Explain why significant events, policies, and individuals, including the Spanish-American War, U.S. expansionism, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Sanford B. Dole Video Lesson

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Curriculum-aligned Grade 11 Social Studies lesson video for Explain why significant events, policies, and individuals, including the Spanish-American War, U.S. expansionism, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Sanford B. Dole. Use it for classroom preview, instruction support, or home review.

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Video Learning Notes

This lesson examined how the Spanish-American War, U.S. expansionism, and key individuals such as Alfred Thayer Mahan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Sanford B. Dole contributed to the United States becoming a world power between 1898 and 1920. Students explored territorial acquisitions like Guam, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico, analyzed primary sources, and created timelines to understand the connections among events, policies, and people. The lesson emphasized the strategic, military, and political factors that propelled the U.S. onto the global stage.

Learning Goals

• Explain how the Spanish-American War, U.S. expansionism, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Sanford B. Dole contributed to the United States becoming a world power.
• Evaluate the impact of American expansionism by examining acquisitions such as Guam, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico.

Curriculum Context

Grade: Grade 11

Subject: Social Studies

Curriculum: TEKS