print email comment close Age of Imperialism URL: http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/toc.html Description: An introduction United States history during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when the country "pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the globe." Included are Expansion in the Pacific , Spanish American War , Boxer Rebellion , Panama Canal , and U.S. Intervention in Latin America . Each event contains background information, some primary documents, images, and maps. The Lesson Plan has ideas for discussion and activities. Publisher: Small Planet Communications, Inc. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Imperialism United States -- Territorial expansion LII Database Information: Record 13976 created by Dana Lubow on 10/13/2000 Last modification on 05/18/2002 Published: 10/13/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/13976