Sussex Pledge
propaganda
Zimmerman Telegram
Russian Revolution
Election of 1916
Declaration of War
sorry for the late post.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Friday, March 16, 2007
Homework: Progressive Era
For the weekend of March 16th-18th you should:
Outline Chapter 21 in AMSCO
Define and give the significance of appropriate terms.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Imperialism in China and Panama, Roosevelt Corollary
Finish reading and notes for Chapter 30
Terms:
Phillipine Commision and "benevolent assimilation"
Open Door Policy
Boxer Rebellion
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901
"Big Brother" policy
"preventitive intervention" and the Roosevelt Corollary
Root-Takahira agreement of 1908
What is meant by "Big Stick Diplomacy"?
Friday, March 09, 2007
Weekend of 3/9-3/11 Homework
Page 664-673 in Pageant. Read and outline.
Terms:
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, Treaty of Paris, Anti-imperialism, self- determination, Anti-Imperialist League, Philippine?American War, Emilio Auginaldo, Taft Commission, the Insular Cases (DeLima v. Bidwell, Downes v. Bidwell, etc.), Foraker Act, Leonard Wood, Platt Amendment, Jones Act
Homework Question:
1. Why did the proposed annexation of the Philippines create such conflict among Americans? What were the arguments for and against the annexation of the Philippines?
2. What arguments did Anti-imperialists use to oppose annexation of the Philippines and imperialism more generally? Why might individuals as diverse as Samuel Gompers, Andrew Carnegie, and Booker T. Washington have all opposed imperialism? What impact might this diversity have had on the effectiveness of the anti- imperialist movement? 3. How might both imperialism and anti-imperialism be seen as progressive?
4. Traditionally, why might historians have rarely written about the Philippine- American War?
5. Why had Philippine leader Emilio Auginaldo supported the United States in the Spanish-American War? Why did Auginaldo, who had supported the U.S. in the Spanish-American War, then lead a revolt against the U.S. in 1899?
6. What was the Taft Commission? What did it indicate about the way Americans saw their role in the Philippines? In what sense was the Taft Commission progressive?
7. What principle did the U.S. Supreme Court assert in the Insular Cases (Dooley v. U.S., Downes v. Bidwell, etc.)? What did this suggest about the way Americans viewed the peoples of territories annexed by the United States during the late 19th century?
8. What was the Foraker Act? What did it suggest about the way Americans viewed the United Statesí role in the Western Hemisphere during the late 19th and early 20th century?
9. What were the provisions of the Platt Amendment? What did it suggest about the way Americans viewed the United Statesí role in the Western Hemisphere during the late 19th and early 20th century?
Terms:
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, Treaty of Paris, Anti-imperialism, self- determination, Anti-Imperialist League, Philippine?American War, Emilio Auginaldo, Taft Commission, the Insular Cases (DeLima v. Bidwell, Downes v. Bidwell, etc.), Foraker Act, Leonard Wood, Platt Amendment, Jones Act
Homework Question:
1. Why did the proposed annexation of the Philippines create such conflict among Americans? What were the arguments for and against the annexation of the Philippines?
2. What arguments did Anti-imperialists use to oppose annexation of the Philippines and imperialism more generally? Why might individuals as diverse as Samuel Gompers, Andrew Carnegie, and Booker T. Washington have all opposed imperialism? What impact might this diversity have had on the effectiveness of the anti- imperialist movement? 3. How might both imperialism and anti-imperialism be seen as progressive?
4. Traditionally, why might historians have rarely written about the Philippine- American War?
5. Why had Philippine leader Emilio Auginaldo supported the United States in the Spanish-American War? Why did Auginaldo, who had supported the U.S. in the Spanish-American War, then lead a revolt against the U.S. in 1899?
6. What was the Taft Commission? What did it indicate about the way Americans saw their role in the Philippines? In what sense was the Taft Commission progressive?
7. What principle did the U.S. Supreme Court assert in the Insular Cases (Dooley v. U.S., Downes v. Bidwell, etc.)? What did this suggest about the way Americans viewed the peoples of territories annexed by the United States during the late 19th century?
8. What was the Foraker Act? What did it suggest about the way Americans viewed the United Statesí role in the Western Hemisphere during the late 19th and early 20th century?
9. What were the provisions of the Platt Amendment? What did it suggest about the way Americans viewed the United Statesí role in the Western Hemisphere during the late 19th and early 20th century?
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Homework, Night of Wednesday March 7th
Read and outline pages 641-649 (stop at Dewey's May Day...)
Terms and Names:
Alaska Purchase
"new imperialism"
"new imperialism"
"Big Sister Policy"
Pan-American Conference
Monroe Doctrine (revisited)
Hawaiin issue (describe annexation wishes)
Cuban Revolution
jingoism
"yellow journalism" (role it played in affairs of Latin America)
the Maine incident
Teller Amendment
Friday, March 02, 2007
Night of Monday February 5th Homework
If you haven't already, take notes on Pageant 28. Appropriate terms and names defined.
William Jennings Bryan "Cross of Gold" speech
Homework Questions:
1. What principles did the Democratic Party support during the last decades of the 19th century? What principles did the Republican Party support? What policies did each party promote? What groups of people tended to vote Democratic? Republican?
2. What were the sources of agrarian discontent during the late 19th century? In what sense was their discontent based on economic factors? In what sense was their discontent as much the result of cultural changes in American society during the late 19th century as it was the result of economic concerns?
3. What were the initial purposes of the Grange and the farmersí alliances of the late 19th century? How did they evolve into a political movement?
4. What role did blacks play in farmer alliances and in the emerging Populist movement? How did whites in these organizations view blacks?
5. How did the Populists fair in the election of 1892? In what sense were election results disappointing to Populists? In what sense were the Populists successful?
The following questions relate to the speech linked above.
6. In his "Cross of Gold" speech, how does Bryan (a Populist-Democrat) depict the Democratic party? What critique of his political opponents is implicit in Bryanís speech?
7. In his "Cross of Gold" speech, how does Bryan characterize cities? How does he characterize farming? What does this indicate about the cultural concerns of the Populist movement?
8. In the "Cross of Gold," what does Bryan mean when he says that "It is the issue of 1776 all over again."?
9. In the "Cross of Gold," how does Bryan depict the gold and the gold standard? How does he depict silver?
William Jennings Bryan "Cross of Gold" speech
Homework Questions:
1. What principles did the Democratic Party support during the last decades of the 19th century? What principles did the Republican Party support? What policies did each party promote? What groups of people tended to vote Democratic? Republican?
2. What were the sources of agrarian discontent during the late 19th century? In what sense was their discontent based on economic factors? In what sense was their discontent as much the result of cultural changes in American society during the late 19th century as it was the result of economic concerns?
3. What were the initial purposes of the Grange and the farmersí alliances of the late 19th century? How did they evolve into a political movement?
4. What role did blacks play in farmer alliances and in the emerging Populist movement? How did whites in these organizations view blacks?
5. How did the Populists fair in the election of 1892? In what sense were election results disappointing to Populists? In what sense were the Populists successful?
The following questions relate to the speech linked above.
6. In his "Cross of Gold" speech, how does Bryan (a Populist-Democrat) depict the Democratic party? What critique of his political opponents is implicit in Bryanís speech?
7. In his "Cross of Gold" speech, how does Bryan characterize cities? How does he characterize farming? What does this indicate about the cultural concerns of the Populist movement?
8. In the "Cross of Gold," what does Bryan mean when he says that "It is the issue of 1776 all over again."?
9. In the "Cross of Gold," how does Bryan depict the gold and the gold standard? How does he depict silver?
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