Date: Saturday, May 11, 2019
Location: Arcata High School Library
Agenda
“The American Quest for Empire”
“Capitalism and the US Grab for Latin America”
Recommended Reading
Primary Source: Henry George, The Crime of Poverty, April 1, 1885
Gilder Lehrman Institute Resources
Lesson Plans
To be uploaded shortly
Spotlights on Primary Sources
“‘Our Victorious Fleets in Cuban Waters,’ 1898”
“Confirming governors for territories of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, 1901”
Essays
Jason Colby, “The United States and the Caribbean, 1877–1920”
Videos
David Stanley, “Imperialism & the Spanish-American War”
Thomas Knock, “World Power, Imperialism, and the Spanish-American War”