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Nationwide expansion In the year 1867, America was recovering from the civil war. Russia proposed to sell the Alaska colony to the United States. Williams Ward is Secretary of State. He persuaded Congress to buy Alaska from Russia. Most Americans think that this idea is stupid. When I found gold near Alaska in 1896, they changed my mind. Many people have never found money, but they have found other precious resources. It seems not foolish to buy Alaska

In the late eighteenth century, Americans headed to Hawaii. They grow pineapple and sugarcane with big plantation. By the end of the nineteenth century, Americans possessed the majority of land and companies. Hawaiians are dissatisfied with the power of Americans. Queen Liliuokalani wants her people to possess land. Americans in Hawaii resisted her. They asked for participation in the United States. In 1898, Hawaii became the territory of the United States. Some people think that the United States has started implementing imperialist policies.

Spain - American War In the 1890s, Spain had colonies in Cuba and Puerto Rico. It also dominates Guam and the Philippine archipelago. In 1895, the Cubans fought against Spain. The American newspaper writes a shocking report on Spanish atrocities against Cuba. All these stories are not true, but people believe them. In 1898, the newspaper blamed Spain for blowing up an American ship in Cuba. America declared a war with Spain

The volunteer led by Theodore Roosevelt is Rough Riders. As African-American soldiers are called Buffalo soldiers, they won the San Juan mountain battle. The US Navy destroyed a Spanish ship in Cuba. Spain delivered Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam to the United States. After the war, Theodore Roosevelt became president. He wanted to paint a canal on the Panama Canal. Panama is part of the state of Colombia. Roosevelt helped Panama's independence. The construction of the Panama Canal took ten years. It opened in 1914. Increase in trade, shipping between East Coast and West Coast is faster

Most of the fight in Spain - what happened in the American War and where? Emphasize the name of the battle Roosevelt won

%%%% American ordinary people 25 66 2 7 = 100 No association 27 63 2 7 = 100 Atheist / agnostic person 34 59 2 5 = 100 None 24 65 2 8 = 100 Subsidiary 24 67 2 6 = 100 Christie Ann 24 68 2 6 = 100 Protestant 25 67 2 6 = 100 White Evangelical 21 72 2 4 = 100 White Main Line 20 73 2 6 = 100 Black Protestant 33 60 2 4 = 100 Catholic 21 70 3 6 = 100 Daytime Lord Christians 18 75 2 5 = 100 Hispanic Catholics 27 60 5 8 = 100 Part 4: Unmanaged Social and Political Views No one can become one of the most reliable Democrats in recent elections. According to opinion polls, in 2000, 61% of non-partisan votes cast George W. Bush backing Al Gore. In 2004, John Kelly's proportion of non-independent voting increased to 67%. In 2008, Barack Obama accounted for three quarters of religious beliefs and 23% voted for John McCain. Ideological tendency with non-member groups follows the same pattern

No DK %%% US public 65 32 3 = 100 not associated 45 52 4 = 100 atheist / agnostic 35 63 2 = 100 nothing 48 47 5 = 100 subsidiary 70 27 3 = 100 Christian 70 27 3 = 100 Protestant 73 24 2 = 100 White Evangelical 77 20 2 = 100 White Main Line 70 28 2 = 100 Black Protestant 72 26 2 = 100 Catholic 63 34 4 = 100 White Catholic 62 36 2 = 100 Hispanic Catholic Apostle 63 30 7 = 100 Religious unrelated Americans also tend to differ from those who have religious beliefs about the influence of organized religion on morals. The majority of Christian groups believe that the church protects and strengthens the social morality, which includes 90% of white Evangelical Protestants, three-quarters (76%) of white Protestants and 76% Protestant blacks (76%). About one-eighth (82%) of the Catholics say that. By contrast, 52% of non-partisans agree to protect the Church and enhance social ethics, but 44% are opposed