Unit 2: The Progressive Era


​Critical Vocabulary: Imperialism, Great White Fleet, Annexation of Hawaii, Cuban War of Independence, Reconcentration Policy, Yellow Journalism, De Lome Letter, U.S.S. Maine, Treaty of Paris of 1898, Anti-Imperialist League, Philippine-American War, Open Door Policy, Boxer Rebellion, Square Deal, Trustbusting, Coal Strike of 1902, The Jungle, Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food & Drug Act, Antiquities Act, Gunboat Diplomacy, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, Election of 1912, Bull Moose Party, New Nationalism, New Freedom, Socialist Party, Clayton Antitrust Act, Federal Trade Commission, Underwood Act, 16th Amendment, Federal Reserve System, 17th Amendment, 18th Amendment, 19th Amendment, Moral Diplomacy, Mexican Revolution

Lesson 1: American Imperialism

We will explain the political, economic, & cultural factors that fueled the growth of American imperialism.
  • This means we will explain the reasons the U.S. sought to build an empire at the turn of the century.
  • It also means we will describe the reasons the U.S. went to war in 1898, and we will analyze whether or not that decision was justified.

Lesson 2: The Roosevelt Administration

We will summarize the major policy goals of the Roosevelt Administration, and we will evaluate the degree to which they addressed the problems of the era.
  • This means we will explain Roosevelt’s Square Deal, and we will evaluate the degree to which it addressed the problems of the era.
  • It also means we will summarize Roosevelt’s foreign policy goals, and we will predict their impact on future relations.

Lesson 3: Taft & The Election of 1912

We will compare & contrast the candidates in the Election of 1912, and we will analyze the degree to which it shaped American politics.
  • This means we will identify the candidates in the Election of 1912, and we will compare & contrast their policy goals.
  • This also means we will assign each candidate a place on the political spectrum, and we will predict their impact on future elections.
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Lesson 4: The Wilson Administration

We will summarize the major policy goals of the Wilson Administration, and we will evaluate the degree to which they addressed the problems of the era.
  • This means we will explain Wilson’s domestic policies, and we will evaluate the degree to which they addressed the problems of the era.
  • It also means that we will summarize Wilson’s foreign policy goals, and we will predict their impact on future relations.
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