Objectives:
Explain the similarities and differences in attitudes about the nation's proper role in the world.
Explain the effects of the Spanish-American War.
Class Notes for the Day:
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Class Starter: What territories made up the American Empire at the beginning of the 20th century?
1.How accurate was your response?
2.Is this information good news or bad news?
3.Compare the data from this map with Manifest Destiny.
4.Does the United States have colonies today?
Recap: Explain the context in which America grew into its role as a world power.
Ch. 27 Outline
Complex Sentences
- “Yellow Journalism” (Causation)
- Spanish-American War (CCOT)
- Open Door Policy (Comparison)
- Roosevelt Corollary (Comparison)
- Insular Cases (CCOT)
- Briefly explain why many Americans began to advocate overseas expansionism in the late 19th century.
- Briefly explain how questions about America’s role in the world generated considerable debate and prompted a wide variety of views between imperialists and anti-imperialists.
Word of the Day
Annexation
- Define it.
- Use it in a sentence.
- How did the U.S. annex Texas?
- How did the U.S. annex New Mexico?
Lecture: American Imperialism
Opposing Viewpoints: Imperialism
Read the primary source excerpts from Josiah Strong and William Jennings Bryan. Compare and contrast them in the chart and then respond to the short answer questions that follow.
Closer: Explain the effects of the Spanish-American War.
Turn in your paper with the starter, recap, and closer questions.
On Deck
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