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title: "SSUSH14: America's Global Relations (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSUSH14
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSUSH14
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# SSUSH14: America's Global Relations

Explain America's evolving relationship with the world at the turn of the twentieth century.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSUSH14.a**: Describe how the Spanish-American War, war in the Philippines, and territorial expansion led to the debate over American imperialism.
- **SSUSH14.b**: Examine U.S. involvement in Latin America, as reflected by the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine and the creation of the Panama Canal.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

- US History (EOC). Industrialization, Reform, & Imperialism. Industrialization, Reform, & Imperialism (about 16% of the test; 7–8 points; shared with other standards, so count these points once and never add them up per standard)

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.