PERIOD 7: 1898 - 1945

American imperialism is the economic, military, and cultural influence of the United States on other countries. Such influence often goes hand in hand with expansion into foreign territories. Expansion on a grand scale is the primary objective of an empire, a notable example being the British Empire.   The Age of Imperialism, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, had the United States pursue an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the globe. That pivotal era in the history of our nation is the subject of this online history (Chapters 27-36).  Two main factors that led to American Imperialism were the creation of the United States Navy and the expansion of America's economic interests overseas. American Imperialism began in the 1890s, increased into the early 1900s, and began to slow down after that.  In and of itself, imperialism means to extend a country's power through military and diplomacy. Its name originated from the Latin word "imperium", which means to rule over large territories. American Imperialism was, and to some extent today, is "a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means".

FRASER'S BY THE PEOPLE CHAPTER READINGS

 CH 20 (pp. 602-632): 
     * Foreign Policy and War in a Progressive Era
CH 21 (pp. 633-662): 
     * A Unique, Prosperous, and Discontented Time
​CH 22 (pp. 663- 691): DUE:  Thursday, February 9th
     * Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt
CH 23 (pp. 692-728): 
      * Living in a World at War

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PERIOD 7 CONTENT OUTLINE

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Theodore Roosevelt on the Sinking of the Lusitania, 1915
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The Supreme Court Upholds National Prohibition, 1920
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Photograph of an Abandoned Farm in the Dust Bowl, 1938
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Japan Declares War, 1941
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The World War II Home Front
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 World War II
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CHAPTERS 20 - 23 VOCABULARY
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PERIOD 7.1
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​“Growth expanded opportunity, while economic instability led to new efforts to reform U.S. society and its economic system.” ​
PERIOD 7.2  
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​“Innovations in communications and technology contributed to the growth of mass culture, while significant changes occurred in internal and international migration patters.”

PERIOD 7.3
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“Participation in a series of global conflicts propelled the United States into a position of international power while renewing domestic debates over the nation’s proper role in the world.” ​
GILDER LEHRMAN
PERIOD 7
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