1. United States’ expansionist foreign policies
Towards the end of the 19th Century, the US became more involved in foreign affairs and imperial expansion. This was for a variety of economic, political and strategic reasons which were underpinned by the concepts of Manifest Destiny and Social Darwinism. Guiding questions: How had the US expanded its territory during the 1800s? How isolationist was US foreign policy in the 19th Century? Why did the US adopt...