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Primary Source Activities
William Howard Taft Foreign Policy Cartoon
Author: Jim Worden
Grade(s): 10
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.Level I: Description
1. What are two things you see in this cartoon?
2. Who is the man in the middle of the cartoon? Level II: Interpretation
1. What kind of work do the men in this cartoon perform?
2. Why are these workers cheering? Level III: Analysis
1. What is the significance of the giant pen?
2.Why does the pen say "Conservatism"?
Standards
- History 9-10, Benchmark C: Analyze the reasons that countries gained control of territory through imperialism and the impact on people living in the territory that was controlled.
- Indicator: Grade 10, GLI 5. Trace the development of the United States as a world power with emphasis on: b. U.S. imperialism in the Far East, South Pacific, Caribbean and Central America.
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