October 3, 2014

OBJECTIVES:
Describe the extent to which the late nineteenth and early twentieth century expansionism was a continuation of past American expansionism and to what extent it fit into a global context.

Key Concept 7.1: Government, political and social organizations struggled to address the effects of large-scale industrialization, economic uncertainty, and related social changes such as urbanization and mass migration.

                       

Topic: Empire and Expansion

Many Americans began to advocate overseas expansionism in the late nineteenth century, leading to new territorial annexations and acquisitions in the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific.

(WOR6) (WOR7) (ENV5) (POL6)

Procedure:
WARM UP:  
Identify the following in your notes:
Manifest Destiny
Mexican War 1848
Indian Removal Policy
Imperialism
Social Darwinism
"The White Man's Burden"

1. DBQ Collection

2. Terms for Fact Check 5 (Wednesday)

3. Introduction to Spanish American War

4. Social Darwinism and "The White Man's Burden" Activity

4. Multiple Choice Review:  Work collectively to review objective part of Gilded Age test.