Assignment: America To The World
Instructions:
- For this test you must answer the following two essay questions.
- For answers, you must stick to the class readings.
- You must cite quotes or ideas from the readings. You can use endnotes or footnotes.
- Demonstrate your comprehension of both the readings and the lectures in your answers.
Answer the following TWO essay questions:
Write 1000 words maximum for each essay.
Each answer should not be less than 600 words
1. Define the following terms in a paragraph each and give at least two examples for each term from the readings to substantiate your argument/definition:
Empire
Imperialism
Internal colonialism
Colonization
Cultural imperialism
Colonialism
Manifest Destiny
2. The US has always had a complex relationship to imperialism, being at once a country forged through independence from a colonial power, and on the other hand, it has arguably pursued its own imperialist foreign policy. Name and describe specific events from the end of the American Revolutionary War (1783) to the end of the 19th century, and explain how these events clarify whether the US is an imperial or anti- imperial power.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Readings: Adam Burns, American Imperialism: The Territorial Expansion of the United States, Oxford University Press/Edinburgh University Press, 2017.
Stephen Howe, Empire: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2002.