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Big Stick Diplomacy and the Panama Canal
Evaluate Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy, the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, and the geopolitical acquisition of the Panama Canal.
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American Imperialism and the Emergence of a World Power
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Analyze the economic, geographic, and ideological drivers behind late 19th-century American foreign policy and overseas territorial expansion.
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6.1.12.EconGE.6.aNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th GradeDetermine the role geography played in gaining access to raw materials and finding new global markets to promote trade.
6.1.12.HistoryCC.6.bNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th GradeCompare and contrast the foreign policies of American presidents during this time period and analyze how these presidents contributed to the United States becoming a world power.