Absent Tuesday before carnaval? INDIVIDUAL ESSAY must be turned in to replace group project grade. Due Tuesday after carnaval.

Absent Tuesday before carnaval? INDIVIDUAL ESSAY must be turned in to replace group project grade. Due Tuesday after carnaval.

2-4page essay, double spaced, 12pt font. Choose ONE of the following prompts:

1) At the end of the Spanish-American war the Us had become a global colonial power. Using ample examples from the readings, explain HOW and WHY this happened?

2) Drawing from examples in the readings, explain who supported expansionist foreign policies at the turn of the 20th century. What was the basis of that support? Who resisted such policies and why? Do you see any parallels between early 20th century expansionist foreign policies and those of the early 21st centuries?