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Goal 6 the emergence of the United States in World Affairs (1890-1914) The learner will analyze causes and effects of the United States emergence as a world power. Objective 6.01 Examine the factors that led the United States taking an increasingly active role in world affairs. I. Global and military competition A. Alfred T. Mahan II. Increased demands for resources and markets A. Imperialism III. Closing the Frontier A. Cowboy era ends IV. Exploitation of nations, and resources A. Compare and contrast continental expansion and expansion abroad.

Objective 6.02 Identify the areas of the United States military, economic, and political involvement and influence. I. Causes and conduct of the Spanish-American War A. Treaty of Paris, 1898 B. Platt Amendment C. Rough Riders D. USS Maine E. Joseph Pulitzer F. Philippines G. Theodore Roosevelt II. United States interventions in Hawaii, Latin America, Caribbean, Asia/Pacific A. Queen Liluokalani B. Seward's Folly C. Social Darwinism D. Panama Canal E. Pancho Villa Raids Objective 6.03 Describe how the policies and actions of the United States government impacted the affairs of other countries. I.. Intervention and Isolation A. Jingoism B. Boxer Rebellion II. Support for and opposition to United States economic intervention A. Dollar Diplomacy B. Roosevelt Corollary III. Perception of the United States as a world power A. Open Door policy B. Annexation of Hawaii Student Cooperative Group Work/Activities 1. Compare and contrast the US justification for Manifest Destiny versus its justification for imperialism 2. Analyze and critique Rudyard Kipling's White Man's Burden. 3. Compare and contrast supporting and opposing views of imperialism. 4. Create a time line of event and explain the U.S. involvement in Cuba, Hawaii, Latin America, Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. 5.Create a Map of the U.S. imperialist activities around the world. Then, analyze why these areas were the most advantageous locations for the United States to control. 6. What is Yellow Journalism? Discuss 2 examples of yellow journalism during this time period and 2 examples of yellow journalism today. Then respond to the following statement: Modern new shows are a form of political propaganda very similar to the "yellow journalism" of the late 19th and early 20th Century." 7. Create a chart comparing Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson's foreign policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. Include the outcomes of their actions.