1. Bellringer
Day 1 – How did vertical integration benefit companies such as Carnegie Steel?
Allowing labor unions to participate in decision making led to fewer strikes
Controlling production and distribution processes increased efficiencies and profits
Investing in health and education of employees increased workforce motivation
Including local politicians on boards of directors ensured a continuation of laissez-faire policies
Rewrite this question in your own words (only rewrite the question – not the answer options)
Identify one fact you must know in order to answer this correctly.
Identify 1 word in either the question stem or the answer options that may be difficult for some students.

2. Foreign Policy - Vocab
Diplomacy: Art of conducting relationships for gain without conflict
Foreign Policy: General objectives that guide one country in its interactions with other countries.
Isolationism – policy of staying out of political or economic relations with other countries
Imperialism - practice of stronger nations extending their control over weaker nations.

3. Reasons for Imperialism
You will complete an organizer about four different philosophies about US involvement with other parts of the world.
The U.S. Must Expand to Compete
The U.S. Should Become a Power for Peace
The U.S. Should Spread “Anglo-Saxon Civilization”
The U.S. Must Become a Great Sea Power

4. Main Points/Values of policy
Name
Background
Main Points/Values of policy
Slogan
Symbol
Lodge
Senator who encouraged America expansion
Schurz
Anti-imperialist politician.
Strong
Christian missionary
Mahan
Naval officer and historian.

6. Which reason or philosophy does this cartoon best fit?
The U.S. Must Become a Great Sea Power

7. Which reason or philosophy does this cartoon best fit?
The U.S. Should Become a Power for Peace

8. Which reason or philosophy does this cartoon best fit?
The U.S. Should Spread “Anglo-Saxon Civilization”

9. Which reason or philosophy does this cartoon best fit?
The U.S. Must Expand to Compete

10. When is it appropriate for the United States to send soldiers to fight and face death on foreign soil? * put a tally mark next to all that apply
to assist an ally of the United States _______________________________
to protect territory that is close to U.S. borders ____________________
to stop human rights abuses ________________________________________
to acquire resources ________________________________________________
to gain power ______________________________________________________
to acquire territory _________________________________________________
to improve national security _______________________________________
to spread or protect American values and moral beliefs ____________
to fight against tyrannical governments ___________________________
under no circumstances is it ever appropriate _____________________
Teacher – lift screen so kids can write on white board.

11. First Example of Imperialism – Spanish American War
Background
Who?
Where?
Phillipines, Cuba
(Both Spain’s Colonies)
Cuba
The Philippines

12. Why?
Help give freedom to Spain’s colonies!

13. Made Spain look bad in American eyes
Causes of the Spanish American War:
#1- Spain’s Reconcentration
Camp Policy
What?
Civilians were forced into government
run camps (with bad conditions)
Why?
Spain was fighting a guerilla war and needed to separate “good” from “bad guys
How did it lead to war?
Made Spain look bad in American eyes

14. Made Americans more likely to help out Cuba
Causes of the Spanish American War:
#2- America Economic Interests
What?
Many of Cuba’s sugar plantations were owned by Americans
Why?
Protecting their economic interests
How did it lead to war?
Made Americans more likely to help out Cuba

15. Made Americans want war!
Causes of the Spanish American War:
#3- Yellow Journalism
What?
Newspaper created highly
exaggerated stories
Why?
Editors Hearst and Pulitzer competing to see who could sell more papers
Papers make more $ if they keep you scared and interested
How did it lead to war?
Made Americans want war!

16. “Spark” that started the war “Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!”
Causes of the Spanish American War:
#4- U.S.S. Maine Explosions
What?
USS Maine explodes in Havana, Cuba Harbor,
Most Americans believe it was Spain’s fault
1976 US Navy analyzed the sunken ship, decided that the hull blew OUT not IN
How did it lead to war?
“Spark” that started the war
“Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!”

17. Causes of the Spanish American War:
#5- De Lome Letter
What?
the New York Journal published a private letter written by the Spanish Ambassador to Washington, DC
Criticized and made fun of President McKinley (called him a weak)
How did it lead to war?
Americans were outraged and considered his comments an insult against the US

18. Effects of the Spanish American War: Treaty of Paris
Called “A Splendid Little War” said by Secretary of State John Hay because Spanish defeat took only 11 days
Spain granted independence to Cuba and ceded (gave) the US Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines for a payment of $20 million
The new territories added 100,000 square miles and close to 10 million people to the American empire
The U.S. Becomes a world power!

19. Song Lyric Analysis
What was going on in Cuba that would concern many Americans?
How did Americans find out about the events in Cuba?
Who is being blamed in the song?
What is he being blamed for?
Why might an editor have wanted to start a war?
What did the editor do to provoke the war?
What might be the reaction of American readers to the editor’s news stories?
Now wars are never started by those who have to eventually fight them. And profit is often gained by those who plot and intrigue to ignite them. Now take the recent struggle ’twixt America and Spain, When all is said and all is done, there’s only one man to blame. Chorus Editor, Editor, we all know your name. Editor, Editor, you’re the man to blame. (Repeat) He saw his circulation sinking mighty low, So he says we need a yarn to put us on the go. Then he looked at Cuba, and then he looked at Spain, He says I’ll tell the world and God of Cuba’s tragic shame. And so he wrote of pain and tear, of anguish and despair, Taxes made and orphans made, and print both bold and bare. He wrote of bleeding Cuba, he wrote of cruel Spain, He says that we should intervene, in Christianity’s name.

20. Exit Slip