Introduction
Today you will complete your FIRST test grade assignment!
The task is fairly simple. You will follow each tab to complete the full assignment (DO THIS ASSIGNMENT ON GOOGLE DOC ONLY)
LEQs:
How did Americans use religion, race and nationalism to both defend and object to US imperialism
How did leaders and citizens of other nations reacted to US Expansion and Influence in their nations
How did Political leaders use foreign aggression as opportunities to prepare for and request war (Ie the explosion of the USS Maine)
How did the Spanish American War represent a turning point in American Foreign Policy?
Task
1. GO TO PROCESS!
Follow all instructions! TAKE YOUR TIME, YOU HAVE ALMOST THE WHOLE CLASS PERIOD
THIS IS A TEST GRADE
Process
MODULE 1: THE BEGINNING- Read and answer: https://1.cdn.edl.io/INELIPdJ8iHf0KLhtJ2coqj0390wAQk26ABzPiWGo17BDZ3c.pdf How did American Foreign policy begin? WHAT did George Washington want our foreign involvement to look like? (3-5 sentences) and answer: Q 3 on worksheet
MODULE 2: READ pages 1-4:http://www.clovis-schools.org/chs-freshman/Resources/Notes/American%20Imperialism.pdf and write a three sentence description of WHAT you would define American Imperialism as:
MODULE 3: What did the Monroe Doctrine state should be the American Foreign Policy and how may this have been the start of American Imperialism? (note: it may not look like Imperialism on the surface) https://www.gilderlehrman.org/content/monroe-doctrine-1823
Module 4: WATCH:
and then list FIVE things that you believe were good about American Imperialism and FIVE things that you think America should have done differently
MODULE 5: Explain what ETHNOCENTRICISM means (You can look at your notes) What are some ways that you can see this issue in today's society. What can we do as a society to fix it?
MODULE 6: READ:https://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/spanishamerican/summary/ and then answer the LEQ from the INTRO that is about the Spanish American War. (3 sentences)
MODULE 7: IN AT LEAST 3 SENTENCES ANSWER ONE OF THE OTHER LEQs found in the introduction!
GOOG LUCK
Evaluation
50 pts: ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE COMPLETE
20 pts: ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE ACCURATE
20 pts: ASSIGNMENT IS FREE OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS
10 pts: YOU WERE QUIET AND RESPECTFUL THROUGHOUT THE ASSIGNMENT
Conclusion
ANSWER: DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE BASIS OF AMERICAN IMPERIALISM? WHY OR WHY NOT. IF NOT, WHAT ARE TWO QUESTIONS THAT YOU STILL NEED ANSWERED?
(3-5 Sentences)
Credits
ALL LINKS PROVIDED.