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Imperialism Essay 
Rubric Code: G898W4
By poindexterdj
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Subject: History  
Type: Exam  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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4 pts


3 pts


1 pts


0 pts

Thesis/Intro

4

Answers the question completely. Well conceived/written intro/answer.
3

Thesis/answers one part of the question well and the other part vaguely.
1

Thesis/Answers the question vaguely. Intro ambiguous.
0

No thesis/Intro ambiguous
Trade: key to Foreign Policy

4

Clearly states that foreign trade became an important issue/negotiated by the federal government by the 1860s. Seward as an example. And led to expansionism/
imperialism.
3

States one, but vague of the other; the evolution of foreign trade as important to the U.S. economy/ taken over by the government.
1

Vaguely mentions the growth of foreign trade and or role of the government.
0

No mention.
Expansionism

4

Clearly states that increased foreign trade and the trade dependency became a source of increasing U.S. geopolitical power.
Washing Treaty/ Samoa as examples
3

Mentions that increased foreign trade increased U.S. geopolitical authority. Or does not provide examples.
1

Mentions Samoa and/or Samoa
0

No mention
Imperialism

4

Clearly states that U.S. imperialism was for economic reasons and European imperialism. The Spanish-American War as an example.
3

Vaguely relates U.S. imperialism to economics.
1

Mentions Spanish-American War
0

No mention
Civilization

4

Clearly states that civilization served as the dominant rational for expansion and explains how the belief worked.
3

States that civilization is the rationale, but does not explain how it works.
1

Vaguely discusses civilization.
0

No mention




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