U.S. History

Mr. Beam’s Homework Page

2008-2009

Instructor: Rod Beam

U.S. History

Phone: 972-239-8011 ext. 2322

Classroom –4034 Office - 4038

emailto:rbeam@parishepiscopal.org Popular Music in American Society

Dec. 17 (A) – Dec. 18 (B)

Classroom

· Turn in Taft and Wilson Administration Worksheet

· Handed back Chapter 12 Test

Class Discussion

Progressive Presidents: Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

Presidential Election of 1912

Homework

Read Chapter 14 Sec. 1 ______________________________________________________________________

Dec. 15 (A) – Dec. 16 (B)

Classroom

· Turn in Chapter 13 Key Terms and People

Class Discussion

Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt (Power point)

Film Clip on T. Roosevelt

Homework

Chapter 13 Taft and Wilson Administration Worksheet

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Dec. 11 (A) – Dec. 12 (B)

Classroom

· Take Chapter 12 Test Rise of Imperialism

Homework

Read Chapter 13 on T. Roosevelt, W. H. Taft, and W. Wilson

Handout Chapter 13 Key Terms and People

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Dec. 9 (A) – Dec. 10 (B)

Class Discussion

· McKinley Assassination

· America Asian Foreign Policy

· Boxer Rebellion

· America Builds the Panama Canal

· Gunboat Diplomacy

Homework

· Study for Chapter 12 Test

· Complete DBQ: Becoming a World Power

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Dec. 5 (A) – Dec. 8 (B)

Classroom

· Hand in Chapter 12 Sec. 2 Worksheet

· Take Becoming a World Power Quiz

Class Discussion

· Spanish- American War

· Imperialist – Anti-Imperialist Debate

Homework

DBQ: Becoming a World Power

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Dec. 3 (A) – Dec. 4 (B)

Classroom

Hand in Chapter 12 Key Terms and People

Class Discussion

· Reasons for the Spanish American War

o Cuban Civil War

o Yellow Journalism

o Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

o De Lome` Letter

o Jingoism

Homework

Chapter 12 Sec. 2 Worksheet

Study for Quiz over Imperialism and Reasons for the Spanish- American War

Read the Handout “The Spanish-American War”

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Dec. 1 (A) – Dec. 2 (B)

Classroom

· Handout Semester Exam

Class Discussion

· U.S. Becomes a World Power

· Rise of Imperialism

· Reasons for Imperialism

· Race for Empire

· Desire for New Markets

· Feeling of Superiority

· Spread of Democracy

· Spread of Christianity

· Building a Modern Navy

· Opening up Trade with Japan

· Annexation of Alaska and Hawaii

Homework

Read Chapter 12

Chapter 12 Key Terms and People