Thursday, January 29, 2015

Agenda for 1/29

Selma...

1. Crash Course Gilded Age Politics

2. American Imperialism - BackStory excerpts

3. Imperialism Political Cartoons

4. Causes of American Imperialism


HW:

·      Imperialism DBQ

o   To what extent was late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century United States expansionism a continuation of past United States expansionism and to what extent was it a departure?

·      Possible categories

o   Major Causes of Expansion (why)

o   Location of Expansion (where)

o   Impact/Interaction of Native Peoples

o   Opposition to Expansion (anybody disagree?)

o   Use of Force/Aggression/War

o   Political impact (new states, territories, political control, role of fed government)

o   Economic impact (raw materials, markets)

o   Social impact (cultural clashes, feelings of superiority, desire to start new life)

o   Technology (role of technology/industry in ability to expand/success of expansion)

·      Analyze Docs A-H

o   Make notes on each Doc.

§  Literal connections

§  Inferences

o   Place Docs in categories

·      Write thesis

·      Be ready for possible quiz:

o   Thesis/categories

o   Doc analysis

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