Discussion Post
Option I: From the 1880s to the 1910s, the United States grew into an industrial giant. As the United States grew and expanded in North America and overseas, did racial attitudes play a role in American expansion? Was the United States acting like an imperial power? Did the United States become an empire? Did race or racial attitudes and imperialism intersect? How? Or How not?
In making your choice please consider the intellectual, social, and/or economic developments led to American expansion in the West and overseas. In answering your question, you will be interpreting the reading found in The American Spirit. Chapter focuses on American imperialism while the other chapters focus on race and industrial growth. Other readings in the book may be used if you find them relevant. You may look at pre-Civil War material such as Manifest Destiny and the Louisiana Purchase as part of the paper. But, the focus must be on the 1880s to 1910s.
Option II: In examining the Women's / Suffragette Movement (1848-1920), you should be looking at the struggle to obtain the right to vote and other basic rights. Were there women who were against the movement to obtain the vote and why? Were women powerless without the ballot? How has suffrage changed the position of women? How has the nation's political agenda changed as a result of woman suffrage? Given the forward-looking nature of the question, you may look beyond 1920.
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.