Unit 3: America on the World Stage (1900-1920)
Unit Overview: America on the World Stage
This unit covers the years 1898-1919. Some major events/themes of this unit:
Jingoism and Yellow Journalism
The Spanish-American War
Election of 1900 and Teddy Roosevelt
Dollar Diplomacy and The Roosevelt Corollary
American Imperialism
Progressivism and Women's Suffrage
European Militarism at turn of century
WWI
Unit Essay: American Imperialism
In order to receive credit for this project you must write an essay on the following topic:
American Imperialism
In 1884, the diplomats from nearly every nation in Europe sat down at a conference in Berlin and divided up the continent of Africa between themselves without anyone noticing that no Africans had been invited to the meeting. Occurrences like this were common during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, an era that historians often name, "The Age of Imperialism". During this time, the mostly European industrial nations colonized and subdued nearly every corner of the globe looking for new markets, much to the resentment of their newly acquired colonies. One would think that the US, a former colony itself, would be above this type of action, but American actions during the late part of the 19th and early 20th centuries tell a different story. Using the knowledge that you have gained from your lessons in this unit, examine three events from this era and write an essay of 600 words or more describing American Imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Helpful links:
Spanish-American War/Philippine-American War
Roosevelt Corollary/Dollar Diplomacy/Banana Wars
US History Recon to Present A Unit 3 Key Terms
For this project you must define the terms listed below and explain each term's significance to the unit/era being studied. Your definition should be 2-3 sentences long and may be copied and pasted from a source like Wikipedia, but the significance of the term must be in your own words and based on your own understanding. To fill out a term's significance, ask yourself, "Why is this item included in my study of this unit? Why is this term in a history book?" The answer to this question is your term's significance.
Unit 3 Key Terms:
1. Panic of 1893
2. Populism
3. Election of 1896
4. granges
5. yellow journalism
6. Spanish-American War
7. Roosevelt Corollary
8. Open Door Policy
9. Berlin Conference (1884)
10. Russo-Japanese War
11. The Jungle
12. Women's Suffrage Movement
13. Progressive Era
14. WCTU
15. militarism
16. Zimmerman Telegram
17. Fourteen Points
18. Western Front
19. Treaty of Versailles
20. League of Nations
Below is an example of a key term done with the proper format:
William the Conqueror: William I (c. 1028[2] – 9 September 1087), also known as William the Conqueror (Guillaume le Conquérant), was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II. Before his conquest of England, he was known as William the Bastard because of the illegitimacy of his birth.To press his claim to the English crown, William invaded England in 1066, leading an army of Normans, Bretons, Flemings, and Frenchmen (from Paris andÎle-de-France) to victory over the English forces of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.[3] (I copied and pasted this definition from Wikipedia)
Significance: William the Conqueror is significant because his conquest of England created the first nation state in Europe. His rearrangement of English feudal territories to give himself dramatically more power than the the barons and nobles around him caused him to be the most powerful monarch in Europe and eventually led to the rise of other nation states over the next few centuries. (These are my words based on my knowledge of English and European history.)
