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What motivated the United States to become imperialistic and enter the race for colonial territory? What political, social, legal and economic changes were brought by the acquisition of additional foreign territory from beyond the continental United Sta
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Student Learning Map
- Topic:America Becomes a World Power
- Subject(s):Social Studies
- Days:8
- Grade(s):11
Key Learning:
The United States interest in expansion and economic development led the nation to extend its influence over the areas of the Caribbean, Central America, South America and the Pacific.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Concept: Reasons for american expansion abroad Concept: Imperialism and foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere Concept: Imperialism and foreign policy in Asia and the Pacific Lesson Essential Question(s):What motivated the United States to acquire additional territory beyond the our borders? (A)Why were we interested in acquiring Alaska? Hawaii? (A)Why did we go to war with Spain in1898? What was the outcome? (A)Should we have gone to war with Spain? Should we have kept the territory that we acquired? (ET)Lesson Essential Question(s):Why was the United States interested in keeping Puerto Rico?the Philippines?
Why was American opinion divided over Cuban independence?
How did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monore Doctrine impact Latin America?
Lesson Essential Question(s):Why was the United States interested in building a canal in Panama?
Why was the Open Door policy in China promoted by the United States?
What was the international response to the Boxer Rebellion? American response?
What was the aftermath of the Philippine-American War?
What were the results of Roosevelt's negotiations with the Japanese and the Russians in Portsmouth, New Hampshire?
Vocabulary:Imperialism, Queen Lililuokalani, Seward's folly, Alfred T Mahan, annexation, cultural superiority, yellow journalism, Jose Marti, General Weyler, de Lome letter, USS Maine, Rough Riders, San Juan Hill, Battle of Manila Bay, Treaty of Paris, William McKinley.
Additional Info:
History Alive, Unitedstreaming.com, word walls, graphic organizers, audio-visual materials, transparencies, Skillbuilders: maps, graphs, charts, time-lines, reading study guides, workbook exercises from The American Chapter 10
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