Imperialism+Project

__**Welcome to your Class Collaboration**__

You will be dealing with this APUSH Essential Questions listed below in your on-line debate.
 * Directions:**

The purpose of this debate is to check for individual understanding of the complexity of Imperialism.

You are to support your arguments by citing the documents contained in the attached powerpoint. Failure to properly cite documents in this debate will result in a loss of points.

1. What roles were played early and then late in the nineteenth century by the desire for markets and raw materials; the ideal of spreading democracy, or Christianity, or "civilization"; or the perceived need to guarantee national security? 2. Is expansionism always a "good thing" or a "bad thing"? 3. Is there a difference between "expansionism" and "imperialism"? 4. If so, what is it, and how do we know which one we are seeing at any given time?
 * Questions:**


 * Documents:**

Post your initial response by Friday, March 16: > Answer the questions succinctly and thoroughly - this initial response should be 300-400 words. > Create your response in a word processing program and then copy/paste it into the discussion area.
 * Format:**

Post your //first// reply to a peer by Tuesday, March 20.

Post your //second// reply to a peer by Friday, March 23. > Address your classmates by name as you respond to them. > Use critical thinking to deepen the discussion.

Team 1 & Team 6 Team 2 & Team 5 Team 3 & Team 4
 * __Post your debate responses in the discussion links:__**