Progressivism Review and Imperialism Introduction

Progressivism Review• You have been assigned a group that will answer

one of the following questions by organizing an SCR1. What was progressivism?2. What economic reforms did progressives seek?3. What political reforms did progressives achieve?4. How did progressives treat trusts?5. How did progressives pursue conservation?6. How did progressives respond to Civil Rights?

Progressivism Review

• Use your notes and the textbook (check the table of contents) to find information about your topic

• Fill in the outline sheet with main ideas, facts, and a thesis that answer your question

Progressivism Review

• Working in your second groups, share your outline

• Everybody should take notes

Introduction to Imperialism

• In the 19th century, the US expanded its territory and settled its frontiers

• After they US had fully spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific, it began to pursue an Empire– Imperialism: The policy in which stronger nations

extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories

Introduction to Imperialism

• Read pages 549-550 and complete the chart below in your notes showing the causes of US Imperialism

Causes of ImperialismFactor Meaning Example

Desire for military strength

Thirst for new markets

Belief in cultural superiority