Social Studies SS2010 (2010) Grade: 5 United States Studies: Beginnings to the Industrial Revolution | 13 ) Describe social and economic influences on United States' expansion prior to World War I.
Explaining how the development of transcontinental railroads helped the United States achieve its Manifest Destiny
Locating on a map states, capitals, and important geographic features west of the Mississippi River
Explaining how the United States acquired Alaska and Hawaii
Identifying major groups and individuals involved with the Westward Expansion, including farmers, ranchers, Jewish merchants, Mormons, and Hispanics
Analyzing the impact of closing the frontier on American Indians' way of life
Explaining how the Spanish-American War led to the emergence of the United States as a world power
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Social Studies SS2010 (2010) Grade: 11 United States History II: The Industrial Revolution to the Present | 3 ) Explain the United States' changing role in the early twentieth century as a world power. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.c., A.1.d., A.1.e., A.1.f., A.1.i., A.1.k.]
Describing causes of the Spanish-American War, including yellow journalism, the sinking of the Battleship USS Maine, and economic interests in Cuba
Identifying the role of the Rough Riders on the iconic status of President Theodore Roosevelt
Describing consequences of the Spanish-American War, including the Treaty of Paris of 1898, insurgency in the Philippines, and territorial expansion in the Pacific and Caribbean
Analyzing the involvement of the United States in the Hawaiian Islands for economic and imperialistic interests
Appraising Alabama's contributions to the United States between Reconstruction and World War I, including those of William Crawford Gorgas, Joseph Wheeler, and John Tyler Morgan (Alabama)
Evaluating the role of the Open Door policy and the Roosevelt Corollary on America's expanding economic and geographic interests
Comparing the executive leadership represented by William Howard Taft's Dollar Diplomacy, Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson's Moral Diplomacy
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