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American Expansion and Imperialism

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

5 lessons

Goal

Examine the debate over American overseas expansion, the outcomes of the Spanish-American War, and the growth of U.S. influence in Latin America and the Pacific.

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us-utU.S. II Standard 3.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Students will evaluate the positive and negative impacts of imperialism on the U.S. and the U.S. territorial interests, such as the Philippines, Cuba, Guam, Hawaii, Panama, and Puerto Rico.