Content Specification - SS.11.6.a.1:
Students will examine factors such as the economic and strategic interests that led the United States to seek foreign markets, resources, and coaling stations, including interest in Hawaii.

Content Specification - SS.11.6.a.2:
Students will investigate the causes and effects of the Spanish‐American War, evaluating Spanish, Cuban, and United States interests and actions.

Content Specification - SS.11.6.a.3:
Students will examine debates between anti‐imperialists and imperialists surrounding ratification of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and annexation of the Philippines.

Content Specification - SS.11.6.a.4:
Students will investigate expanding American influence in the Caribbean and Latin America through the creation of the Panama Canal and the Roosevelt Corollary.