TEKS 113.41(d)(4)(A)
explain why significant events, policies, and individuals, including the Spanish-American War, U.S. expansionism, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Sanford B. Dole moved the United States into the position of a world power;
Source: Texas Administrative Code §113.41 (Chapter 113) · Adopted 2022
Knowledge & Skills 113.41(d)(4)
History
The student understands the emergence of the United States as a world power between 1898 and 1920. The student is expected to:
Animated lesson for this standard — coming soon
Shrutam is building free, screen-reader-friendly animated lessons for every TEKS standard. This page documents the standard text from the Texas Administrative Code so teachers, parents, and students can find exactly what students are expected to learn under TEKS 113.41(d)(4)(A).
Other expectations under 113.41(d)(4)
- TEKS 113.41(d)(4)(B) evaluate American expansionism, including acquisitions such as Guam, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico;
- TEKS 113.41(d)(4)(C) identify the causes of World War I and reasons for U.S. entry;
- TEKS 113.41(d)(4)(D) understand the contributions of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) led by General John J. Pershing, including the Battle of Argonne Forest;
- TEKS 113.41(d)(4)(E) analyze the impact of machine guns, airplanes, tanks, poison gas, and trench warfare as significant technological innovations in World War I on the Western Front; and
- TEKS 113.41(d)(4)(F) analyze major issues raised by U.S. involvement in World War I, including isolationism, neutrality, Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, and the Treaty of Versailles.