America OverseasPlease pick up an Orange packetAn atlas from the green bin

Have something to write with.

Place your homework in the BLUE bin

If you were absent last class, check the absent folder on the wall and SEE ME

Imperialism

The Age of Imperialism was a time period beginning around 1870 when modern, relatively developed nations were taking over less developed areas, colonizing them, or influencing them in order to expand their own power.

Imperialism

Turn and tell your neighbor what you think Imperialism is in your own words.

What might be a way to visual represent imperialism?

What images come to mind ?

What is the meaning of these pictures?

I am going to show you some political cartoons.

Thinking about the term imperialism and what it means…

What are these images trying to tell us?

Political Cartoons of the time

Video intro to American Imperialism

14 min CRASH COURSE on the topic we are learning today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfsfoFqsFk4&feature=youtu.bey !

See if there is anything you can record about the countries listed on the orange packet.

Look at the countries listed on the front page of the Orange packet.

Do you remember these from last class? The US actually acquires these during the late 1800s

early 1900s. What does acquire mean? Let’s take a look at the when, how, president, still owned

and if it is a Nation/state/ or territory today

Please record on your own paper.

Working with your 12 O clock partner

Read about the Spanish American War on pages 72-73 of your atlas.

Complete pages 38a and 38b with your partner. This will be taken for a grade. You have 25 minutes and no more!

Political Cartoon after the Spanish American War

Please say good bye to your partner, turn in your paper in the blue bin, return the atlases Let’s dive deeper with the content and turn to page 2nd

page of the packet. You will watch a 30 minute video on the time period. The 2nd page does not match the video exactly, try your

best, we will review answers when we are done

http://www.learn360.com/Popup/popupPlayer.aspx?Playlist=1077352&Player=12&LocationID=4929497

Closure

What is imperialism and how did the United States get involved in other countries?

Give specific examples including naming the country and the involvement.