American History II Unit III Calendar

The Age of Imperialism and WWI

EQ:
How did Americas changing role in the world from 1890-1919 impact the American Identity?
Monday, February 1st

Tuesday, February 16th

Wednesday, February 17th

Finish Unit 2

Finish Unit 2

Unit 2 Test

Homework:
Monday, February 22nd
Americas Empire
*Imperialism Placemat
Projec
t

Homework:
Tuesday, February 23rd
The American Empire
*Presidential Foreign
Affairs
*Mexican Revolution

Homework:
*Reading on US and Imperialism

Thursday, February 18th

Friday, February 19th

Begin Unit 3
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What is Imperialism
*Imperialism Scenarios
* Motives for Imperialism
*Map--Where in the World
is Uncle Sam?

The Splendid Little War

*Begin Political Quad
*Introduce Placemat Project

Homework:

Homework:
*Complete Political Quad

Wednesday, February 24th

Thursday, February 25th

Friday, February 26th

The Great War

The U.S and the Great War

WWI Warfare

Quiz on Imperialism

Placemat Project Due!

Homework:
*Finish Placemat Project

Homework:
*
Study for Quiz

Homework:

Homework:

Homework:

Monday, February 29th

Tuesday, March 1st

Wednesday, March 2nd

Thursday, March 3rd

Friday, March 4th

Treaty of Versailles

Quad Day

Quad Day

Review

Test Days are the Best Days!

Quiz on WWI
Homework:

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Homework:

Other Important Dates and Notes

Homework:
*
Study for Test
*Finish Student Assessment

Homework:

Unit III Quadrant

ECONOMIC
Analyze the impact of the Spanish American War and World War I on the
American economy
POLITICAL
Through document based questions, analyze the varying opinions of American
Imperialism.

SOCIAL/CULTURAL
Examine the impact of war on American society. Compare and contrast the
impact of the Spanish-American War and World War I on the American
homefront.
STUDENT CENTERED ASSESSMENT
Students choice:
The students will choose their type of assignment while answering the
essential question: H
ow did Americas changing role in the world from
1890-1919 impact the American Identity?
Options:
Essay Honors 5 paragraph, Academic 3 paragraph
Collage 12 images from all 3 topics with explanation
Poem/Rap must use 12 vocabulary terms
Create a pro-Imperialism and anti-Imperialism political cartoon. Include an
explanation of your cartoon

Unit 3 Vocabulary
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Imperialism
Sewards Folly
Queen Liliuokalani
Sanford B. Dole
Anti-Imperialist League
Great White Fleet
Alfred T. Mahan
Yellow Journalism
USS Maine
De Lome Letter
Butcher Weyler
Splendid Little War
Jose Marti
Teller Amendment

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Foraker Act
Treaty of Paris 1898
Platt Amendment
Commodore George Dewey
Filipino Insurrection
Emilio Aguinaldo
Rough Riders
Jingoism
Spheres of influence/Open
Door Policy
24. Roosevelt Corollary/Big Stick
Diplomacy
25. Panama Canal
26. Dollar Diplomacy

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Moral Diplomacy
Pancho Villa
MAIN cause of WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Lusitania
Sussex Pledge
Zimmerman Telegram
Make the world safe for
democracy
Trench warfare
American Expeditionary
Force
Selective Service Act
Espionage & Sedition Acts

39. Washington Naval

Conference
40. Kellogg-Briand Pact
41. Dawes Plan
42. Schenck v US
, 1919
43. Committee on Public
Information
44. War Industries Board
45. Great Migration
46. First Red Scare
47. Bolshevik Revolution
48. Fourteen Points
49. Treaty of Versailles
50. League of Nations
51. Henry Cabot Lodge
52. Isolationism