Unit 4: Imperialism and WWI Review Packet

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Unit 4: Imperialism and WWI Review Packet
1. Spanish-American War
a. Background (Cuba vs. Spain):
b. Reasons for American Involvement:
c. Causes for outbreak of war:
d. Treaty of Paris (1898):
2. Explain the significance of the 1898 Spanish-American War as a turning point in US history
3. Evaluate the reasons for American expansionism in each of the following:
a. Guam
b. Hawaii
c. Philippines
d. Puerto Rico
e. Panama Canal
4. Evaluate the relationship between Mexico and the U.S. during the early 20th century
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5. Define each of the following terms or policies
a. Alliances
b. Dollar Diplomacy
c. Expansionism
d. Imperialism
e. Militarism
f.
Monroe Doctrine
g. Nationalism
h. Open Door Policy
i.
Roosevelt Corollary
j.
Sphere of Influence
k. White Man’s Burden
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6. Explain the contributions of the following individuals
a. Alfred Thayer Mahan
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c. Rough Riders
d. Sanford B. Dole
e. Missionaries
f.
Yellow Journalists
g. Alvin York
h. John J. Pershing
i.
Henry Cabot Lodge
7. Identify the causes of WWI in Europe
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8. Identify the reasons for U.S. entry into WWI
a. Lusitania
b. Zimmerman Telegram
c. Sussex Pledge
d. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
9. Identify the contributions of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) led by General John J. Pershing
10. Technological innovations that resulted in the stalemate on the Western Front during WWI
a. Machine guns
b. Airplanes
c. Tanks
d. Poison gas
e. Trench warfare
11. Analyze significant events such as the Battle of Argonne Forest
12. Analyze how Vladimir Lenin’s Bolshevik Revolution contributed to the end of WWI.
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13. Discuss the American homefront and social issues during WWI
a. Women:
b. African Americans:
c. Mexican Americans:
d. Red Scare:
e. Palmer Raids:
f.
“Total War” economy:
14. Analyze major issues regarding Woodrow Wilson’s post-war peace plan
a. Fourteen Points
b. League of Nations
15. Analyze major issues regarding the Treaty of Versailles
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16. Identify and explain reasons for changes in political boundaries, such as those resulting from statehood and
international conflicts
17. Explain constitutional issues raised by federal government policy changes during WWI
a. Espionage Act
b. Sedition Act
c. Conscription vs. Selective Service
18. Discuss the various factors that prevented America from remaining truly neutral during WWI. Explain how
different policies in countries like Britain and Germany eventually drew the United States into conflict. Explain
why President Wilson finally decided that the United States needed to enter WWI.
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19. Why did the United States fail to join the League of Nations? Consider the roles of (a) President Wilson, (b)
Henry Cabot Lodge, (c) the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, and (d) American political traditions.
20. Explain the ways in which (a) the Monroe Doctrine, (b) the Open Door policy, (c) Roosevelt Corollary, and (d)
Dollar Diplomacy signaled a new foreign policy for America.
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21. Explain how the United States government exercised unprecedented control over the American homefront
during WWI. (Choose one of the following to focus on)
a. How did the government’s role in the economy change? What were the strengths and weaknesses of
the mobilized economy?
b. Discuss the impact – both positive and negative—that it had on African Americans, women, workers,
and farmers.
22. What were the arguments of the pro-imperialists (hawks) and the anti-imperialists (doves) in the debate over
acquiring new land? Why were imperialists ultimately successful? Give notable examples from each side.

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