Unit 9: America on the World Stage - APUSH with Mr. Johnson

Unit 9: America on the World Stage

Lessons

Foreign Policy After World War I

The Homefront of World War I

Unit 9 Study Guide

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American pageant

Chapter 27 - Empire & Expansion, 1890-1909 (Course Notes)
Skip Chapter 28
Chapter 29 - Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad, 1912-1916 (Course Notes)
Chapter 30 - The War to End War, 1917-1918 (Course Notes)

Essential Questions

Why did the U.S. seek to expand its economic, military, political and cultural influence in the second half of the 19th century?

To what extent was the age of imperialism a departure from previous American foreign policy?

In what ways was the Spanish-American War emblematic of American foreign policy in the late 1800s?

How did Americans debate the United States’ new role in world affairs from 1890-1920?

Why did the United States remain neutral at the beginning of World War I, only to become involved later?

How did American visions of the postwar world differ?

Did American involvement in World War I offer new opportunities or restrict freedoms?

Unit Project

Newscast Presentation

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Sample Presentation Scripts

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