US History · Week 13 · World Power and the 1920s
Becoming a World Power
Students map the Spanish American War and expansion in the Pacific, including Filipino and Native Hawaiian perspectives, and weigh the costs of a choice for everyone it affects.
- Students will
- Students use a map to describe the Spanish American War and US expansion in the Pacific, including Filipino and Native Hawaiian perspectives, and weigh the costs of expansion for everyone affected.
- SEL skill
- Weigh the consequences of a decision for each group affected before judging
- What it looks like
- Students practice prudence, slowing down to weigh the consequences of a big decision for everyone it touches.
- Content focus
- Becoming a world power
- Format
- Think write pair share
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making means choosing in a caring, thoughtful way by weighing ethics, safety, and the consequences for others. More responsible decision-making activities
What you get
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Standards
- 11.4.2: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 11: United States History and Geography: Continuity and Change in the Twentieth Century (standard 11.4, item 2)
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: CST3 Use maps and documents to interpret human movement, settlement, frictions between groups, and the spread of ideas and goods. (Chronological and Spatial Thinking)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.Geo.2.9-12 Use maps, images, and other representations to explain how the locations of places relate to their political, cultural, and economic dynamics.
- Literacy in history: RH.11-12.7 Integrate quantitative or technical analysis, such as charts and maps, with information in a text.
Fits these textbook chapters
- American History: Reconstruction to the Present, Module 6: U.S. Imperialism
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 12: Change and Conflict in the American West
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 19: Foreign Policy: Setting a Course of Expansionism
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 20: The Spanish-American War
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 21: Acquiring and Managing Global Power
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 22: From Neutrality to War
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 25: The Treaty of Versailles: To Ratify or Reject?
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 34: Origins of World War II
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 58: U.S. Foreign Policy in a Global Age
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