1. Trace the different factors which fostered American expansionism in the 1890s. Who pushed for such expansionism and how did they justify it?
2. Discuss Americaís foreign entanglements during the 1890s. Why did the US get involved in these particular affairs? What were the results?
3. Discuss the reasons for American intervention in Cuba. Who supported and who opposed intervention. Why?
4. Describe the conduct of the Spanish-American War. Describe American goals and the nature of the peace.
5. Discuss the controversies surrounding this new American empire.
6. Describe American foreign policy between 1898 and 1917, with particular reference to Latin America.
7. Describe the goals of the US in Latin America and how they tried to achieve these goals.
8. Compare and contrast Americaís policies in Cuba, China, and Panama. What were the US goals in each case? How did they try to achieve them?
9. Describe the changing roles of women in the workplace and society.
10. Compare and contrast the Populist Party and the Progressive Party. Who belonged to each group? What were the goals of each? Describe why the Progressives were more successful
11. Identify the various elements within the progressive movement. Describe the motivations for each group.
Describe the reformist efforts of Robert La Follette and Teddy Roosevelt.
12. Identify the progressives' reforms and evaluate their success.
13. Discuss the presidential election of 1912. Who were the candidates. What were the main issues and results?
14. Discuss the platforms of the Democrats, Republicans, and Progressives .
15. Discuss how Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson affected the progressive movement. Describe the reforms that each president sought.
16. Describe why the Progressive movement came to an end,
17. Discuss the causes of WWI and Americans reaction to the war.
18. Describe why American neutrality was so difficult to maintain.
19. Describe American actions and policies that edged the US to war.
20. Describe why Germany believed she was justified in resuming unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917.
21. Explain why the US declared war on Germany in 1917.
22. Describe how Wilson mobilized public opinion for the war effort. Results?
23. Describe Wilson's plan for peace, and why did it fail.
24. Who supported and who opposed the League of Nations. Why?
25. Describe how fighting in WWI differed from previous wars. How did the war alter international relationships?
 
 

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