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Some historians have argued that the Spanish-American War in 1898 marked a turning point in United States foreign policy. Support, modify, or refute this contention using specific evidence.
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-U.S. acquired Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam, Philippine Islands -protectorate over Cuba and the Philippines -beginning of imperialist foreign policy -Eradicated America's long-established commitment to principles of self-determination and anticolonialism -Anti-Imperialist League opposed -Teddy Roosevelt supported strong foreign policy -Effects of change in foreign policy: ~Roosevelt Corollary ~Dollar Diplomacy ~Open Door Policy
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Some historians have argued that the development of the policy of containment after the Second World War marked a turning point in United States foreign policy. Support, modify, or refute this contention using specific evidence.
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-adopted policy to halt the expansion of communist influence -after WWII, U.S. obtained a role as a global leader -created by George Kennan -primary U.S. foreign policy from Truman Doctrine (1947) to fall of Berlin Wall (1989) -involvement in Vietnam grew out of commitments and assumptions of containment -Effects of containment ~As a global leader, U.S. abandons former policy of isolationism ~involvement in many more foreign entanglements (i.e. Korea, Vietnam, Iraq)
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Evaluate the extent to which trans-Atlantic interactions from 1600 to 1763 contributed to maintaining continuity as well as fostering change in labor systems in the British North American colonies.
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-First form of contact came between first colonists and Native Americans -When people realized profit could be made, more settlers came over as well as indentured servants (headright system) -Native Americans dying from disease, so indentured servants better source of labor -Trans-Atlantic Trade brought slaves from Africa -slaves became prominent source of labor after Bacon's Rebellion (1676)
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Some historians have argued that the American Revolution was not revolutionary in nature. Support, modify, or refute this interpretation using specific evidence.
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*Support:* -maintained continuity -no broad change in the composition of those who dominated the social, political, and economic structure of the former colonies -no revolutionary change for women, slaves and Native Americans -rather a revolt by colonial elites against the elites in England *Refute:* -signif. change in gov't -no royal power or authority -democratization *Modify:* -combine facts from both "support" and "refute"
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Some historians have argued that the New Deal was ultimately conservative in nature. Support, modify, or refute this interpretation using specific evidence.
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*Support:* -supported capitalist economic system -Federal gov't did intervene, but to preserve capitalism *Refute:* -federal gov't intervening had negative effects -bordered on socialism -programs actually worsened the effects of the Great Depression for some people (i.e. business owners) *Modify:* -between conservative and liberal economic policies -reference conservative fiscal policies of Roosevelt's immediate predecessors
