Lesson on Thursday, March 1, 2018

Bell Ringer: EOC Review Guide Page 22

DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES 1890-1945: PART 7

Introduction: Analyze "Thematic Understanding" on page 671. In pairs or groups, select a column from the table. Analyze and present to the class major changes that happened in the U.S. according to your designated column between 1890 and 1945. (20 min) 

Questions to answer:

1. What connections do you see between events on the world stage and developments within the United States? 

2. What impact did WWI, the Great Depression, and WWII appear to have on American politics, society, and culture?

(15 min)

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Aim: As the United States became a major power on the world stage, what ideas and interests did policymakers seek to promote in international affairs? 

Agenda:

U.S. IMPERIALISM at the turn of the twentieth century (WOR)

1. Was the expansionism of the twentieth century new or a continuation of the philosophy of Manifest Destiny? 

*A desire for overseas expansion in the late nineteenth century led to territorial acquisitions in the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific.

*"Anglo-Saxon" rule over foreign people of color made sense in an era when, at home, most American Indians and Asian immigrants were denied citizenship and most southern blacks were disenfranchised."

*The Influence of Sea Power Upon History (1890)  - Alfred T. Mahan (WOR)

2. Review Journal 111 / A: The U.S. justified its intervention on the need to protect and uplift the Cuban people. America was interested in Cuba because the island nation provided a jumping-off point in the Caribbean, natural resources, the opportunity for a military base, cheap labor, and new markets. The U.S. victory benefitted from the depletion of the Spanish army caused by protracted guerrilla warfare with Cuban nationals.

3. Disruption of trade and damage of American owned sugar plantations in Cuba was in conflict with U.S. interest. Remember the Maine (WOR), Teller Amendment (WOR)

Results of U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War: the acquisition of territory; an expanded military and economic presence in the region; involvement in a drawn-out insurrection in the Philippines; and increased involvement in Asia. 

4. Platt Amendment (POL/WOR) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dU2D7mGQcQ (3 min)

5. Hawaii https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBokfBwYJo0 (6 min)

Terms to know: Remember the Maine, Teller Amendment, Platt Amendment, 

Home Learning: 

1. There are several good documentaries about the effects of industrialization on warfare in the twenty-first century, such as the "Shell Shock" episode from The Century series from the ABC network. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GBWDQ5cF_U (45 min)

2. To the Person Sitting in Darkness by Mark Twain (30 min)

3. A Brief History of America and Cuba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chYBlArm9Ao (7 min)

due tomorrow:

4. Read pages 678 - 684 (including American Voices on pages 680-681, questions 1-3 on a loose leaf)