Current Event Journal Assignment U3-4

Over the course of the class, you will be retrieving and evaluating current event articles (in the last 5 years); making connections between the units we are currently studying and today. You will be responsible for finding an online article from a reputable news source. For example Time.com, USA Today, The New York Times, etc.

See the attachment for specific details and grading criteria for the Current Events Journal Assignment for Units 3-4.

Due: Sunday 11:59 pm at the end of Unit 4.

 

 

Readings and Resources

Readings and Resources

eBook:

Hamby, A.L., Neely, M.S. & Clack, G. (2009). Outline of U.S. history. New York: Nova Science Publishers. 

• Chapter 8: Growth and Transformation, pp. 125-130
  • Read the following sections: Ambivalent Empire: The Canals & the Americas, United States and Asia
• Chapter 10: War, Prosperity, and Depression, pp. 141-144
  • Read the following sections: War and Neutral Rights, United States Enters World War I, The League of Nations, Postwar Unrest

Articles, Websites, and Videos:

Read the following:

WILLIAM McKINLEY:War Message, 1898. (2020). Mtholyoke.Edu.

• William McKinley’s War Message

Milestones: 1899–1913 – Office of the Historian. (2020). State.Gov.

• The Roosevelt Crollary to the Monroe Doctrine

The Zimmermann Telegram. (2016, August 15). National Archives.

• Zimmerman Telegram

Our Documents – Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Germany (1917). (2020).

• Woodrow Wilson’s Joint Address to Congress Leading to Declaration of War Against Germany

Our Documents – President Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points (1918). (2020).

• Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points

Also see:

The following video is the story of how the United States entered World War I. Click on the link below. 

History.com Editors. (2019). World War I. History Channel.

This video is a quick glimpse at what it took to build the Panama Canal and why its economic and political importance.

Watch VideoDeconstructing History – Panama Canal

 

Duration: 2:08
User: Terranostrum – Added: 3/24/15

 This video is an overview of the conflict between Spain, their colonies and the United States. 

Watch VideoSpanish American War

 

Duration: 2:33
User: Historical Thinking Matters – Added: 10/24/13

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