Discussion Post 3

Looking back over weeks 7-9, what in your view was the 1) most common and 2) most effective strategy for American expansion abroad in the period 1890-1920. Formal empire? Dollar diplomacy? Americanization? Or an interplay of all three?   (80-100 words, by 5pm Friday October 5)

Discussion Post 2

Many scholars argue that American imperialism at the turn of the century was driven by racism. In contrast, in his book “Race over Empire”, Eric Love argues that race was much more important as an argument against imperialism. Which view do you find more persuasive? Why?  (80-100 words, by 5pm Friday August 31).  

Discussion Post 1

Compare Cherokee Removal and the Mexican-American War. Were the justifications used similar or different? Can we understand Cherokee removal as a precedent for Mexican “removal”, or were there important differences between them? (80-100 words or so, by Friday 5pm).

Sample question

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President Andrew Jackson defended Cherokee removal as a humanitarian gesture.  Was his concern for the Cherokee, in your view, genuine?