you may quote from Williams to back yourself up).

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Who was William Graham Sumner? What are the principles of ‘laissez faire’? How do you think this idea contributes to an argument that US expansion is a good thing?

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THE OPEN DOOR NOTES

Page 45- End of second paragraph, page 47 ending “the American economic system and the extension of American authority around the world.”

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Williams talks about three different groups engaged in a political debate about expansionism. What are these groups? What did they believe? Who won the debate?

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Who was William Jennings Bryan? Interpret, in your own words, Williams’ argument that Bryan’s foreign policy was “not classical colonialism, but neither was it anti-imperial.

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When did the US colonise the Philippines? What was Bryan’s plan for the Philippines?

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Who was Grover Cleveland? What was so attractive about the idea that the United States “is practically sovereign on this continent”? Was Cleveland supportive of expansion and if so where was he looking to expand?

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OPEN DOOR NOTES II - Read from the second paragraph on page 48 starting “In particular” till the end of page 49.

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In 1898 the US State Department released a report called ‘Review of the World’s Commerce’. In your own words, explain how this document made the argument that expansionism was the only way the US economy could grow.

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The ‘Review of the World’s Commerce’ identified several spheres of influence that would be profitable for the US. What were those spheres? Why were they considered important?

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Who was William McKinley and what did he mean by the phrase “the open door for ourselves”?

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OPEN DOOR NOTES III - Read pages 50-51

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“Equality with all competing nations in the conditions of access to the markets”. Who were the ‘competing nations’?

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Williams’ discusses the “classic strategy of non-colonial imperial expansion” based on the assumption of “America’s economic superiority”. How did the US strategy for empire differ from other empires studied in this unit?

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Who was John Hay? What are the implications of his argument that US companies should “enjoy perfect equality of treatment for their commerce and navigation” in China - “including the spheres of interest held by foreign powers”?

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What was the principle agreed on by most people in the US? Why was expansionism considered important to the US economy?

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THE OPEN DOOR NOTES IV: Read page 52-the end of the first paragraph on 54 ending with “through overseas expansion”.

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How much money did the USA loan to other countries in this period? How much did the US invest? How do these activities lead to expanding US influence?

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How did the US press see the expansionist policies in China?

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How much did expansionism into foreign markets help the US? Did it drag them out of the depression of the 1890s?

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What does Williams’ seem to think about the Open Door Policy? Was it a success or a failure?

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THE OPEN DOOR NOTES

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Williams refers to an example from Chile and Manchuria about how the economic relations between the US and the world become political. How does economics draw attention to places outside the US?

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Williams’ argues that US expansionism was empire building even though it did not necessarily mean taking over countries. Summarise his argument in your own words.

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Williams’ argues that laissez faire policies, despite their onus on free markets, tend towards imperialism. Explain his theory of how a free market creates big companies and how that may lead to imperialism.

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Williams’ calls the US an ‘informal empire’. In your own words, interpret his phrase.

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In your own words, what is Williams’ first point?

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In your own words, what is Williams’ second point?

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In your own words, what is Williams’ third point?

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In your own words, what is Williams final point?