Yellow Journalism: The Spanish-American War
This WebQuest gives students the task of creating a homemade newspaper that explores the Spanish-American War and the role of Yellow Journalism in the war.

Opening of the Panama Canal, The
Your quest is to gather information concerning the Panama Canal and become reporters in the year 1914. Pretend you were there at the opening of the canal. What was it like? Interview the people there. What were their feelings-the workers, doctors, engineers, nurses, President Teddy Roosevelt. You are to write a feature story for TIME magazine, design a cover for the magazine, and create a fifteen word crossword puzzle using terms associated with the canal.

America the Empire? The Expansionist Debate
At the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, President William McKinley was presented with some tough choices. The United States had quickly and soundly defeated the Spanish, demonstrating its rising industrial and military might. The victory was celebrated, but the Americans had to determine what to do with the territories liberated from the Spanish, including Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Pacific islands of the Philippines. You are a group of State Department specialists and your job is to make a recommendation to President McKinley about what he should do with one of the territories listed above. Your recommendation can take a stand to annex (take over) the territory or set it free.