Alabama Social Studies SS24.US2.1b
The Standard
- SS24.US2.1
- Summarize conflicting viewpoints over the United States’ role in the world from the Spanish-American War to its entry into World War I.
Describe the consequences of the Spanish-American War, including the United States’ rise to global prominence, debate over territorial expansion, and military intervention in Cuba and the Philippines.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students trace what changed after the war: the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines and occupied Cuba. They explain how overseas holdings increased U.S. power, why Americans argued over expansion, and why fighting continued in the Philippines.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a map, students can tell which places the United States acquired and why Cuba was different. They can explain one argument against expansion and connect U.S. rule in the Philippines to Filipino resistance.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often say Cuba became a U.S. territory, but it did not. They may think all Filipinos welcomed U.S. rule or confuse the later war against Filipino independence forces with the war against Spain.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name one place the United States acquired and explain how it extended U.S. reach. Then give one argument over expansion and describe one U.S. military action in Cuba or the Philippines.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a blank Caribbean and Pacific map and four sticky notes; mark Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as acquired, Cuba as occupied.
Read a McKinley speech beside an Anti-Imperialist League statement; write which argument the fighting in the Philippines supports and why.
Give groups shuffled cards labeled Treaty of Paris, U.S. annexation, Filipino resistance, and Philippine-American War; arrange them in order and explain each link.
Show a current map of U.S. territories; ask why Puerto Rico and Guam remain territories while Cuba and the Philippines are independent.
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