US Imperialism and Global Expansion

Essential Question:

What is America’s role in the world?

Portrait of a Graduate:

Adaptive Perseverance & Critical Thinking: Students will evaluate complex historical scenarios, considering multiple perspectives, to understand America's role in the world.

Learner’s Mindset & Global Citizenship: Engage with the historical context to appreciate the nuances of global citizenship and the impact of historical actions on present-day global dynamics.

Communication: Effectively communicate historical analyses and perspectives through written and verbal means.

Collaboration: Work in groups to investigate different aspects of U.S. imperialism, leveraging diverse viewpoints to deepen understanding.

Inquiry Question:

How did the opening of trade with Japan and China alter international relations and affect the U.S. and these countries?

2. Inquiry Question:

What were the motivations behind the purchase of Alaska and the annexation of Hawaii, and what were the implications of these actions?

3. Inquiry Question:

How did the desire to acquire territories in the Pacific reflect the United States' ambitions and strategy during this period?

Student Outcomes:

Students will be able to chronologically sequence the events of U.S. imperialism, including the opening of trade with Japan (Perry Expedition), the purchase of Alaska, the annexation of Hawaii, and the opening of trade with China.

2. Student Outcomes:

Students will examine and interpret Hawaiian artifacts and documents to understand the cultural and political impacts of annexation, while also, analyzing primary and secondary sources to critically respond to questions regarding America's imperialistic actions and their motives.

3. Student Outcomes:

Using maps and GIS, students will explain the strategic interests of the United States in the Pacific and how these interests drove territorial acquisition.

Skills Demonstrated:

Utilize various sources (maps, charts, images, artifacts, and maps)

Distinguish between and utilize primary and secondary sources to justify position

Draw for the source of appropriate information

Recognize and understand relevant social studies terms

Draw inferences from factual material

Take into account time and place when interpreting events and behaviors

R.8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources

R.8.2. Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose

R.8.3 Identify key steps in a text’s description of a process related to history/social studies

R.8.7 Integrate visual information with other information in print and digital text

W.8.2 Develop a topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, and concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

SS:HI:8:2.4: Analyze the extent to which democratic ideals, economic motives and empire building have influenced United States foreign policy in events and policies

SS:HI:8:4.1: Explore how economic interactions have occurred on an increasingly global scale

SS:GE:8:4.2: Explain how cooperation and conflict among people contribute to political divisions of Earth's surface,

SS:GE:8:2.2: Illustrate the connections among regions

SS:GE:8:2.3: Describe how culture, technology, and experience affect perception of places and regions,

SS:GE:8:4.1: Describe ways in which physical and human regional systems are interconnected

Resources:

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