Today's Agenda

Learning Target:
I can compare and contrast Roosevelt, Taft, & Wilson's foreign policies, & I can evaluate the consequences of each.

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:

1. Background Question: What did the Supreme Court rule in the Insular Cases?
2. Citizenship Question: What is one promise made when becoming a citizen of the United States of America?
   1. ​to register to vote 
   2. to defend the U.S. Constitution
   3. to join a political party
   4. to get an education
3. Guided Instruction: American Imperialism
4. Reflection Question: What three foreign policy goals did the U.S. achieve in the early 20th century?

Homework: American Imperialism Reading