America in the Age of Imperialism: 1898-1920
In America in the Age of Imperialism: 1898-1920, progressivism is addressed in lessons on Jane Addams and Hull House, the trust busting efforts of President Theodore Roosevelt, the efforts of the organizers of the anti-lynching crusade, and the philosophical beliefs of the Social Gospel. Imperialism is addressed in lessons on the Panama Canal, Cuba and yellow journalism, the immigration and treatment of Japanese Americans, and the debate over Philippine intervention. Finally, the popular culture of the time period is examined in lessons on the growth of professional baseball and the writings of Mark Twain.
About the Series:
Social Studies curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with background and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These materials encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
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Student Activities
Students explore the Age of Imperialism using photographs, letters, diaries, newspaper headlines, political cartoons, broadsides, and other primary sources. Activities for each lesson incorporate one or more of these sources to give students the flavor of the era and to encourage independent, collaborative, and creative thinking, problem solving, and decision-making.
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