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America: World Power – Curriculum Pathways Interactivity 1263
From the opening screen, write the Essential Question below:
EQ:
Watch the introductory video and answer the following questions:
1 – What were some of the main reasons Americans wanted to move west?
2 – What groups of people were hurt by American expansion westward?
3 – What stopped American territorial expansion? ______________________
After the introductory video, click on the “America: World Power” tab; watch each short video and answer
the following questions as they arise:
4 – What were the advantages of imperialism?
5 - What areas of the world were European powers taking over?
***Click on the “Imperialism Map” Button***
6 – Based on this map, where could the United States expand?
7 – What man urged the United States to build a stronger navy to support overseas trade? What was the
name of his book?
***Click on the “Roosevelt Letter” Button***
8 – According to Roosevelt’s letter (sent to Mahan), what is Roosevelt advocating?
9 – When did the U.S. take control of Hawaii? __________
10 – American landowners rebelled against the Hawaiian government, led by Queen _________________.
11 – What were the major advantages of acquiring Hawaii?
12 – When Cubans rebelled against Spanish rule in 1895, how did Spain respond?
13 – What two newspaper editors published stories about the Spanish mistreatment of Cuba?
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14 – These exciting and exaggerated stories came to be known as the “_____________________.”
***Click on the “Hearst/Pulitzer Cartoon” Button. Examine the cartoon***
15 – What was the primary goal of Hearst and Pulitzer?
16 – What major event pushed the United States into war with Spain?
***Click on “The Spanish-American War” Button. Watch the short movie***
17 – The most famous battle of the war was the Battle of ________________. The hero of that
battle was _________________.
18 – What was the main cause of death for Americans during this war? ___________________
19 – What four nations did the United States gain after the Spanish-American War?
***Click on the “Twain and Imperialism” Button***
20 – What was Mark Twain’s first response to U.S. involvement in the Philippines?
21 – Why did Twain change his mind and oppose imperialism?
22 – Who won the election of 1900 (President and Vice President)? _______________________________
23 – In what did Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” diplomacy believe?
24 – How did Roosevelt use “Big Stick” diplomacy to assure the completion of the Panama Canal?
25 – How did Roosevelt extend power in Latin America with the Roosevelt Corollary?
26 – What was the “Great White Fleet?”
***Click on the “Great White Fleet” Button”
26 – What does the voyage of the Great White Fleet signify about the United States in 1909?
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