Access university-level course materials compiled for course on European imperialism.
Fordham's Modern History Sourcebook offers a Chinese Christian's account of the Boxer Rebellion in China.
This site from the Fordham University provides one Frenchman's account of the allied intervention in the Boxer Rebellion, especially the Allied battle for and entry into Peking.
This site explains the U.S. Marines' involvement with the Boxer Rebellion.
U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.Senior Contributing AuthorsP. Scott Corbett, Ventura CollegeVolker Janssen, California State University, FullertonJohn M. Lund, Keene State CollegeTodd Pfannestiel, Clarion UniversityPaul Vickery, Oral Roberts UniversitySylvie Waskiewicz
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain the evolution of American interest in foreign affairs from the end of the Civil War through the early 1890s
Identify the contributions of Frederick Jackson Turner and Alfred Thayer Mahan to the conscious creation of an American empire