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Unit II - America becomes a World Power
Unit II UbD Curriculum Outline & Resources - including cartoons 2010-11 Unit on American Imperialism 2010-11 Unit on The United States in WWI


 * 1) What do you know about America’s interactions with other countries today? Which countries is America most directly involved with? Who are America’s allies and enemies?
 * 2) Do you think the U.S. should get involved in the affairs of other countries? If so, when? If not, why not?
 * 3) Do you think the U.S. should try to spread democracy to other nations? Capitalism? Explain.

As part of our introduction to the theme of foreign affairs, we will take a look at the most pressing current foreign affairs of the United States, especially the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. For that, we will use: @The War in Afghanistan @The War in Iraq



excellent WORLD MAP (with countries labelled)


 * 1) When a country expands its ___over other lands or its__ _ in other countries we can call that _ . Other definitions for :
 * 2) Which countries do you think were/are most likely to engage in imperialism? Why?
 * 3) Why do you think countries engage in imperialism?
 * 4) If many countries are practicing imperialism, what are the positives and negatives of that global atmosphere?

Next: Locate, then label the following places on your world map handout:


 * 1.The U.S. (continental) || 6. Canada || 11. Mexico || 16. Cuba || 21. Puerto Rico ||
 * 2. Alaska || 7. The Philippines || 12. Japan || 17. Russia || 22. Spain ||
 * 3. Hawaii || 8. Panama || 13. Colombia || 18. China || 23. England ||
 * 4. Guam || 9. Haiti || 14. Venezuela || 19. Nicaragua || 24. Brazil ||
 * 5. Iraq || 10. Afghanistan || 15. Pakistan || 20. Iran || 25. Israel ||
 * 26-30. 5 others of your choosing: ||
 * 26. || 27. || 28. || 29. || 30. ||

A. Look at the map on page 568 of the textbook: what observations can you make?

B. List the top 10 countries in terms of land control as of 1900:

U.S. Expansion in the Pacific


American expansion prior to the Civil War - map

=** Cartoon Analysis **=

Objectives:

 * ====Tech: use the snipping tool to manipulate images====
 * ====Content: analyze perspectives on American imperialism====
 * ====Literacy: analyze political cartoons====

Visit the link below to see cartoons related to American imperialism. Follow these steps to complete the assignment:

 * go to the webpage and take a quick look at all of the cartoons to get a general feel for their material
 * open a new Google Document and title it "Imperialism Cartoons"
 * Use the Snipping Tool to isolate and analyze the different depictions of Uncle Sam throughout these imperialism cartoons: snip parts of each depiction, describe how he is depicted in each and analyze each depiction for deeper meaning - keep in mind you are making inferences, so you might want to use words like "perhaps" or phrases like "might be trying to show that"; be careful with your word choice
 * When finished with the different depictions, try to summarize the overall messages of these cartoons

Imperialism cartoons (scroll down once there)


 * To access the snipping tool: go to the main menu by clicking the windows icon, click all programs, then accessories, then snipping tool

Unit II Key Terms:

 * imperialism || diplomacy || annex || Theodore Roosevelt || Howard Taft || Woodrow Wilson || Spanish-American War || Yellow Journalism ||
 * Panama Canal || Roosevelt Corollary || Dollar Diplomacy || Central Powers || the Allies || isolationism || neutrality || Selective Service Act ||
 * Home Front || propaganda || 14 Points || Treaty of Versailles || League of Nations ||  ||   ||   ||

Panama Canal video (54 mins)