Advanced Placement U. S. History Unit X: Imperialism & Progressivism Reading Assignments

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  American Pageant Chapters 27, 28, 29
  
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  The Story of American Freedom, chapter 7
  
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  Documents as assigned
  

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  To what extent and in what ways was late nineteenth century and early twentieth century
  
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  United States expansionism a departure from past exapansions?
  
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  Explain the ways in which the Boxer Rebellion, the Open Door notes and the Portsmouth
  
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  and Algeciras Conferences signaled a new direction for American foreign policy.
  
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  How did the Roosevelt Corollary distort the Monroe Doctrine? What were the
  
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  consequences of the Roosevelt Corollary for American relations with Latin America?
  
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  To what extent were the Progressives related to and derived from the Populists of the
  
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  1890s? Consider such things as origins, political impact, supporters, platforms and level of
  
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  success. Give specific examples to support your arguments
  
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  Using the reading from the Foner book, analyze the way understandings of liberty shifted
  
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  during the Progressive period. Make specific references to past eras such as the
  
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  Revolutionary era, Jacksonian period and Civil War and Reconstruction in forming your
  
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  Analysis
  

Essential Questions for Unit X

Vocabulary for Unit X

Presidential outlines for T. Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson

War Summary: Spanish-American War

Movements & Trends: The Progressives