See you next year - enjoy your time off!!!

SUBJECT: Between Two Wars 1898 - 1917
 
America was developing into a world power.
A win in Cuba, a rebellion in the Philippines, and a canal in Panama would extend our influence greatly - then the world erupted into the "War that would End All Wars"...but would it really?...

...and what was America's role in it?...
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THIS THURSDAY - 100 Point Test!

The Preamble to The Declaration of Independence!
YOU WILL WRITE OUT THE PREAMBLE ON THURSDAY!

 NO READING THIS WEEK!


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NO CURRENTS THIS WEEK!
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THIS THURSDAY - 100 Point Notecard/Outline Compilation! 
  • REMEMBER TO MATCH YOUR RESEARCH TO YOUR OUTLINE AND THESIS STATEMENT!

• The 100 point Notecard/Outline assignment (50 points for your personal research, 50 points for your team's combined research) is due THURSDAY!!!
  
  Click here for the assignment details and rubric.
  
  

SUBJECT: The Spanish American War April-August, 1898
 
"A splendid little war."

Secretary of State, John Hay

According to the Monroe Doctrine of 1823, "...the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers." But Cuba was still a Spanish colony.

And over zealous, often untrue newspaper reporting (yellow journalism) of Spanish treatment of Cubans enraged many Americans.

...and then the U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor.

The emerging superpower of the United States soon went to war...

This week we will explore as we were expanding our influence in the world, we would use our military, economic and political powers in methods and in locations unique in our history. We were no longer isolationists.
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ONE MORE WEEK BEFORE THE 100 POINT TEST!!!

KEEP MEMORIZING the Preamble to The Declaration of Independence!

READING and answer the weekly questions by next Monday (December 16th):

• READ - The U.S. Looks Overseas, p. 5-8
• QUESTIONS - p. 3-5

DEADLINE: due next MONDAY!

THE DE LôME LETTER
We will be reading and discussing the letter from Spanish Ambassador de Lôme, to Foreign Minister of Spain, Don José Canelejas (the de Lôme Letter). The letter was one reason President McKinley chose to go to war. I will pass out a copy in class, but in case you need another, click here for another copy.
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HERE'S THE LINK TO THE CURRENTS FILE AGAIN

We will continue completing CURRENTS in class on Wednesdays. If you already complete them beforehand, you may work on your reading - but everyone will have an opportunity to finish in class.

Again, the Coeur d'Alene Press is daily delivered to our classroom (graciously donated by the Coeur d'Alene Press)

DEADLINE: due this WEDNESDAY!
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10 NOTECARDS ARE DUE - keep researching to fill in your OUTLINE - and make sure every fact you find is USEFUL and fits your THESIS STATEMENT...
DEADLINE: Notecards due this THURSDAY!

ONE MORE WEEK BEFORE THE 100 POINT ASSIGNMENT!!!
 
  • REMEMBER TO MATCH YOUR RESEARCH TO YOUR OUTLINE AND THESIS STATEMENT!

• The 100 point Notecard/Outline assignment (50 points for your personal research, 50 points for your team's combined research) is due NEXT WEEK!!!
  
  Click here for the assignment details and rubric.