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American Imperialism/Crash Course US History #28

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Title:

American Imperialism/Crash Course US History #28

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/9d909029-7334-4374-9816-6c809cc65dae/american-imperialism-crash-course-us-history-28/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Audio/Video

Overview:

In this video from PBSLearningMedia, John Green teaches students about Imperialism. In the late 19th century, the great powers of Europe were running around the world obtaining colonial possessions, especially in Africa and Asia. The United States, which as a young country, was especially susceptible to peer pressure, followed along and snapped up some colonies of its own. The US saw that Spain's hold on its empire was weak, and like some kind of expansionist predator, it jumped into the Cuban War for Independence and turned it into the Spanish-Cuban-Phillipino-American War, which usually just gets called the Spanish-American War.

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Content Standard(s):

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

Unpacked Content

Strand: Economics, Geography, History, Civics and Government

Course Title: United States History II: The Industrial Revolution to the Present

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Analyze changes in the global role of the United States during the early 20^th Century and explain the causes of these changes and the resulting consequences for the nation.

Teacher Vocabulary:

Spanish-American War
imperialism
annexation
global role

Knowledge:

Students know:

The internal and external factors that resulted in changes in America's role as a world power during the early 20^th Century. Factors that lead to the Spanish-American War and the consequences of the war.
Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in the Spanish-American War and its role in his popularity and involvement in politics.
Social, political, and economic causes for the United State's involvement in the Hawaiian Islands.
The contributions of Alabama and Alabamians to the United States between Reconstruction and World War I.
Consequences of political policies, such as the Open Door policy and the Roosevelt Corollary on American economic and geographic interests.
Policies and leadership of American presidents during the early 20^th Century.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Describe the internal and external factors that result in changes in the development of a specific country during a specific time period and the consequences of these changes.
Evacuate factors that lead to war and the consequences of the war.
Discuss the effects of popularity on political power.
Analyze the social, political, and economic causes for the United State's involvement in other countries and regions.
Appraise the contributions of Alabama and Alabamians to the United States during specific historical periods.
Evaluate the consequences of political policies, such as the Open Door policy and the Roosevelt Corollary on American economic and geographic interests.
Compare the policies and leadership of influential political, economic, and social leaders.
Analyze primary and secondary sources.
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

There were many causes and consequences of the changes in the United States' role as it became a global power during the early 20^th Century.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.11.3- Identify the causes, major events, and key figures of the Spanish American War; understand the United States transition to becoming a world power following the Spanish-American War.
SS.AAS.11.3a - Define diplomacy, foreign policy, domestic policy, and imperialism.

Tags:

imperialism, Open Door Policy, Roosevelt Corollary, SpanishAmerican War, Treaty of Paris

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Ginger Boyd

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American Imperialism/Crash Course US History #28