Our textbooks are designed to engage readers on every page. They feature a rich variety of maps, images, graphs, and charts, as well as primary, and secondary sources that are grade-level appropriate. Maps, graphics, and sources throughout each chapter support an inquiry arc. Today we are featuring a map from Voices: An Ethnic Studies Survey. View the map below and then scroll down for a free lesson plan.
The United States has taken many actions to gain territory from and assert its influence over Latin America. Imperialism has shaped much of US interaction with Latin America and Latin American peoples.
Examine the map here to see where the United States used military force to support its policies in or acquire land and/or resources from Latin America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. What actions did you already know about? Which are new to you?
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