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Big Stick Diplomacy, the Roosevelt Corollary, and the Panama Canal
Explain how Theodore Roosevelt applied the Roosevelt Corollary to police the Western Hemisphere and build the Panama Canal.
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American Expansion and Imperialism
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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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U.S. II Standard 3.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeStudents will describe how the role of the U.S. in world affairs changed at the turn of the 20th century, and evaluate the arguments used to promote or discourage involvement in world affairs, such as those of the “big stick,” Mahan, the Roosevelt Corollary, and the Anti-imperialist League.
U.S. II Standard 3.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeStudents 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.