Mr. White's Mission
I may be a history teacher but I am here to teach more than just history, I am here to teach students. I will do whatever I can to help your student to succeed in these lessons. I will work with administrators and parents to develop a lesson plan that fits best with what your student needs to make sure that they can understand
CA Content Standards
11.4 Students trace the rise of the United States to its role as a world power in the twentieth century.
1. List the purpose and the effects of the Open Door policy. 2. Describe the Spanish-American War and U.S. expansion in the South Pacific. 3. Discuss America’s role in the Panama Revolution and the building of the Panama Canal. 4. Explain Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick diplomacy, William Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson’s Moral Diplomacy, drawing on relevant speeches. |
Essential Question
How has American influence spread over the past century because of the events carried out by American imperialism.
What were american ideals which propelle How has the development of American interests around the world been seen in modern times. BIG IDEAS
Development of a sense of American influence on the world since the start of American imperialism.
American development of other countries for its own interests. The expanding role of America in the world as an imperialistic power in an already imperialised world Unit Assessments
-I can Identify the events which changed America to a world power and explain
-Students will be able to identify American imperialistic expansions. -Students will be able to identify important events on a timeline and explain why they were important to American expansion. |