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USH 3-1 B,C

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Oklahoma Academic Standard 3. The student will analyze the expanding role of the United States in international affairs as America was transformed into a world power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 1890 to 1920.

Objective 3.1  Evaluate the impact of American imperialism on international relations and explain its impact on developing nations

  B. Assess the role of yellow journalism and jingoism in inciting the desire of Americans to go to war with Spain. 

  C. Examine how the Spanish-American War resulted in the rise of the United States as a world power and led to new territorial acquisitions and national insurrections in Cuba and the Philippines. 

In a Nutshell

America was starting to emerge as an economic and political power that was urged to exercise that power around the world. Students should examine America’s ability to assist other developing nations with trade and military force, coupled with the growing sense of Jingoism. America’s victory in the Spanish-American War resulted in the acquisition of territory, as well as enhanced American dominance in several regions of the world.

Teacher Action 

Student Action 

  • Provide students with opportunities to construct visual and/or multimedia presentations, using a variety of media forms to demonstrate understanding of the cause and effects of the Spanish-American War.  

  • Analyze the connections between historical events and geographic contexts in which they have occurred when examining about events leading to the Spanish-American War and the results of the war. 

Key Concepts 

Misconceptions 

  • General John “Black Jack” Pershing, Jose Marti, George Dewey, American Expeditionary Force, Commodore Perry, Emilio Aguinaldo 

  • yellow journalism, U.S.S. Maine, rough riders, Theodore Roosevelt, San Juan Hill, Treaty of Paris (1898), neutrality,

  • German U-Boats, armistice, Lusitania, Zimmerman telegram, Teller Amendment, Platt Amendment

  • Most students have limited realization of the influence of public opinion and sensationalism used by the media to influence that opinion, although prevalent in modern society as much as during this historic era. 

  • Most students will have prior knowledge regarding the Constitutional powers to declare war from previous coursework but may confused the process as it was exercised at the turn of the 20th century to the deployment of troops.

Instructional Resources

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