Objectives:

• Students will discuss U.S. imperialism.
• Students will assess the Spanish-American-Cuban war.
• Students will examine the Open Door Policy.

Today, students turned in their homework and briefly discussed imperialism.

Students then began taking notes over United States’ involvement in imperialism.

Students went to this website and watched the videos

1. The USS Maine Remembered

2. War with Spain in 1898

Students, in their notes, needed to briefly explain the Who, What, When, Where, and Why of the Spanish American War.

Students then continued taking notes and finally summarized the Open Door Policy after reading about it in their textbooks.

Homework:  Finish Open Door Policy questions if necessary