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Chapter 9: 1890-1917 An Emerging World Power

Section 1: The Roots of Imperialism

Early Western European

Settlements

1865-1914 The Triumph of Industry

1890-1920 Eastern Immigration and
Urbanization
1890-1920 The Progressive Era
1898-1917 An Emerging World Power
1914-1920 World War I and Beyond
1919-1929 The Twenties
1928-1932 The Great Depression
1932-1941 The New Deal
1931-1942 The Coming War
1941-1945 World War II
1945-1960 The Cold War
1945-1960 Postwar Confidence and
Anxiety
1945-1975 The Civil Rights Movement
1960-1968 The Kennedy and Johnson
Years
1954-1975 The Vietnam Era

LEARNING TARGETS:
Geography: I can create and use maps, technology, imagery and other geographical
representations to extrapolate and interpret geographic data.
CONTENT OBJECTIVES:
define the concept of Manifest Destiny and map the expansion of the US across the North
American Continent.
define the concepts of colony, exploitation, empire and imperialism.
explain the major and minor reasons and implications of the emergence of the US as a
world power at the turn of the 20th Century.
explain the roots of American Imperialism and identify the key factors that led America to
expand.
explain how the US took its first steps toward increased global power and summarize the
chain of events leading up to US annexation of Hawaii.
LEARNING TARGETS:
Civics and Government: I can describe United States foreign policy and evaluate its impact on
the United States and other countries.
CONTENT OBJECTIVES:
identify the concept of Yellow Journalism and jingoism.
explain the significance of the Spanish-American War.
define the concept of spheres of influence.
examine the causes and consequences of US intervention in East Asia, China, Japan and
the Philippine Islands.
compare and contrast Theodore Roosevelts big stick diplomacy, Tafts Dollar
Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilsons moral diplomacy foreign policies.
summarize the significance of the Panama canal.
explain the significance of US intervention in Mexico prior to WWI.

How and why did the United States take a more active role in world affairs?

What were the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War?

Compare and contrast the foreign policies of Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson.