Unit+III+-+US+II+-+P4

=** America's role in the world today **=
 * =involved in many world affairs=
 * =a lot of political, economic, and military action (wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, war against terrorism)=
 * =US helps many countries with aid money to build, grow, develop=
 * =Americans are major consumers of foreign goods=
 * =American companies sell goods to many other countries and US businesses operate in many foreign countries (ex: coca cola, nike, google, mcdonald's - all have offices/stores/products all around the world)=
 * =American colleges/universities are seen as top in the world and many top international students come to America for college=

=** AMERICAN IMPERIALISM **=

__Motivations for imperialism__ -

 * ==natural resources - sugar, lumber, silk, rice, rum==
 * ==expanded trade opportunities - new CUSTOMERS==
 * ==competition with other countries - global power==
 * ==military needs - new bases and places for supplies/refueling==
 * ==social Darwinism - the belief that one group of people is better than another==



The U.S. was involved in imperialism in:
=Most of America's imperialist activity took place in the Pacific islands and central America/the Caribbean.=
 * === The Philippines - became a U.S. territory for about 50 years after the S-A War ===
 * === Guam - still under US control - important Navy & Air Force base ===
 * === Wake Island - not under US control - mostly a wildlife refuge today ===
 * === Midway Island - not under US control - mostly a wildlife refuge today ===
 * === Johnston Island - uninhabited and out of use ===
 * === American Somoa - still under US control, but self-governed ===
 * === Hawaii - became the 50th U.S. state ===
 * === Cuba - a lot of U.S. influence until the Communists (led by Fidel Castro) took over ===
 * === Puerto Rico - continues to be a U.S. territory - might become the 51st state someday??? ===
 * === Venezuela ===
 * === Guatemala ===
 * === Honduras ===
 * === Nicaragua ===
 * === Panama - The PANAMA CANAL - greatly shortened the distance from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean ===
 * === Chile ===

=My opinion of imperialism:=

=** Spanish-American War video: **=

Unit III Objectives
By the end of Unit III, I will be able to...
 * 1) Define imperialism and identify and describe the key motivations for its practice. - ** Imperialism - extending power over other places **
 * 2) Explain the causes, course, and consequences of Spanish-American War - ** quick war, the U.S. gained a lot - i'm still not sure why the U.S. fought the Spanish **
 * 3) Analyze the effects of "yellow journalism" on the events surrounding the S-A War.** what exactly is yellow journalism? its about newspapers...what effect did it have? **
 * 4) Discuss the reasons for and against the US acquisition of new lands.
 * 5) Complete thorough and thoughtful 2-column notes.
 * 6) Create a Google Map.
 * 7) Create a Google Presentation (powerpoint).

=__Yellow ** Journalism **__=

** Sensationalized, exaggerated news reporting - mostly done in newspapers - that led Americans to get war fever - excited about going to war with Spain. **
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