A235, History of American Empire

Response sheet 2, for class, Thursday

1.  According to Immerwahr, what did the American empire look like in, say, 1910?



2.  According to Immerwahr, why did the United States give up some of its colonies in the mid 20th century?  Did the United States become something other than an empire as a result of giving up colonies?



3.  According to Immerwahr, what has the American empire evolved into, now with an unprecedently vast global presence yet very few formally controlled territories in the wider world?