H.5.8.1

Explain the origins, development, and impact of American expansionism, including the geographic effects of acquiring new territories, the expansionist foreign policy under William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Taft, and the role of the Spanish-American War:<ul><li>Annexation of Alaska, Hawaii, Panama Canal</li><li>Acquisition of federally protected land such as national parks</li><li>Role of yellow journalism</li><li>Treaty of Paris: annexation of Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam</li><li>Open Door Policy with East Asia</li></ul>