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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"American expansion"”.
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From the soil up: Sierra Leone and the rural university in the wake of empire
… of resources, and at the same time recruited American personnel in order to dislodge British academics and delink African universities from British universities. Amidst these conditions, challenges to the uneven distribution of scarce campus resources—from housing to piped water—aided wider …
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From The Field: Nature And Work On American Frontiers, 1876-1909
In "From the Field: Nature and Work on American Frontiers, 1876-1909," I focus on the experiences of American soldiers in the Indian Wars and the Philippine-American War. With their writing and many other kinds of work, soldiers remade multiple frontiers. I use soldiers' diaries, reports, field …
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The impact of international law on British foreign policy to the United States, 1836-1846
… from 1836 produced major tensions in British-American relations over Canada and the role of the United States as a growing regional and maritime power. American citizens added to the danger of the Canadian rebellion of 1837 through frequent border disturbances, and there was a real risk of war …
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American Economic Imperialism and the Spanish-American War Era
American history and education always viewed the Spanish-American War era of 1898 as a time when imperialism unexpectedly became foreign policy. However, American imperialism would differ from the form it took in European countries. America would promote a “noble imperialism” that would elevate the …