American History II with Ms. Byrne



America Becomes a World Power

Directions: Work with one partner or by yourself!!!

1. Please place the events and their dates in chronological order on the timeline. Hence, the idea of a timeline, events in order!!! You will find the dates to these events on the following pages in your textbook and/or in your imperialism and new American diplomacy notes.

|Event |Date |

|Hawaii Annexed |1899 |

|Foraker Act established a civil government for the commonwealth of Puerto Rico |1900 |

|Perry opened trade with Japan |1853 |

|Spanish-American War (Annex Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam) |1898 |

|Wake and American Samoa Annexed |1899 |

|Trade agreement with Hawaii |1875 |

|Alfred T. Mahan published The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 |1890 |

|Explosion of the USS Maine off the coast of Cuba |1898 |

|Monroe Doctrine (write a brief explanation) |1823 |

|Open Door Policy with China |1899 |

|U.S. bought Alaska from Russia |1867 |

|Manifest Destiny (write a brief explanation) |1830-1850 |

|Panama Canal finished by U.S. |1904-1914 |

|George Washington’s Farewell Address “no permanent alliances” |1796 |

|“Roosevelt Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine Created |1904 |

2. Each timeline must include a title. The title must be centered on the paper and colored.

3. Use a ruler and place your timeline line in the center of the paper(s).

4. Place each year on the timeline 2 inches apart.

5. Place all events and dates on the timeline.

6. Write each phrase by its corresponding year(s) on the timeline.

(EX: 1917-1918 “U.S. enters World War I”)

7. Pick 8 of the events on the timeline and draw 8 pictures that represent each one of those events. The pictures must clearly represent the events chosen. NO STICK FIGURES!!! BE CREATIVE!!! COLOR ALL PICTURES NEATLY!!!

This project is worth a total of 50 points

Due Date: _________________________________________________

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