Question

In the late 1800s, the United States began to assert itself politically and militarily beyond North America. For example, the United States took over the independent kingdom of Hawaii and fought a war against Spain in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean.

- Identify two reasons the United States participated in expansionist policies such as these.

Answer 1

• During the 1800s, the US government forced American Indians to live on reservations. Identify two specific that this discrimination affected American Indians.
• American Indians were forced to go to reservation schools and adopt the "white culture", rejecting their own religion and customs.