Task
The United States changed during the 19th century where it entered as an anti-imperialist agricultural nation, but one hundred years later the United States would become a world wide industrial power. That is why the industrial boom at the turn of the century had various changing effects on the United States. While the boom was occurring, the United States was in search of new markets for products and new territories, which lead to international conflicts and war. In addition to the problems created by the boom a reform movement known as progressivism emerged. The ambitions of the imperialists and the progressives helped to contribute to the nation's growth as a world power, but this role drew the United States into World War I.
In the following WebQuest, you will use the resources on the Internet as well as your notes and classroom resources to learn all about Brink of Change in America to gain a better understanding of the topic and how the period 1890-1920 shaped American's lives today.
Process
In this WebQuest you will be working to answer the Quest.
How did the effects on technology, the economic advancements, the role of the United States in the world, various conflicts in society, and the rise of big business help shape the United States today?
Use the Internet information, your textbook, and classroom resources to answer the following questions. Be creative in exploring the information so that you answer these questions as fully and insightfully as you can.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read all the questions carefully in each section,
2. Read through the Internet links to your task.
3. You will also need to use your notes and classroom resources to answer the following questions.
Becoming a World Power
Use the Internet information linked below as well as your notes and class discussion to answer the following questions specifically related to America Becoming a World Power:
1. How did geographical issues affect the effort to build the canal?
2. What were the problems of building the canal?
3. What role did Cuba have in the Spanish American war?4. What was the dilemma in the Philippines?
The Progressive Era
5. What happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company?
6. Why did the owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company ignore safety regulations?
7. How many lives were lost in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire?
8. What happened as a result of the fire?
Diplomacy
9.Compare Moral Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, and Big Stick Diplomacy. (How are they similar and how are they different.)
10.Define:
White Man’s Burden
Seward’s Folly
The Great White Fleet
Yellow journalism
Imperialism
Isolationism
11. Explain the meaning of this cartoon & the caption.
Conclusion
It is not easy to know everything about the period 1890-1920, but with the use of this WebQuest, your notes, and other classroom resources it is easy to gain a better understanding a topic as broad or complex as American on the Brink of Change. Now, you know more parts of the picture that the United States changed during the 19th century. The United States entered as an anti-imperialist agricultural nation, but one hundred years later, the United States became an industrial power that also dealt with internal conflicts. But now you all know a lot more. Nice work. You should be proud of yourselves! What other parts of American on the Brink of Change could still be explored?
Remember, learning never stops.