America OverseasPlease pick up a 3 column journal

A textbookHave something to write with.

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.

• Listen to this song by ABBA, “The Winner takes it all”.

• Think about the song and what its connection to the topic might be?

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

3 column journal

You will be looking up information and providing text detail for the following topics :1. Hawaii2. Alaska3. Panama Canal4. Boxer Rebellion/Open Door Policy5. Japan/Commodore Perry

You will read the following pages for each topic and record information on your journal.

1. Hawaii - page 678-6812. Alaska- page -676-73. Panama Canal- page 690-6934. Boxer Rebellion/Open Door Policy- page 6825. Japan/Commodore Perry- page 675, 683Why passage is important is in your own words.The evidence is quoting the source, what paragraph, what does the text say exactly. Yes include the exact paragraph and page #.

Sample response

• Why passage is important is in your own words.

• The evidence is quoting the source, what paragraph, what does the text say exactly.

• Yes include the exact paragraph and page #.

3 column journal

• Passage – Hawaii Page 678-681

• In my own words : Princess Liluokalani had an idea that her country as she knew it was not going to last much longer. The US planters threatened the country of Hawaii as it was.

• Evidence from the text: page 679 2nd paragraph

Con’t

• Passage –

• In my own words: Hawaii was a good place to stop on the way to Japan to refuel ships, Americans took control of Hawaii and annexed it to the USA even though the Hawaiians did not want to be a part of it.

• Evidence: page 680-1 – last paragraph

Let’s get started• Complete Alaska on your own.

• Why passage is important is in your own words.

• The evidence is quoting the source, what paragraph, what does the text say exactly. Yes include the exact paragraph and page #.

• You have 15 minutes.

• We will review what you come up with then.

With a partner of your choice

Complete :• Alaska• Panama Canal• Boxer Rebellion/Open Door Policy• Japan/Commodore Perry

• You have 30 minutes.

• We will review when you are done

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.