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UNIT 7: AMERICA AT WAR

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LESSON 1: AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

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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.
Class Materials: ​​
  • Pear Deck: American Imperialism
  • Frayer Model: Imperialism
  • ​​Thin Slide: Annex
  • Thick Slide: The Annexation of Hawaii
  • ​Frayer Model: Yellow Journalism
  • ​Iron Chef: Spanish-American War

LESSON 2: PROGRESSIVE POLITICS

We will summarize the major policy goals of the Roosevelt, Taft, & Wilson Administrations, 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.​
  • This also means we will identify the candidates in the Election of 1912, and we will compare & contrast their policy goals.
  • This means we will explain Wilson’s domestic policies, and we will evaluate the degree to which they addressed the problems of the era.
Class Materials: 
  • Pear Deck: Progressive Reforms
  • Pear Deck: The Square Deal​
  • ​Iron Chef: The Square Deal​
  • ​Pear Deck: Big Stick Diplomacy
  • Thin Slide: Diplomacy
  • 8 Parts: The World Constable
  • Frayer Model: Big Stick Diplomacy ​​​
  • Pear Deck: Taft & the Election of 1912​
  • Pear Deck: The Wilson Administration
  • Thick Slide: Roosevelt vs. Wilson
  • Activity: Washington v. Du Bois
  • 8 Parts: Wilson the Schoolteacher
  • Hexagonal Thinking: Progressive Politics
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LESSON 3: WORLD WAR I

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We will describe the events that led the United States into World War I, and we will analyze the war’s impact on American society.
  • This means we will identify the events that led the U.S. to declare war in 1917, and we will describe the country’s reaction to each.
  • It also means that we will describe the growth of the U.S. government during World War I, and we will analyze its impact on the lives of Americans.
  • It also means we will discuss the Treaty of Versailles, and we will assess its legacy.
Class Materials: 
  • ​Fast & Curious: World War I
  • Activity: World War I Illustration​
  • Pear Deck: America Goes to War
  • Thin Slide: Neutrality
  • ​Pear Deck: The War at Home
  • Sketch & Tell: The US Declares War
  • Thin Slide: Suffrage​
  • Activity: Schenck v. United States
  • Pear Deck: The Treaty of Versailles
  • Sketch & Tell: The End of World War I
  • Emoji Match-Up: Fourteen Points​

LESSON 4: POST-WAR TENSIONS

We will discuss the tensions that divided Americans in the post-war period, and we will analyze the nation’s response to each.
  • This means we will explain the causes of the First Red Scare, and we will evaluate its impact on American society.
  • This also means we will summarize the rising social tensions of the era, and we will describe the violence that followed.
  • Pear Deck: Post-War Tensions
  • ​Frayer Model: Communism
  • Thin Slide: Nativism
  • Sketch & Tell: Quota System
  • Frayer Model: Red Summer
  • Numbermania: Post-War America​
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LESSON 5: THE ROARING TWENTIES

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We will summarize the cultural changes of the 1920s, and we will describe the conflicts that developed as a result.
  • This means that we will explain the divide between the traditionalists & modernists in the 1920s, and we will describe the conflicts that developed as a result.
  • It also means we will describe the social trends and innovations that shaped popular culture in the 1920s, and we will evaluate their impact on American society.
Class Materials:
  • Wicked Hydra: The Roaring Twenties
  • Pear Deck: The Roaring Twenties
  • Sketch & Tell: Prohibition
  • ​Sketch & Tell: The Scopes Trial
  • Sketch & Tell: The New Woman
  • Sketch & Tell: The Harlem Renaissance
  • ​Sketch & Tell: Popular Culture
  • ​Activity: Roaring Twenties Museum Box

LESSON 6: THE GREAT DEPRESSION

We will explain the causes of the Great Depression, & we will describe its effects on the United States.
  • This means we will list the causes of the Great Depression, and we will explain how each impacted the health of the American economy.
  • It also means we will describe how the Great Depression affected the lives of ordinary Americans.
  • It also means we will compare & contrast Hoover & Roosevelt's responses to the Great Depression, & we will evaluate their effects on the nation. ​
Class Materials:
  • Pear Deck: The Great Depression​​
  • Stations Activity: Effects of the Great Depression
  • Pear Deck: Hoover's Response
  • Activity: The Election of 1932​
  • Pear Deck: The New Deal
  • Sketch & Tell: New Deal Programs
  • 8 Parts: Constitution Cancelled Cartoon
  • NoCratic Seminar: Critics of the New Deal
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LESSON 7: WORLD WAR II

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We will summarize the origins of World War II, & we can assess its impact on the United States.
  • This means we will identify the events that led to the start of World War II in 1939.
  • It also means that we will analyze the military strategies the United States & its allies pursued during World War II.
  • It also means that we will explain the opportunities & hardships the war created for Americans on the home front.​
​Class Materials:
  • Pear Deck: World War Looms
  • Thin Slide: Appeasement
  • NoCratic Seminar: World War II Begins
  • Sketch & Tell: Isolationism vs. Internationalism
  • Sketch & Tell Comics: The War in Europe
  • Sketch & Tell Comics: The War in the Pacific
  • Pear Deck: The Decision to Drop the Bomb
  • Pear Deck: The War at Home​

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