Topic :Early Imperialism
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The Age of Imperialism
Commercial site, but contains a good mix of text, photos, links, and video clips about American imperialism at the turn of the century
Anti-Imperialism in the United States, 1898-1935
Has useful primary and secondary materials on American anti-imperialism, with special focus on the Philippine-American War
Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War
Crucible of Empire, this site offers a timeline of the major events before, during, and after the war; original 1890s sheet music popular during the War; photographs of the major figures involved; newspaper articles and headlines from 1890s newspapers; classroom activities for teachers and students; historical resources, including recent scholarship concerning the war, bibliographies, and links to other web sites; and a quiz designed to test visitor knowledge about the war and this colorful moment in American history.
Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures
This presentation features 68 motion pictures produced between 1898 and 1901 of the Spanish-American War and the subsequent Philippine Revolution. These films were made by the Edison Manufacturing Company and the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company and consist of actualities filmed in the U.S., Cuba, and the Philippines, showing troops, ships, notable figures, and parades, as well as reenactments of battles and other war-time events. The Special Presentation presents the motion pictures in chronological order together with brief essays that provide a historical context for their filming.
The Age of Imperialism
"The Age of Imperialism" represents one chapter of An On-Line History of the United States, a new program that combines an engaging narrative with the broad resources available to students on the Internet. You can use this chapter in place of a standard textbook treatment of nineteenth-century American expansionism, or you can use it to supplement your existing Social Studies materials. The following lesson plan helps you establish and extend historical and instructional contexts and integrate the material into your United States history curriculum.
Hawaii's Last Queen (PBS)
PBS video companion site about Queen Lili'uokalani and her legacy
White Man's Burden
This site provides access to Kipling's poem as well as some of the articles and cartoons it inspired
Lesson Plans, Teacher Guides, Activities and more
Spanish American War from the Organization of American Historians Magazine
There are lessons for 10th and 11th grade teachers, even those without an Internet link in their classrooms, as pdf files that require Acrobat Reader but may be printed off for classroom use. In Birth of the American Empire as Seen Through Political Cartoons 1898-1905 students review and discuss six political cartoons.
Spanish American War Educational Activities
The PBS Crucible of Empire site offers essay questions and a Spanish American War quiz
Lesson Plan: Age of Imperialism
Lesson plan objectives include: to describe the foreign policy known as expansionism or imperialism, and explain what motivated the United States to adopt this policy in the nineteenth century, identify Alfred T. Mahan, Matthew C. Perry, Millard Fillmore, Queen Liliuokalani, Sanford B. Dole, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer, Theodore Roosevelt, George Dewey, Emilio Aguinaldo, Tsu Hsi, John Hay, Ferdinand de Lesseps, William Howard Taft, and Adolfo Diaz, and locate and describe the historical significance of Edo Bay, Nagasaki, Hawaiian Islands, Pearl Harbor, Cuba, Havana, Philippine Islands, Manila Bay, San Juan hills, Kettle Hill, Santiago, Puerto Rico, Guam, China, Forbidden City, Beijing, Panama, and Nicaragua.
Debate: Should the U.S. Annex the Philippines?
In this activity, students analyze primary documents from a variety of perspectives to gain an understanding of contemporary arguments for and against U.S. annexation of the Philippines. After reading the documents, students choose one document, prepare their arguments, and debate U.S. annexation of the Philippines from the perspective of the author of their document. Provided by the American Social History Project
Poetry Analysis: "The White Man's Burden"
This activity asks students to consider Rudyard Kipling’s “The White Man’s Burden”, which urged the U. S. to take up the “burden” of empire. Designed for high school students, this interdisciplinary activity will help students to examine differing perspectives on imperialism at the turn of the century. Provided by the American Social History Project
Activity: A Soldier's Letter Home From the Philippines
This activity asks students to read and analyze letters written by U.S. soldiers serving in the Philippine-American War. Designed for high school students, it uses primary documents from the perspective of frontline soldiers to explore questions of imperialism, racial difference, and war in the early twentieth century. Designed by the American Social History Project
From Isolation to Empire: Multiple Choice Quiz, Fill-in-the-Blank, Flashcards, American History Glossary, American History Appendix
The Student Resources section of The American Nation companion web site features introductions to chapters, interactive quizzes, flashcards, web links, an American History Glossary, and an American History Appendix
Playing By Different Rules: Examining American Imperialism Abroad
In this New York Times lesson, students learn about the concept of American imperialism by researching and analyzing historical examples of American imperialism. They then draft a set of laws that would govern the actions of powerful nations in other countries.(September 18, 2002)
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20030604wednesday.html
In this New York Times lesson, students research how and why different parts of the world were colonized, considering the pros and cons for both the rulers and the ruled.(June 4, 2003)
Interpreting Primary Sources
Digital History provides brief excerpts from primary sources and statistics and also questions to think about: Imperialism and the Spanish American War
Digital History Resource Guides
The Digital Resource Guides provides links to American history web sites by period and provide historical overviews, readings (online textbook chapter, Reader's Companion) primary source documents (documents, maps, cartoons), teaching resources (chronologies, maps, quizzes), audio-visual resources, and additional resources. It is an excellent and comprehensive teaching resource.
HistoryTeacher.net: AP United States History Quizzes
A New York teacher has produced a great general site for history teachers that offers AP-level United States history quizzes on many different periods and topics.
AP United States History DBQs:1875-1925
These student-created DBQs are part of the excellent Historyteacher.net site
The American People: Becoming a World Power
PowerPoint Presentation on American imperialism as part of the online companion to The American People. Click Chapter 20.
Hawaii Quiz
From PBS Hawaii's Last Queen
Age of Imperialism Unit Test
Multiple Choice
The American Nation: Internet Activities
Prentice Hall's phschool.com offers internet activities based on their The American Nation textbook chapters. Middle School grades.
A History of the United States: Internet Activities and Student Self Test Questions
Prentice Hall's phschool.com offers internet activities and interactive quizzes based on A History of the United States textbook chapters. High School.