Study Guide - America as a World Power and the Roaring Twenties

You should be able to identify the following people, places and things

1.	Social Darwinism	19.	Roosevelt Corollary	37.	Henry Cabot Lodge
2.	Seward's Folly	20.	Panama Canal	38.	Isolationism
3.	Alfred T. Mahan	21.	Dollar Diplomacy	39.	League of Nations
4.	Spheres of Influence	22.	Pancho Villa	40.	Red Scare
5.	Open Door Policy	23.	General Pershing	41.	Warren G. Harding
6.	Boxer Rebellion	24.	Triple Alliance	42.	"Return to Normalcy"
7.	Queen Liliuokalani	25.	Triple Entente
8.	Yellow Journalism	26.	Archduke Franz Ferdinand
9.	William Randolph Hearst	27.	Lusitania
10.	Joseph Pulitzer	28.	Zimmermann telegram
11.	The Maine	29.	Espionage Act
12.	Admiral Dewey	30.	Sedition Act
13.	Battle of Manila Bay	31.	Wilson's 14 Points
14.	Rough Riders	32.	Armistice
15.	Platt Amendment	33.	Self-determination
16.	Filipino War for Independence	34.	Paris Peace Conference
17.	Emilio Aguinaldo	35.	Treaty of Versailles
18.	Imperialism	36.	Reparations

You should be able to write short essays on any of the following topics.

What reasons did Americans have for supporting or opposing expansion overseas?

What did President Roosevelt mean by the statement, "Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far?" Give at least two specific examples.

Name three territories that the U.S. acquired during the Age of Imperialism and explain how each was acquired.

How did the Spanish-American War change the role of the US in the world? Give at least two examples.

How was the US brought into WWI? Describe at least two events that affected the American decision for war.

Name three goals Wilson had for the peace. Did he achieve them? Why or why not?

How did American participation in WWI change the U.S. at home?

How did WWI differ from all wars that had preceded it?

How did America change as a result of WWI?

Assignments

Due Date	Assignment
Weds., Apr. 3	Read p. 528 - 540 and answer questions 1 – 16 (double HW grade)
Thurs., Apr. 4	1. Download and read “The Debate over the Philippines. 2. Answer in complete sentences using your own words the questions that are posed at the beginning of each document. 3. Write a well-written paragraph exploring how the issues of race, humanitarianism, and economic opportunity fit into the pro and con arguments. Quote from the documents using the correct format. This will be for a quiz grade.
Weds., Apr. 10	1. Read p. 541 - 553 2. Answer questions 17 – 29 (double HW grade) 3. Crossword Puzzle
Fri., Apr. 12	Test

America as a World Power

A. Read P. 528 -540 and answer questions below on a separate sheet of paper - due WEDNESDAY, aPRIL 3.

1.	What was Social Darwinism?
2.	What were the economic reasons for America to expand after the Civil War?
3.	What was Seward's Folly?
4.	What did Alfred T. Mahan argue in his book?
5.	How were Japan and Korea 'opened' to American trade?
6.	What was the Open Door policy?
7.	Trace the history of American involvement with Hawaii.
8.	Give two examples of how the U. S. showed that it was determined to enforce the Monroe Doctrine.
9.	What is imperialism?
10.	What is yellow journalism?
11.	Why was the U. S. so eager for a war with Spain?
12.	What were the two main locations of fighting in the Spanish-American War? What was the outcome of that fighting?
13.	Summarize the details of the treaty with Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War. What was the Platt Amendment?
14.	How did the war with Spain lead to an even longer war with the Philippines? What was the end result of that war?
15.	What was the "Roosevelt Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine?
16.	Why did the U. S. intervene in Mexico in 1914 and 1916?

B. Read p. 541 - 553 and answer questions below on a separate sheet of paper - due Wednesday, April 10 .

17.	What were the two major European alliances at the beginning of WWI and which nations were members of these alliances?
18.	What was the American position at the start of the war?
19.	How did the naval war between Germany and Britain involve the US?
20.	What was the "Zimmermann telegram" and what effect did it have?
21.	How did new technologies make this the deadliest war in human history until this point?
22.	What laws were passed to stifle criticism of the government during the war?
23.	What impact did WWI have on the role of women?
24.	What was the role of black Americans during the War and what problems do you foresee in race relations as a result of the War?
25.	Summarize the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. What are reparations? What was the League of Nations?
26.	How did the Treaty of Versailles set the stage for World War II?
27.	What was the Senate's response to the Treaty of Versailles? What did Wilson do to gather support for the Treaty?
28.	Summarize three examples of unrest in the US after WWI.
29.	Who won the presidential election of 1920 and why?

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