10.23.18 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1869 - John (William) Heisman was born. He is recognized as one of the greatest innovators of the game of football. 1910 - Blanche S. Scott became the first woman to make a public solo airplane flight in the United States. 1929 - In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged starting the stock-market crash that began the Great Depression. 1962 - During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. naval "quarantine" of Cuba was approved by the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS). 1973 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon agreed to turn over the subpoenaed tapes concerning the Watergate affair. 1995 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin and U.S. President Bill Clinton agree to a joint peacekeeping effort in the war- torn Bosnia. AGENDA:. EXPLAIN & ASSIGN SHOULD THE U.S. HAVE ANNEXED THE PHILIPPINES? ACTIVITY. HOMEWORK: COMPLETE VIDEO/NOTES 2.5. CONTINUE TO WORK ON UNIT VOCABULARY. UNIT 2 PART 1 VOCAB. QUIZ/BINDER CHECK FRIDAY. BELL WORK: #7 PICK-UP & READ THE WHITE MAN’S BURDEN. DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUT. ANSWER QUESTIONS #1-3 IN YOUR BW SECTION.
CER #1 American Imperialism Place on a separate sheet of paper. Based on the documents you analyzed today, should the U.S. have annexed the Philippines? Defend your position. Be sure to provide a clear CLAIM, at least 2 pieces of EVIDENCE (cite which document your evidence came from), explain your REASONING (how does your evidence support your claim) and provide a counterargument.