Articles related to "American Imperialism"

Although the US acquired lands and trading rights in various foreign lands before the 1890s, the final decade of the century ushered in a strong imperialist movement.

To understand why the U.S. Guantanamo Naval Base ("Gitmo") is in Cuba, look back at the Spanish American War, the Platt Amendment, and American Imperialism in the 1890s.

By 1900 the United States had entered global affairs as a colonial power, espousing imperialism as a matter of national interest & security, despite Democrat opposition.

The history of text books detailing the American journey from a colonial people to superpower status is worth studying because of the lasting impressions given to pupils.

Beneath a prosperous facade, a city is ruled by violence, greed and religious perversion. One man's insistence on integrity becomes a fight for life.

The Last Samurai is an epic portrayal of the intimate story of cultures at a crossroads as imperial Japan undergoes a tumultuous transition to a more Westernised society.

As the new nation came of age, discontent in Europe created immigrant patterns from Ireland and Germany that peaked in the 1850s with millions of new Americans.

Montreal's Museum of Fine Art doesn't just show who influenced Walt Disney; it also shows those who Disney influenced.

In the dead of winter, trapped in the mountains, there is no escape for a family plagued by a sinister evil embodied by the Overlook hotel and it's manifestations

Not released in the United States until now, the French New Wave master's take on the political thriller is as playful, provocative and moving as his more popular works

Mark Twain, who was the most celebrated American writer of his time, believed that "the secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven."

Fidel Castro is one of the 20th centuries most recognisable figures. After near nuclear war in 1962, Castro allied Cuba to the USSR and set about building communism.