Text: the American Pageant, Chapters 27-29 (P. 607-691)

Unit 8 Syllabus Imperialism and Progressivism Text: The American Pageant, Chapters 27-29 (p. 607-691)

Supplemental Readings: Leuchtenberg, William E. The Needless War with Spain. Larrabee, Harold A. The Enemies of Empire Davidson and Lytle. The Mirror with a Memory. Bailey, Thomas A. Woodrow Wilson Wouldn’t Yield.

Primary Sources:  McKinley’s Declaration of War, 1898  Article X, League Covenant  Woodrow Wilson, “Fourteen Points”  Henry Cabot Lodge, “Lodge Reservations”  Various political cartoons: Cuba and the annexation of the Philippines

Major Themes and Topics:

APUSH Period 6

The transformation of the United States from an agricultural to an increasingly industrialized and urbanized society brought about significant economic, political, diplomatic, social, environmental, and cultural changes. APUSH Period 7 An increasingly pluralistic United States faced profound domestic and global challenges, debated the proper degree of government activism, and sought to define its international role.

Content: General themes of industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and imperialism; the Spanish American War, conquests in the Pacific, “Big Stick” Diplomacy, the U.S. emerges as a world power, involvement in Central America and Dollar/Moral Diplomacy, Teddy Roosevelt and Trustbusting, The Election of 1912 and rise of Wilson, causes and effects of the U.S. entry into WWI, the suffrage movement, the Red Scare of 1919, and return to “Normalcy” under Harding. Timeline of Assignments and Readings: 1/24: Chapter 27, American builds an empire. Causes/effects of Spanish American War 1/25: Document analysis: Who is to blame for the Spanish-American War? 1/26: ATP DUE: Leuchtenberg OR Larrabee. 1/27: Chapter 28: The Progressive Movement: muckrackers, local/state reforms, tragedies 1/30: Teddy Roosevelt as a Progressive: Change at the national level. SCOTUS role. Chapter 28 MindTap due at MIDNIGHT. 1/31: The Suffragette Movement: clip, “Iron Jawed Angels” 2/1: No class this day: meet in Media Center for Naviance! 2/2: Begin Chapter 29. 2/3: WWI on Homefront, Chapter 29 One-Pager Due 2/6: Bring 3 COPIES of your Murder Mystery Suspect Bio by CLASS TIME TODAY. 2/7: Chapter 29: The League of Nations Debate. 2/10: WRITE DBQ IN CLASS as your essay for this unit. 2/13: Unit 8 Test: Multiple Choice ONLY (essay for this exam is the DBQ)