1. Monday, November 15th To assist an ally of the U.S.
Set up notebook page 5: Spanish-American War
LEFT SIDE: When is it appropriate for the United States to send soldiers to fight and face death on foreign soil?
Choose up to 3 reasons. Explain each choice in 1-2 sentences
To assist an ally of the U.S.
To protect territory
To stop human rights abuse
To acquire resources
To gain power
To acquire territory
To improve national security
To spread or protect American values
To fight against tyrannical governments
Under no circumstances is it appropriate
Other (explain)

2. p. 5, RIGHT side: Spanish-American War
BEFORE
QUESTION
DURING 1)
Who wrote a poem against Spanish rule? 2)
Cubans wanted freedom from Spain. In order to get U.S. attention, what did Cuba do? 3)
What was the Spanish General’s reaction to Cuban rebellion? 4)
What were embellished stories known as? 5)
When did the U.S. send the Maine to help? 6)
What happened to the Maine? 7)
When did the U.S. agree to war with Spain? 8)
Who also went to war with Spain to fight for freedom? 9)
What conditions were awaiting U.S. troops in Cuba?
10)
Who was the 2nd in command of the Rough Riders?
11)
How long did the war last? Who ceded?

3. Tuesday, November 16th : Spanish-American War Review
Left side of page 6:
1) Which of the reasons listed in the Preview (p.5) do you think best apply to the Spanish-American War? Why?
2) Do you think the U.S. was justified in sending troops to Cuba or the Philippines to fight again Spain? Why/why not?
3) Did U.S. actions in the Spanish-American War promote or hinder the advancement of the ideals of opportunity and democracy? In what ways?
4) How did the Spanish-American War reflect the new role of the U.S. as a world power?

4. Right Side p. 6: Spanish-American War Review
There will be 4 groups with a given section from chapter 20. Include your write-up for your group on the right side of page 6 in your notebook.
Be ready to share with the group.
Section 20.2 : letter expressing your feelings about the coverage in the New York World and the New York Journal of events in Cuba.
Section 20.3: lead story sensationalizing the publication of the de Lome letter and the explosion of the USS Maine in order to fuel public anger toward Spain.
Section 20.4: report from the battlefront as if you were a war correspondent.
Section 20.5: Explain the Platt Amendment and Anti- Imperialist League.

5. Wednesday, November 17th Vocabulary Review Day
Quiz, Quiz Trade
Rally Robin
Pictionary/Charades
Turn in Homework: Chp. 10, section 1 magnet summary

6. Chapter 20 Vocabulary Yellow journalism USS Maine Armistice Resoultion
Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
Peace Protocol
Anti-Imperialist League
Platt Amendment

7. Chapter 21 Vocabulary National interest Big Stick policy
Roosevelt Corollary
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Self-determination
Panama Canal
Annexation
Spheres of Influence
Open Door Policy
Insurrection

8. Thursday, November 18th
LEFT SIDE of page 7: 3 Key Pieces of Information
Theodore Roosevelt
Big Stick Policy
William Taft
Dollar Diplomacy
Woodrow Wilson
Moral Diplomacy

9. Right Side p. 7: Acquiring & Managing Global Power
Location
U.S. Perspective
Their Perspective
Panama
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Hawaii
China

10. Friday, November 19th
Unit Test: Imperialism
Pep Rally Schedule