Category: Abrahim Marquez-Burns

Expansion has long been a theme in American history, ever since its creation as a country, with the idea of American Exceptionalism, or that America is unique among the world’s… Read more »

Reconstruction was an important step in helping America recover after the Civil War, shifting the power from agrarian elite to the urban centers. This article, “Constitution as Countermonument: Federalism, Reconstruction,… Read more »

  This is the official scan of the Homestead Act of 1862, from the Library of Congress, outlining how it would provide 160 acres of public land to American citizens,… Read more »

The book, “Our Country,” was published in 1885 by American clergyman, Josiah Strong, and outlines his beliefs on America’s role as a country. Throughout the book, he repeatedly preaches Protestant… Read more »

This source is the full text from the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War. The treaty outlines how that Spain would give up Cuba, the Philippines, and… Read more »

This is an illustration, titled, “The First Duty,” from Puck Magazine, published in 1900. The image features a female figure representing “Civilization” that points to the background, while standing before… Read more »

  This source is an editorial titled, “Notes from the Capital,” author unknown, published in The Nation, in 1915. This article is commenting on the impending war that President Wilson… Read more »

This is an illustration by cartoonist Albert Shaw, created in 1905, depicting President Theodore Roosevelt with claw-like hands labeled, “Monroe Doctrine,” stretched out across the Americas. After the Spanish-American War,… Read more »

  This is a 1946 map of the occupation of Nazi Germany following World War II, published by the United States Department of State. The map shows where Allied forces… Read more »

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4731832/presidency-truman-doctrine-speech This is a recording of President Truman’s 1947 speech to Congress, where he would outline his Truman Doctrine. Roosevelt’s presidency was a shift from his predecessor, FDR, appeasement and… Read more »

This is a map of current (as of 2015), declassified, US military bases around the world, taken from various government sources over military installations. This source has a clear anti-military… Read more »

Since the beginning, when the founders created our country, America has had a vision of being the best nation on earth, through concepts such as manifest destiny. The federalization, and… Read more »

Primary Sources  A M60 Tank Is Unloaded from a U.S. Air Force Lockheed. 1973. In The American Israel Public Affairs Committee. https://www.aipac.org/news-hub/articles/the-yom-kippur-war-45-years-on. Baum, L. Frank. “Sitting Bull Editorial.” Editorial. The… Read more »