Today we began a new unit on American Imperialism in the late 19th century. We will be covering the Spanish American War & subsequent U.S. interference in Cuba & the Philippines. We will also examined the change in U.S. foreign policy re: Japan & China, too. The same applies to U.S. foreign policy & involvement throughout Latin America. Also, we will learn how the U.S. acquired Alaska & Hawaii. They remained U.S. territories until both Alaska & Hawaii became states in 1959. We will not only cover the expanse of American imperialism in this unit, but the reasons for it as well as its domestic and global impact dating from the late 19th century, throughout the 20th century into our current era.