USH.28
Rise to Power
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Game Info for Teachers
COMBINED RATING
4.5 Stars
TEACHERS (2)
5.0
STUDENTS (1)
4.0
LENGTH
15 Minutes
GRADES
5
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
Text-to-Speech Support
Saves Progress
Description
Step back in time and discover how the United States evolved into a global power! In this adventure, you’ll travel through towns, meet villagers, and uncover stories about the Spanish-American War, World War I, and life on the home front. Talk to characters, complete quests, and learn how ordinary people shaped extraordinary events in history.
Vocabulary Words
Cuba
Freedom
Fairness
Respect
Second Class Citizens
Weyler
Yellow Journalism
Victory Gardens
Liberty Bond
Philippines
Treaty of Paris
Platt Amendment
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Growth into a World Power: Early 1900s Foreign Affairs. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Analyze how propaganda was used to build public support for both imperialism and participation in World War I.
Evaluate the successes and failures of the League of Nations and American foreign policy after World War I.
Describe how American civilians contributed to the war effort on the home front.
Analyze the causes of World War I and explain why the United States initially remained neutral.
Evaluate Filipino resistance to U.S. imperialism, including Emilio Aguinaldo’s call for independence.
Evaluate the outcomes of the Treaty of Paris (1898) and its impact on U.S. territorial expansion.
Interpret how yellow journalism influenced American public opinion toward war with Spain.
Analyze the causes and consequences of the Spanish-American War.
Explain the motives for American expansion overseas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Assess the reasons for U.S. entry into World War I in 1917.
Interpret Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points and how they differed from the Treaty of Versailles.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What was the Spanish American War? Who were the Rough Riders?
After the Game
How does the US still have control in Cuba? How did the Spanish American War contribute to WWI?
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Game Details
Difficulty
Content Integration
Lexile Level
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