Date assigned
Tuesday, May 2
Assignment
Read "Bound for Goo-Goo Land" in small groups. Answer the following questions on your own piece of paper:
1) Describe at least 3 reasons the United States was interested in Cuba during the second half of the 1890s.
2) What was the Teller Amendment? Why was it enacted?
3) What role did the media play in the Spanish-American War? What modern event does this remind you of?
4) Why did the United States refuse to follow the Teller Amendment?
5) What was the Platt Amendment? Why was it enacted?
6) In your opinion, did the United States treat Cuba worse than it treated countries like Iran, Guatemala, and Chile during the Cold War? Why?
Due date
Thursday, May 4
Tuesday, May 2
Assignment
Read "Bound for Goo-Goo Land" in small groups. Answer the following questions on your own piece of paper:
1) Describe at least 3 reasons the United States was interested in Cuba during the second half of the 1890s.
2) What was the Teller Amendment? Why was it enacted?
3) What role did the media play in the Spanish-American War? What modern event does this remind you of?
4) Why did the United States refuse to follow the Teller Amendment?
5) What was the Platt Amendment? Why was it enacted?
6) In your opinion, did the United States treat Cuba worse than it treated countries like Iran, Guatemala, and Chile during the Cold War? Why?
Due date
Thursday, May 4
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