WEDNESDAY--FALL CONFERENCES THURS AND FRI

EQ:
Why did the US become an imperialist power in the late 19th century?
What were the impacts of America's new approach to foreign nations?

CW:
history of U.S. military engagements up to the Spanish-American War
discussion: What role should the U.S. have in global affairs?
notes: roots of American imperialism
annexation of Hawaii--1898
18:2 notes--Spanish-American War (1898)
video clip from The Roosevelts DVD (1:21:00--1:35:38)--covers the S-A War in Cuba
Treaty of Paris--1898
notes: the Philippines War (1899--1902)
water cure
Why did some US soldiers treat Filipinos with brutality? (small group activity)
compose a paragraph answering the above question

HW:
Read
pp. 562-63: Open Door Notes in China and Boxer Rebellion
p. 566--TR and the Panama Canal
p. 568--Roosevelt Corollary