States and Capitals Quiz

1. States and Capitals Quiz • Seven new ones for this week: Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana • All 28 from previous quizzes. • 3 Public Officials

3. Primary Source Analysis • Read The Gospel of the Gun and The White Man’s Burden. Answer the questions on the back of your handout once you finish reading through. • Circle or highlight words you would like me to explain. • Underline key points or phrases. • After working on this independently, you will discuss your result with a partner before working our way through the answers for the poems.

4. I. Reasons for U.S. Imperialism Objective 6.01: Examine the factors that led to the United States taking an increasingly active role in world affairs.

5. A. Definition of Imperialism • Imperialism - governments trying to build influence and/or control in other places. • European countries started doing this to get raw materials for factories.

6. B. Economic Reasons • U.S. has mass production, factory-based economy. • U.S. businesses had two needs: raw materials and somewhere to sell their goods. • How would imperialism help U.S. businesses? • Mercantilism – get more wealth by exporting more than you import • Through imperialism, the U.S. would be able to get more land and thus more resources to make goods to export.

7. C. Social Darwinism • Definition: “the survival of the fittest”; the strongest nations survive • Similar to Manifest Destiny – in order for us to fulfill our destiny as a great country, we needed to expand.

8. D. White Man’s Burden • Idea that the U.S. should take its culture to foreign countries to “civilize” them. • Felt that white civilization was superior to other people’s. • Famous example: “White Man’s Burden” poem by Rudyard Kipling

9. Exit Ticket • Which theory was used by Social Darwinists to justify imperialism? • Communism • Gospel of Wealth • Protectionism • Survival of the fittest

10. Exit Ticket 2) Which of the following is NOT a factor that led to the United States’ increased role in imperialism? • Ethnic ties from recent immigrant populations led the U.S. to want to remain close with countries around the world. • Industrialization required that we obtain raw materials for production. • The theory of Social Darwinism suggested that in order to survive as a nation we needed to expand. • The “white man’s burden” led us to want to civilize and Christianize “savage” nations.

11. Exit Ticket 3) Who were the primary beneficiaries of United States imperialism? • Large business interests • The labor movement • Small landholders • The common people of the countries that the United States took over

12. II. U.S. Imperialism U.S.6.02: Identify the areas of United States military, economic, and political involvement and influence.

13. A. Yellow Journalism • Definition: newspapers make up or exaggerate stories to make them more entertaining/have an effect on the reader. • Why would they exaggerate stories? • Two major people involved: William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer – big rivals

14. A. Yellow Journalism

15. A. Yellow Journalism • Impact: Main reason for the Spanish-American War – their usually false stories made the American public rally against Spain. • Created jingoism – citizens and government officials wanting an aggressive foreign policy

16. Stations • Travel to three different stations and spend 12 minutes at each one. • Questions to answer in addition to ones at stations already: • What part of the world is the U.S. in? • Does this event have a special name? If so, what is it? • Why did the U.S. get involved? • What did it do? Did it gain any new land or influence?

17. Independent Practice • Create a chart that explains U.S. involvement in different parts of the world. An example for your chart should look like this: