Spanish-American War and Panama Canal

Lesson Overview

Students will be able to understand the reason for the United States gaining control of new territories. Students will know the background information concerning the Panama Canal and the United States' involvement in the building.

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Less than 1 hour

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Informational sheets on Spanish-American War and Panama-Canal, worksheet with fill in the blank answers, cards with answers to worksheet with exercises on the back.

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5-3 The student will demonstrate an understanding of major domestic and foreign developments that contributed to the United States becoming a world power.
- The Industrial Revolution, urbanization, and access to resources contributed to the United States becoming a world power in the early twentieth century. At the same time, discriminatory practices abounded. To understand the rise of the United States a...
  - 5-3.5 Summarize the reasons for the United States control of new territories as a result of the Spanish American War and the building of the Panama Canal, including the need for raw materials and new markets and competition with other world powers.

Lesson Created By: Raney Stogner