U.S. Becomes a World Power

United States History

Unit: America Becomes a World Power

         World War I

Enduring Understandings:

America’s desire to expand beyond its continental borders includes economic interests, national security and a mission to spread Western values.

Going to war will always be surrounded by conflicting interests, as well as the judgment of history on whether it was a war of necessity or a war of choice. 

Be sure to read all assignments carefully. Write your position papers giving your opinions based on the facts of the reading, in ink. This paper must be passed in on the day of discussion or receive half credit only. Late excused papers will be passed in the day you return to class.

1. Power Point: Frederick Jackson Turner – Expansion of foreign trade

                     Alfred Thayer Mahan – Development of naval power in the Atlantic

                                                            and Pacific

                     Josiah Strong – American Christian Empire

                                                       The Americans 548-551
TedEd U.S. Imperialism Explained

2. Charts: United States Imperialism --- Spanish-American War

                   Alaska, Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Panama Canal Zone

      Analysis: Newspaper Front Page New York World

      Guided Reading: The Spanish-American War

                                                                               The Americans p.552-571

3. Case Study: Decision to Acquire the Philippines (Class Handout)                                     
4. Lecture/Mapping: World War  Allied Powers, Central Powers, Neutrals 

          Ted Ed Lesson: Crash Course World War I

5.  Film: Fly Boys

Video: Ace of Aces (The Americans Series)

6. “German aggression in Europe and on the high seas was a direct threat to the security of the United States and necessitated America's entry into World War I.” Rubric

                                                                           The Americans p.577-601

                                                                           Rep. Claude Kitchin (Handout)

Works Cited

Danzer, Gerald A. The Americans. McDougal-Littell, 2009.

"Congressman Kitchen Assails the War Resolution (1917)" Congressional Record 65th                             Congress.

 Kennedy, Edward M. True Compass. Hatchette Book Group, 2009.

"Wilson's War Message to Congress" WWI Document Archives. Acessed December 12, 2018.

                                                                    

7. Wilson’s Fourteen Points: Support or Oppose

                                                            Handout/Fourteen Points

                                                            The Americans p.604-609
8. World War I Notes (PP)