What caused the US's bloodiest war? How and why did the Civil War transition officially from a limited war to preserve the status quo to a revolutionary total war that embraced emancipation and more? What were the long-term outcomes of the defeat of secession and the destruction of racial slavery? How did different groups define meaningful freedom, citizenship, and the role of the federal government during Reconstruction? How did a counter-revolution overturn many of Reconstruction's successes?

This course examines the assertion of U.S. power from the conquest of the Philippines to the ?Global War on Terror.? Some of the key questions we consider are: How do we define U.S. imperialism? What are its institutions, resources, practices, goals, justifications, and consequences? Can imperialism and democracy co-exist? How does U.S. imperialism benefit or harm different groups at home and abroad? What ideas and forces have opposed U.S. imperialism? How have U.S. leaders described and justified their foreign policies? How do their official explanations compare to historical realities?

This course examines the assertion of U.S. power from the conquest of the Philippines to the ?Global War on Terror.? Some of the key questions we consider are: How do we define U.S. imperialism? What are its institutions, resources, practices, goals, justifications, and consequences? Can imperialism and democracy co-exist? How does U.S. imperialism benefit or harm different groups at home and abroad? What ideas and forces have opposed U.S. imperialism? How have U.S. leaders described and justified their foreign policies? How do their official explanations compare to historical realities?

This course examines the assertion of U.S. power from the conquest of the Philippines to the ?Global War on Terror.? Some of the key questions we consider are: How do we define U.S. imperialism? What are its institutions, resources, practices, goals, justifications, and consequences? Can imperialism and democracy co-exist? How does U.S. imperialism benefit or harm different groups at home and abroad? What ideas and forces have opposed U.S. imperialism? How have U.S. leaders described and justified their foreign policies? How do their official explanations compare to historical realities?

This course examines the assertion of U.S. power from the conquest of the Philippines to the ?Global War on Terror.? Some of the key questions we consider are: How do we define U.S. imperialism? What are its institutions, resources, practices, goals, justifications, and consequences? Can imperialism and democracy co-exist? How does U.S. imperialism benefit or harm different groups at home and abroad? What ideas and forces have opposed U.S. imperialism? How have U.S. leaders described and justified their foreign policies? How do their official explanations compare to historical realities?

This course examines the assertion of U.S. power from the conquest of the Philippines to the ?Global War on Terror.? Some of the key questions we consider are: How do we define U.S. imperialism? What are its institutions, resources, practices, goals, justifications, and consequences? Can imperialism and democracy co-exist? How does U.S. imperialism benefit or harm different groups at home and abroad? What ideas and forces have opposed U.S. imperialism? How have U.S. leaders described and justified their foreign policies? How do their official explanations compare to historical realities?

This course examines the assertion of U.S. power from the conquest of the Philippines to the ?Global War on Terror.? Some of the key questions we consider are: How do we define U.S. imperialism? What are its institutions, resources, practices, goals, justifications, and consequences? Can imperialism and democracy co-exist? How does U.S. imperialism benefit or harm different groups at home and abroad? What ideas and forces have opposed U.S. imperialism? How have U.S. leaders described and justified their foreign policies? How do their official explanations compare to historical realities?

This course examines the assertion of U.S. power from the conquest of the Philippines to the ?Global War on Terror.? Some of the key questions we consider are: How do we define U.S. imperialism? What are its institutions, resources, practices, goals, justifications, and consequences? Can imperialism and democracy co-exist? How does U.S. imperialism benefit or harm different groups at home and abroad? What ideas and forces have opposed U.S. imperialism? How have U.S. leaders described and justified their foreign policies? How do their official explanations compare to historical realities?

This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.

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