All right. Today we are talking about u. S. Empire abroad. And im going to start with the question like always. So lets start with a question. So the question for today is why did the u. S. Become a global empire . Why did the u. S. Become a global empire . Why did the u. S. Become a global mpire . Ok. Why did the u. S. Become a global mpire . Ok. Before we get too far. Im going to start with the first slide here. This is a political cartoon from a magazine in 1899. It says school begins. Uncle sam to his new class in civilization. Now, children, youve got to learn these lessons whether you want to or not. But just take a look at the class ahead of you, and remember that in a little while, you will feel as glad to be here as they are. All right. So it might be hard for you to see. But the students are latered, cuba, puerto rico, hawaii and the philippines. And these are supposed to be students that are named for the states that were already part of the United States. And if you will in
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Someone was out there. Yeah. We were scared. Mystery number two. A secret 1600 miles away. There were several Text Messages. Its just slowly snowballing. It was like a punch in the gut. And mystery number three. Im mean. Im going to hurt you. Who would they turn out to be . Im like, damn, what did this lady do . Faith. Temptation. And a twist the size of texas. Lets be very clear. Justice needs to be served. I dont think it has been. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Tonight, Andrea Canning with the carrollton plot. Reporter but travel east a hundred miles or so and you enter the piney woods of east texas. Jobs are not as plentiful here. Dreerms deferred. And some keep bail bondsmen on speed dial. All the people were dealing here with are poor. Theres a lot of drugs, a lot of methamphetamine out there. Reporter different quul cultures worlds apart. And yet one summer those two worlds collided in a most unlikely way. This is the story of that summer when money seemed to fall like ti
Someone was out there. Yeah. We were scared. Mystery number two. A secret 1600 miles away. There were several Text Messages. Its just slowly snowballing. It was like a punch in the gut. And mystery number three. Im mean. Im going to hurt you. Who would they turn out to be . Im like, damn, what did this lady do . Faith. Temptation. And a twist the size of texas. Lets be very clear. Justice needs to be served. I dont think it has been. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Tonight, Andrea Canning with the carrollton plot. Reporter but travel east a hundred miles or so and you enter the piney woods of east texas. Jobs are not as plentiful here. Dreerms deferred. And some keep bail bondsmen on speed dial. All the people were dealing here with are poor. Theres a lot of drugs, a lot of methamphetamine out there. Reporter different quul cultures worlds apart. And yet one summer those two worlds collided in a most unlikely way. This is the story of that summer when money seemed to fall like ti