Indicator 5.1
Analyze the development of American expansionism, including the change from isolationism to intervention and the rationales for imperialism based on Social Darwinism, expanding capitalism, and domestic tensions.
Objectives:
Analyze the motives and justification for an American shift from isolation
to imperialism.
Essential Question:
How did American's industrialization increase pressures for overseas
expansion?
Analyze the motives and justification for an American shift from isolation
to imperialism.
Essential Question:
How did American's industrialization increase pressures for overseas
expansion?