Today is 11/11/11. whoo... hopfully my wish comes true.. its the only thing i want..No blog assignment..work on project..Mr.Bruns continued his power point...WE looked at a few maps..like the middle east before WWI (1914)middle east after 1920Latin America(1800) most countries were independent by 1830- Why did the US and other countries look to imperialism??- military power to country- naval bases and refueling stations- $$$$ for natural resourses and opening new markets to sell goods.- White Man's Bearden (having to deal with (take care of ) darker skin people... they werent asgood as whites)- Taft - we must hhelp our little brown bothers.- Talked about Alaska and HawaiiAlaska - bought from russia. 7.2millionthought it was a jokke to buy it.. called sewerts ice box.ppl thhought the usa would take canada too.hawaii - ppl came from polonisia.james cook called them the sandwhich islands.we first got involved cuz we wanted sugar cane and missonary work..Queen Lil - Last queen of Hawaii 1893- tried to get hawaiian ppl involved with hawaii.Chapter ten two.. Spanish American War.- 190 spain had a lot of small islands- US had been interested in Cuba. 1854 US tried to by Cuba.- Cuba went against spain trying to get freedom and independence.Ended class early for a meeting for the vets!!
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