Spanish-American+War

The Spanish American War
Use this link to study the SOL content of this topic. [|U.S. II 4a The Spanish American War]

U. S. S. Maine:[|U.S.S. Maine]
 **Yellow Journalism:[|Yellow Journalism]**  **Cuban Rebels (Against whom did they rebel?) [|Cuban Rebels]**  **Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines[|Colonies]** **Imperialism (Second Paragraph**)[|Imperialism] **Rough Riders[|Rough Riders]** =Theodore Roosevelt[| Theodore Roosevelt]=
 * Monroe Doctrine [|Monroe Doctrine]**
 * BIg Stick Diplomacy[|Big Stick Diplomacy]**
 * How did the Big Stick Diplomacy affect the world? click on above link and scroll down to bottom and find your answer.**
 * Panama Canal [|Panama Canal]**
 * Roosevelt Corollary [|Roosevelt Corollary]**

Powerpoint for USII.4, notes for this UNIT [[file:usii4-powerpoint-1203553769685843-2.ppt]],
__Spanish American War Notes:__ Divide page two in the new Spanish-American War section of your notebook into two columns. Write Causes at the top of the left column and Results at the top of the right column. Number from 1 to 4, skipping spaces, in the left column. Then number from 1 to 3 in the right column. Each number matches with a statement on the link page. As you read each statement on the link, what questions come to your mind about the Spanish American War? Write one question about each statement next to each of the numbers that you wrote on your notebook paper. **Spanish American War Webquest: Follow the directions on the blackboard for completing the webquest on Monday, November 1, 2010. The webquest directions found on the link are NOT the ones we are using. Please answer ONLY the assigned questions listed on the board and write the answers ON YOUR OWN PAPER.**==

Spanish-American War Webquest

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Scroll to Propaganda of the Spanish-American War and click on Theodore Roosevelt and the War. [|Propaganda of the Spanish-American War]
 * Theodore Roosevelt and the Spanish American War:**

What is the historic background on the Spanish American War? Click on the link to read an excerpt from a textbook.
[|Spanish-American War]

=What is one historian's interpretation of the war? Click here to read the link.= [|Ambrose on Sp-Amer War.pdf]

=Public Opinion: "Public opinion often influences the actions of the U. S. people and government."= =Click on the link and choose an opinion. Summarize it and then tell how it might be influencing the actions taken by our government.= =[|NY Times Opinion]=

Study the poster shown below. Write the Understanding Goal in your notebook. Next, copy the sentence giving an explanation of imperialism that is found in the "explore" section below the poster's pictures.

Copy the following statement and question into your notebook. Answer the question, using the information found in the poster and the study map.
==Maps of American Imperialism: People Going With Me Always Have A Party! Why was America involved in imperialism? ==

== Copy the following statement and questions into your notebook. Read the link to find the answers. == **Spain got the blame for the Maine! How did the Spanish-American War begin? Trick question: Who did the U.S. fight in the Spanish-American War??? Find the answer here: [|Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine]**

The Spanish-American War In Cuba/Map
== Copy these questions into your notebook and answer them, using the link. Who were the Rough Riders and what did they do in the Spanish-American War? Name the most famous Rough Rider. Why did the U.S. enter the Spanish-American War? [|The Rough Riders and the Spanish-American War] == ==Click on this link to learn more about the Spanish-American War on the Library of Congress site. [|Spanish-American War Web Guide]==

View this picture of the wreck of the U.S.S. Maine. The picture shows the U.S.S. Maine's remains in 1911, when it had been brought up from underwater. How many years was this after it had sunk in 1898?

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