Book of reproducible lessons - concludes with a test!
Everything you need to know about the Spanish-American War! How the war began
in the Caribbean and ended in the Pacific! No war had a more colorful cast of
characters! The causes and effects, the people and events. Topics: The age of
imperialism, the Open Door policy in China, how we annexed Hawaii, the Spanish-American
War, Teddy Roosevelt, and building the Panama Canal. Take a look at foreign policy:
The Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt Corollary, Big Stick Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy,
and Moral Diplomacy.
Simple to use
One book for the whole class.
No learning curve: Lessons are ready to reproduce.
Saves time
All the facts are included:
There is no need to use a textbook or reference books.
Your students will zip through the material.
Each lesson is 20 minutes in and out. Perfect for block scheduling.
The Test
603 questions
1. The Topics
The Age of Imperialism
The Open Door policy in China
The story of Hawaii
The Spanish-American War (This section dominates the book)
Theodore Roosevelt
The Panama Canal
Types of diplomacy - Big Stick, Dollar Diplomacy, Moral Diplomacy
2. The Lessons
Gobs of graphic organizers and memory aids.
Interpret maps, charts, photos, political cartoons, speeches, and documents.
Homework on the internet: We provide the website, the questions, and the answers.
The lessons are action-packed: Students perform what they know in front of the
class.
| THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
| | The definition of Imperialism | While you deliver a lecture, students fill in a graphic organizer. |
| “Take up the White Man’s Burden” | Students interpret Rudyard Kipling’s poem. (We provide the analysis.) |
| Bloom! | Using Bloom’s taxonomy, students analyze the title of Kipling’s poem. |
| Life is like a Rock Group | Students break into groups and give five different views of imperialism |
| Create a mobile! | The five motives for imperialism. |
| The Gong Show | A game to distinguish between the motives for imperialism. |
| The Great Race | Another game to examine the motives for imperialism. |
| What do you remember? | Students fill in a graphic organizer about the motives for imperialism. |
| Ten Mothers | Game that describes ten European powers that took over the world. |
| “Survivor Asia” | How the European powers grabbed countries in Asia. |
| “Survivor Africa” | How the European powers grabbed countries in Africa. |
| Europe’s impact on the world | Students examine the European impact on one country. |
| The ABC’s of Imperialism | A game to define terms. |
| THE OPEN DOOR POLICY |
| The Open Door policy | A lecture with graphics. Covers everything students need to know. |
| Political Cartoons | Students interpret 12 cartoons on the Open Door policy.
Cartoons cover John Hay, Boxer Rebellion, gunboat diplomacy, etc. |
| The ABCs of the Open Door | A game to define terms. |
| HAWAII |
| How did we end up with Hawaii? | As you tell the story, students color their desk maps. |
| Hawaii! | Lecture with graphics. We annexed Hawaii in 1898. |
| Political Cartoons | Students interpret 9 cartoons on Hawaii:
Queen Liliuokalani, Sanford Dole, President McKinley.
| | The ABCs of Hawaii | A game to define terms. |
| THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR |
| Lecture with graphics | One grand and sweeping lecture!
The causes and results.
The people and events.
The opposition to the war. |
| The Seven Steps | The graphic organizer illustrates the 7 steps to this war. |
| Political Cartoons | Students analyze 37 cartoons. The topics covered:
Spain, Cuba, reconcentration, President McKinley, U.S.S. Maine,
Guantanamo, yellow journalism, Platt Amendment, jingoism,
Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders, Admiral Dewey,
the battle of Manila Bay, censorship, Philippine Insurrection,
Emilio Aguinaldo, annexation of the Philippines, William Howard Taft
as Governor-General of the Philippines, the “White Man’s Burden,”
Social Darwinism, Mark Twain and the Anti-Imperialist League.
William Jennings Bryan. How we ended up with Puerto Rico. |
| THE CAUSES OF THE WAR |
| Bloom! | Using Bloom’s taxonomy, students analyze yellow journalism. |
| Life is like a Rock Group | Students break into groups and give five different views of the war. |
| Mini-lecture on | Social Darwinism | It was a motive for expansion. |
| Bloom! Using Bloom’s taxonomy, students analyze Social Darwinism. |
| Life is like a Rock Group | Five different views of Social Darwinism. |
| Speech: President McKinley | Why we went to war. Followed by class discussion. |
| Speech: Albert Beveridge | “The March of the Flag” is a pro-imperialist speech.
Students interpret the speech. (We analyze every paragraph.)
Students see the causes of the war - economic, political, military,
social, and religious. |
| THE RESULTS OF THE WAR |
| Speech: William Jennings Bryan | “The Paralyzing Influences of Imperialism” by an anti-imperialist.
Students interpret the speech. (We analyze every paragraph.)
How overseas expansion destroys American principles. |
| Speech: William Graham Sumner | “Our Civilizing Mission in the Philippines” by a Social Darwinist. |
| Why did we seize the Philippines? | Graphic Organizer: The 5 reasons |
| Platform: The Anti-Imperialist League | Students interpret the platform. (We analyze every paragraph.) |
| Bloom! | Using Bloom’s taxonomy, analyze the Anti-Imperialist League. |
| Life is like a Rock Group | Students break into groups and give five different views of the
U.S. annexation of the Philippines. |
| David Letterman . . . | The Top Ten Reasons why imperialism is an unwise policy for a democracy . . . |
| The International Court | Students take on roles and debate.
On one side are the Imperialists (McKinley, Teddy Roosevelt).
On the other side are the Anti-Imperialists (Mark Twain, Liliuokalani).
We show students how to research their role. |
| The Spanish-American War | "Resolved, the Spanish-American War was a good thing.” |
| The ABCs of the Span-Am War A game to define terms. | You are rewarded for being clever. |
| THE PANAMA CANAL |
| Lecture with graphics | As you tell the story, students do mapping. |
| What was the Panama Canal? | As you tell the story, students fill in the graphic organizer. |
| The Roosevelt Corollary | Lecture with graphics. |
| Political Cartoons | Students analyze 24 cartoons. The topics covered: |
The Panama Canal. Teddy Roosevelt. The Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary. Big Stick Diplomacy. U.S. intervention in
Latin America.
| The Gong Show | A game to distinguish between three types of diplomacy: |
Big Stick Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, and Moral Diplomacy.
| The Great Race | A game to distinguish between three presidents:
Teddy Roosevelt, Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. |
| The ABCs of Latin America | A game to define terms. Students are rewarded for being clever. |
| THE END OF EMPIRE |
| Mapping | The rise and fall of the British Empires. |
| Lecture | All the empires fell after World War II.
In 1946, the Philippines became independent.
In 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state. |
| THE REVIEW |
| Transparency | The causes and results of imperialism. |
| Four Wars | A game to distinguish between the Opium War, Boxer Rebellion,
Spanish-American War, and the Philippine Insurrection. |
| Great Quotations | Working in pairs, students translate famous quotations. |
| Mars/Venus | One guy vs one gal: What did you remember? |
| Screaming Headlines | We give you the headline in the tabloid. Your write one paragraph. |
| Rank! | Examine the list of people who made the headlines.
Choose your top 5 favorites: The Hall of Fame
Choose your lowest 5: The Hall of Shame
Class Discussion: Who is on everybody’s favorite list?
Who is extremely unpopular? |
| Honk if you hate history! | Students hear the test before they take it. |
| Stump the teacher | This takes guts. |
| The Last Man Standing | Based on a movie starring Bruce Willis. |
| THE TEST |
| Now take the test! | It has 603 questions.
It is the mother of all tests on the Spanish-American War. |
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