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Set up notebook page 5: Spanish-American War
LEFT SIDE: When is it appropriate for the United States to send
soldiers to fight and face death on foreign soil?
◦ Choose up to 3 reasons. Explain each choice in 1-2 sentences
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To assist an ally of the U.S.
To protect territory
To stop human rights abuse
To acquire resources
To gain power
To acquire territory
To improve national security
To spread or protect American values
To fight against tyrannical governments
Under no circumstances is it appropriate
Other (explain)
BEFORE
QUESTION
1)
Who wrote a poem against Spanish rule?
2)
Cubans wanted freedom from Spain. In
order to get U.S. attention, what did Cuba
do?
3)
What was the Spanish General’s reaction
to Cuban rebellion?
4)
What were embellished stories known as?
5)
When did the U.S. send the Maine to help?
6)
What happened to the Maine?
7)
When did the U.S. agree to war with Spain?
8)
Who also went to war with Spain to fight
for freedom?
9)
What conditions were awaiting U.S. troops
in Cuba?
10)
Who was the 2nd in command of the Rough
Riders?
11)
How long did the war last? Who ceded?
DURING
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Left side of page 6:
◦ 1) Which of the reasons listed in the Preview (p.5) do
you think best apply to the Spanish-American War?
Why?
◦ 2) Do you think the U.S. was justified in sending
troops to Cuba or the Philippines to fight again Spain?
Why/why not?
◦ 3) Did U.S. actions in the Spanish-American War
promote or hinder the advancement of the ideals of
opportunity and democracy? In what ways?
◦ 4) How did the Spanish-American War reflect the new
role of the U.S. as a world power?
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There will be 4 groups with a given section from
chapter 20. Include your write-up for your group
on the right side of page 6 in your notebook.
Be ready to share with the group.
◦ Section 20.2 : letter expressing your feelings about the
coverage in the New York World and the New York
Journal of events in Cuba.
◦ Section 20.3: lead story sensationalizing the publication
of the de Lome letter and the explosion of the USS
Maine in order to fuel public anger toward Spain.
◦ Section 20.4: report from the battlefront as if you were
a war correspondent.
◦ Section 20.5: Explain the Platt Amendment and AntiImperialist League.
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Vocabulary Review Day
◦ Quiz, Quiz Trade
◦ Rally Robin
◦ Pictionary/Charades
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Turn in Homework: Chp. 10, section 1
magnet summary
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Yellow journalism
USS Maine
Armistice
Resoultion
Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
Peace Protocol
Anti-Imperialist League
Platt Amendment
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National interest
Big Stick policy
Roosevelt Corollary
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Self-determination
Panama Canal
Annexation
Spheres of Influence
Open Door Policy
Insurrection
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LEFT SIDE of page 7: 3 Key Pieces of Information
Theodore
Roosevelt
Big Stick
Policy
William
Taft
Dollar
Diplomacy
Woodrow
Wilson
Moral
Diplomacy
Location
Panama
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Hawaii
China
U.S. Perspective
Their Perspective
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Unit Test: Imperialism
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