M5 Overview

Module 5 - THE U.S. AND THE WORLD

 Enlightening the World

image from Digital History Links to an external site.

Lesson Objectives: 

Upon completion of this lesson, students should be able to:

  •   analyze U.S. imperialism in the Americas and Pacific Islands
  •   reconstruct U.S. involvement in World War I

 Module Audio Introduction (Transcript)

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Activities for Module 5:

  • Text Reading from  Links to an external site.Digital History Links to an external site.- In this module, you'll be reading about America's transformation to a colonial power and involvement in World War I.

  • Video Viewing: You'll get to see history in action viewing the following video
    •  Sinking of the Lusitania (1915):  a 10 min documentary on the event that catalyzed U.S. opinion against Germany during the First World War.
  • Writing Reflection: You'll have an opportunity to write about what you've learned from this module's resources.