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American Imperialism

Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 8
Lesson Length: 45 minutes
Keywords/Tags: American History, Spanish-American War, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Imperialism, Roosevelt, Cuba, Hawaii
Lesson Description: In the late 1800s as the American economy recovered from the civil war and a new era of American history known as the gilded age began America began to expand it's influence abroad beginning an age of American imperialism.

SS.8.A.1.6 Compare interpretations of key events and issues throughout American History.
SS.8.E.2.2 Explain the economic impact of government policies.
SS.8.G.1.2 Use appropriate geographic tools and terms to identify and describe significant places and regions in American history.
SS.8.G.2.1 Identify the physical elements and the human elements that define and differentiate regions as relevant to American history.

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Video : American Imperialism: Crash Course US History #28

Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.

Description: Learn about America's changing role in the world as the century changed from the 1800s to the 1900s.

Quiz : US Imperialism quiz

Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.

Question #1

What was the primary motivator for US imperialism?

A) Prestige

B) Economic profit

C) Scientific curiosity

D) Desire for land to settle

E) Because everyone else had one

Question #2

Why did the US want to be involved in trade with China?

A) China made all of the stuff

B) It's close to India

C) China had all the customers

D) They thought it was cool

E) China was poor

Question #3

What did Fillabustering mean before the civil war?

A) Invading another country

B) Moving cargo

C) Talking for a really long time

D) Refueling coal

E) Building a canal

Question #4

A primary factor in American Expansion was the desire for coal refueling bases.

A) True

B) False

Question #5

Who opened Japan up for trade with America?

A) Danny Devito

B) Ulysses S Grant

C) David Schwimmer

D) Theodore Roosevelt

E) Mathew Perry

Question #6

When did America annex Hawaii

A) 1903

B) 1897

C) 1898

D) 1902

E) 1959

Question #7

Which President was in charge when the Spanish-American war began?

A) William McKinley

B) George Washington

C) James Monroe

D) Theodore Roosevelt

E) Grover Cleveland

Question #8

What territory did the US NOT annex durintg the Spanish-American war.

A) The Philippines

B) Quam

C) Puerta Rico

D) Cuba

E) Hawaii

Question #9

Why did the Filipinos fight against the United States?

A) They were loyal to Spain

B) For fun

C) They wanted independence

D) They were loyal to Japan

E) They were mean

Question #10

America used concentration camps in the Philippines.

A) True

B) False

Description: In this quiz you will answer the correct choice based on the information from the video.

Resources : Additional reading and visual aids

Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.

Primary descriptions of the SPanish-American war
This source offers primary accounts into the war.

Chronicling the American-Philippine war
Old news papers from the time.

The US becomes a World Power
Visual aids to help understand the war.

Standards: SS.8.A.1.6, SS.8.E.2.2, SS.8.G.1.2, SS.8.G.2.1

Video : American Imperialism: Crash Course US History #28

Quiz : US Imperialism quiz

Resources : Additional reading and visual aids