How the us began to turn from isolation to imperialism

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Assignment:

ISOLATIONISM, INTERVENTION, AND IMPERIALISM

In this lesson, you learned how the U.S. began to turn from isolation to imperialism. Complete the following written assignment to show your understanding of these changes.

1. Select three events from the list of five given below. You will need to choose one event that represents isolationism, one event that represents intervention, and one event that represents imperialism:

The United States annexes Hawaii in 1900.
The United States declines to give aid to Hungarian patriots in 1849.
The United States proposes the Open-Door Policy in 1899.
The United States annexes Samoa in 1899.
The United States attempts to mediate in the Venezuela-Great Britain dispute in 1895.

2. For each event, write one paragraph. In each paragraph begin with a topic sentence that states the claim. Then include at least one piece of quoted or paraphrased evidence from the text to support your claim. Conclude each paragraph by explaining your reasoning for how/why the evidence supports the claim.

I. Paragraph 1 Intervention

II. Paragraph 2 Isolationism

III. Paragraph 3 Imperialism

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