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=Chapter 20: Imperial Republic= To aid in collectively creating study guide for group presentations, use the following links for each group: Reasons for fighting Spain: 20fighting Troubled Asia: 20Asia Labor Race Investment: 20LRI Puerto Rico: 20PuertoRico
 * Announcement:**

** Main Ideas: **

 * 1) The evolution of the old continental concept of Manifest Destiny to justify a new expansion of America across the seas.
 * 2) The initial forays of American imperial power into places such as Hawaii and Samoa.
 * 3) The role of the Spanish-American War in catalyzing these imperialist stirrings into a full-fledged American empire.
 * 4) The attitudinal, political, and military adjustments forced on the nation in its new role as a major world power.
 * 5) The American imperial experience in the Philippines and China, and what lessons American leaders took from both.

**Essential Questions:**
5. What have we gained, or lost, through progress? 6. How has regional geography and culture influenced the course of United States history?

** Text Resources: **
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