Unit 11-Imperialism & World War I

ACT EOC C.2.d, C.2.e, C.2.f, D.1.a

The United States defeated Spain in a war, acquired new overseas territories, and became an imperial power. The United States reluctantly entered World War I after German submarines violated American neutrality. Both wars cause a shift in America’s attitude about expansion, individual liberties, and status in the world.

World War 1 Website

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Vocabulary

• Imperialism
  
• Isolationism
• Yellow Journalism
• USS Maine
• Rough Riders
• Spanish-American War
• Platt Amendment
• Anti-Imperialist League
• Panama Canal
• Roosevelt’s Corollary
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Moral Diplomacy
• World War I
• Nationalism
• Militarism
• Alliances
• Black Hand
• Central Powers
• Triple Entente
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• U-Boats
• Lusitania
• Zimmerman Telegram
• Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
• Selective Service Act
• Convoy System
• Armistice
• Fourteen Points
• League of Nations
• Treaty of Versailles
• Espionage & Sedition Acts
• Schenck v. United States
• The Great Migration

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U11A Vocabulary
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Yellow Journalism Activity
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Yellow Journalism Topics
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SP-AM Notes & Sheets
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SP-AM Reading Sheets
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WW1 Reading Sheets
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WW1 A (Starts)
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WW1 B (US Entry) Notes
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WW1 C (Weapons)
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WW1 C (Weapons) Notes
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WW1 Goliath vs. David
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WW1 D (US at War)
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WW1 D (US at War) Notes
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WW1 E (War's End)
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WW1 E (War's End) Notes
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Big Ideas

• Evaluate, take, and defend positions on the various US foreign policies in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
• Analyze the causes and consequences of the Spanish-American War.
• Describe the role of yellow journalism in the Spanish-American War.
• Identify and evaluate the factors that influenced US imperialism in the late 1800s and early 1900s and the ensuing debate over imperialism.
• Contrast the foreign policy ideologies of Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson.
• Explain the factors that led to the construction of the Panama Canal.
• Identify and analyze the causes and significant events of World War I and their impact.
• Evaluate the impact of the Treaty of Versailles.