imperialismandwwIreview

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=**American Imperialism**= A foreign policy in which one country exerts its power or control over the political and/or economic life of another country or area
 * What is imperialism?**


 * What were the main causes of American imperialism the late 1800s?**


 * What were the causes and effects of the Spanish American War?**


 * Why did people begin to oppose imperialism after the war?**


 * In general, what happened in each of the following situations:**


 * **Hawaii** -
 * **The Philippines**The Philippines-
 * **Panama**Panama-
 * **China and the Open Door Policy**China and the Open Door Policy-
 * **The Roosevelt Corollary**The Roosevelt Corollary-
 * **Dollar Diplomacy**Dollar Diplomacy-
 * **Moral Diplomacy**Moral Diplomacy-
 * **Pancho Villa**Pancho Villa-

=The Origins of WWI=
 * What were the 4 MAIN long term causes of World War I?**
 * M**
 * A**
 * I**
 * N**


 * What was the short term cause (6/28/14), and how did it lead to global war?**


 * What were the two sides of the conflict?**


 * At the start, who did the US tend to support, and why?**

=America enters WWI=
 * Why did the U.S. and Wilson stay neutral at the beginning of the war?**


 * What events and ideas led the United States into the war?**
 * **American sympathy for the Allies**
 * **unrestricted submarine warfare**
 * **the //Lusitania//Lusitania**
 * **the //Sussex//Sussex Pledge**
 * **the Zimmerman Telegram**


 * Why did Wilson eventually ask Congress to join the Allies in Europe?**


 * What did he say in his war message?**

=The Home Front=
 * How did the U.S. government mobilize America in the areas of labor, finance, production, and public support?**


 * How did the strength of the U.S. government grow during the war?**


 * How were civil liberties limited during the war?**


 * What role did women play in the war effort?**


 * How did the war affect African Americans?**


 * Why did some American oppose involvement into the war?**

=America in WWI=
 * What was the AEF?**


 * Why were trenches built in the Western Front?**


 * What was modern about World War I?**


 * What impact did the U.S. have "Over There"?**

=Peace at Versailles=
 * What was/were Wilson's Fourteen Points?**


 * What were the goals for the "Big Four" in the peace process?**


 * What were the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles?**


 * Why did many Americans oppose the Treaty of Versailles?**


 * Why was the Treaty of Versailles and eventual failure?**


 * What is the legacy of World War I?**