Learning Target:
I analyze the causes and effects of the Spanish American War.
Critical Vocabulary: Alfred Thayer Mahan, Queen Liliuokalani, General Valeriano Weyler, William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer, Yellow journalism, Dupuy de Lôme, USS Maine, Teller Amendment, Commodore George Dewey, Emilio Aguinaldo, Rough Riders,Treaty of Paris, Platt Amendment, Insular Cases,Roosevelt Corollary, Commodore Matthew Perry, Spheres of influence, John Hay, Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion, Treaty of Portsmouth, Gentlemen’s Agreement, Great White Fleet, Root-Takahira Agreement, Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy, Jones Act, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, ABC Powers, Venustiano Carranza, General John J. Pershing
Today's Agenda:
Homework: American Imperialism Reading
I analyze the causes and effects of the Spanish American War.
Critical Vocabulary: Alfred Thayer Mahan, Queen Liliuokalani, General Valeriano Weyler, William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer, Yellow journalism, Dupuy de Lôme, USS Maine, Teller Amendment, Commodore George Dewey, Emilio Aguinaldo, Rough Riders,Treaty of Paris, Platt Amendment, Insular Cases,Roosevelt Corollary, Commodore Matthew Perry, Spheres of influence, John Hay, Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion, Treaty of Portsmouth, Gentlemen’s Agreement, Great White Fleet, Root-Takahira Agreement, Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy, Jones Act, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, ABC Powers, Venustiano Carranza, General John J. Pershing
Today's Agenda:
- Background Question: What is yellow journalism? How did it impact the Spanish American War?
- Citizenship Question: What does the judicial branch do?
- amends the Constitution and overturns laws
- decides if a law goes against the Constitution
- stipulates the number of Supreme Court Justices
- provides legal advice to the President and his staff
- Guided Learning: American Imperialism
- Reflection Question: What was the Anti-Imperialism League? Who did they support in the 1900 election?
Homework: American Imperialism Reading