Week 11, October 19-23, 2020, United States History: Module 6.2 Spanish American War 3. Acquiring New Lands 4. America as a World Power

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, and Agenda

Objectives: SWBAT

• Describe the importance of the Panama Canal.
• Identify the results of the political stalemate in Washington from 1877-1896.
• Explain the rise of populism and its impact on American politics at the turn of the century.
• Describe the segregated society created in the Southern states in the late 1800s.
• describe the Imperialist Vision of the United States

Essential Questions: Did American Imperialism have a positive or negative impact on the world and the United States?

Session 1 

Warm Up 15 minutes: p. 308-309 "Why the Panama Canal Matters." #1-2

Lecture 10 minutes: USS Maine

Answers 15 minutes:Graphic Organizer
Reading 15 minutes: Reading Spanish American War

Platt Amendment 25 minutes 

1. When was it written?
2. Who wrote it?
3. What are the Provisions?
4. Why was it written?

Session 2 

Research 20 minutes: Please research one aspect of the Spanish American War

1. Yellow Journalism
2. Battles
3. Philippines/Cuba/ Puerto Rico
4. Teddy Roosevelt/Rough Riders
5. William Randolph Hearst/Joseph Pulitzer
6. Spanish Treatment of Cubans
7. Famous Quotes

Assessment 30 minutes:6.4 #1-4

Session 3 

Answer Essential Questions 30 minutes: Did American Imperialism have a positive or negative impact on the world and the United States?

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives.