Unit 6: The World Stage (American Imperialism)
Introduction
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Unit Compelling Question: How changes in global interaction and consumption affect balance of power in a society?
Analyze how national and global foreign policy led towards a world war.
Describe the atrocities and horrors of what one group in power committed upon other groups
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Standards:
History
8.H.1.1 Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues
8.H.1.2 Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context
8.H.1.3 Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical perspectives
8.H.1.4 Use historical inquiry to evaluate the validity of sources used to construct historical narratives (e.g. formulate historical questions, gather data from a variety of sources, evaluate and interpret data and support interpretations with historical evidence).
8.H.1.5 Analyze the relationship between historical context and decision-making
8.H.2.1 - Explain the impact of economic, political, social, and military conflicts (e.g. war, slavery, states’ rights and citizenship and immigration policies) on the development of North Carolina and the United States.
8.H.2.2 - Summarize how leadership and citizen action’s (e.g. the founding fathers, the Regulators, the (Greensboro Four, and participants of the Wilmington Race Riots, 1898) influenced the outcome of key conflicts in North Carolina and the United States.
8.H.2.3 - Summarize the role of debate, compromise, and negotiation during significant periods in the history of North Carolina and the United States.
8.H.3.1 - Explain how migration and immigration contributed to the development of North Carolina and the United States from colonization to contemporary times (e.g. westward movement, African slavery, Trail of Tears, the Great Migration and Ellis and Angel Island).
Civics & Government
8.C&G.1.3 - Analyze differing viewpoints on the scope and power of state and national governments (e.g. Federalists and Anti-Federalists, education, immigration and healthcare).
8.C&G.1.4 - Analyze access to democratic rights and freedoms among various groups in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. enslaved people, women, wage earners, landless farmers, American Indians, African Americans and other ethnic groups).
8.C&G.2.1 - Evaluate the effectiveness of various approaches used to effect change in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. picketing, boycotts, sit-ins, voting, marches, holding elected office and lobbying).
8.C&G.2.2 - Analyze issues pursued through active citizen campaigns for change (e.g. voting rights and access to education, housing and employment).
Economics
8.E.1.1 - Explain how conflict, cooperation, and competition influenced periods of economic growth and decline (e.g. economic depressions and recessions).
8.E.1.2 - Use economic indicators (e.g. GDP, inflation and unemployment) to evaluate the growth and stability of the economy of North Carolina and the United States.
Geography
8.G.1.1- Explain how location and place have presented opportunities and challenges for the movement of people, goods, and ideas in North Carolina and the United States.
8.G.1.2 - Understand the human and physical characteristics of regions in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. physical features, culture, political organization and ethnic make-up).
8.G.1.3 - Explain how human and environmental interaction affected quality of life and settlement patterns in North Carolina and the United States (e.g.environmental, disasters, infrastructure development, coastal restoration and alternative sources of energy).
Culture
8.C.1.1 - Explain how influences from Africa, Europe, and the Americas impacted North Carolina and the United States (e.g. Columbian Exchange, slavery and the decline of the American Indian populations).
8.C.1.2 Summarize the origin of beliefs, practices, and traditions that represent various groups within North Carolina and the United States (e.g. Moravians, Scots-Irish, Highland Scots, Latinos, Hmong, Africans, and American Indians)
8.C.1.3 - Summarize the contributions of particular groups to the development of North Carolina and the United States (e.g. women, religious groups, and ethnic sectors such as American Indians, African Americans, and European immigrants)
Vocabulary
Embargo - is a government order that restricts commerce with a specified country or the exchange of specific goods. An embargo is usually created as a result of unfavorable political or economic circumstances between nations
Domestic Policy - the set of decisions that a government makes relating to things that directly affect the people in its own country: There's a focus on domestic policy, dealing with issues such as health care and education.
Foreign Policy - a government's strategy in dealing with other nations.
Diplomacy - The art of dealing with people in a sensitive and effective way. The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad.
Nationalism - identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
Militarism - the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
Alliances - a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
Imperialism - a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Creating an Empire.
Dictator - a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.
Trench Warfare - a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.
League of Nations - The League of Nations, abbreviated as LON, was the first worldwide intergovernmental organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. Founded on 10 January 1920 following the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War, it ceased operations on 20 April 1946.
Zimmerman Telegram - a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany. Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Treaty of Versailles - the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers
14 Points - a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918, speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson.
Lend Lease Act - stated that the U.S. government could lend or lease (rather than sell) war supplies to any nation deemed “vital to the defense of the United States.” Under this policy, the United States was able to supply military aid to its foreign allies during the World Wars while still remaining officially neutral.