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Class-time will be coordinated
Course Type
Description
This course offers a comprehensive exploration of American foreign policy, delving into the motivations, interests, and justifications behind its actions on the global stage. Through detailed analysis, we will examine specific regions including Hawai’i, Cuba, the Philippines, Nicaragua, and various Latin American countries. Special attention will be given to America’s historical participation in conflicts and wars within these regions, encompassing pivotal events such as the Spanish-American War, the Mexican-American War, as well as its roles in World War I and World War II. Students will gain a nuanced understanding of how these engagements have shaped America’s international relations and its broader impact on global affairs.
State Standards
HSS.USI.T7.05
Analyze the causes and course of the growing role of the United States in world affairs from the Civil War to World War I, researching and reporting on one of the following ideas, policies, or events, and, where appropriate, including maps, timelines, and other visual resources to clarify connections among nations and events.
The influence of the United States in Hawaii (1898)
The Spanish-American War (1898) and resulting changes in sovereignty for Cuba, the Philippines
HSS.USI.T7.06
Explain the rationale and events leading to the entry of the U.S. into World War I
HSS.USI.T7.07
Analyze the role played by the U.S. in support of the Allies and in the conduct of the war
Supports Available to Students
Tier 1 (Supports provided to ALL students)
- Facing History and Ourselves
- Stanford History Education Project (SHEG) Reading Like a Historian
Tier 3 (Intensive supports provided to SMALL groups or INDIVIDUAL students)
- Weekly academic check-ins
Skills-learned
- Critical Thinking Skills, particularly around argumentation
- Assessment strategy and planning
- Notetaking
About Oris Bryant
Oris T. Bryant has been an educator for a total of 18 years. Raised in Mattapan and after graduating from Brown University with a law and public policy degree, he began his teaching and coaching career in New Hampshire. After six years in education, he attended Rutgers Law School - Newark and practiced corporate law for several large Boston law firms. Returning to education in 2010, he has worked at the Noble & Greenough School for the last eleven years. His responsibilities include: social science and humanities teacher (grades 9-12), coaching varsity basketball, advising students and student groups, such as Mock Trial, and working with the school’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion department. He has been married for twenty years and has three children (19, 17, 14). In his spare time, Oris loves to shoot hoops, read science fiction, write and watch movies.