IMPandWWIreview4

**PERIOD 4**
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=**American Imperialism**= A nations desire to expand.
 * What is imperialism?**

Competition with European Nations, Economic Interests (Global Trade), Military Interests (Sea Power), and Belief in Cultural Superiority.
 * What were the main causes of American imperialism the late 1800s?**

Yellow Journalism- making the news more exciting than it is. The de Lome Letter- a Cuban agent stole a letter written by Spain's minister in Washington and the letter appeared all over the press. The Sinking of the USS Maine- the U.S thought that it was exploded by an outside mine but really, it exploded because the magazine exploded.
 * What were the causes and effects of the Spanish American War?**
 * __The Cause__**

Over 5,000 casualties Expansion of the U.S. The Platt Amendment (part of the Cuban constitution) Revolution in the Philippines
 * __The Impact__**

Spanish American War wasn't for conquest Philippines should be "free and independent" It was expensive Problems at home No such thing as the white man's burden Too hard to govern and hold the colonies Undemocratic
 * Why did people begin to oppose imperialism after the war?**


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


 * Hawaii - Asked to be annexed by the U.S. when they overthrew their queen and started their own government.**
 * The Philippines**- Demanded that Spain give up all its other colonies after the war.
 * Panama**-
 * China and the Open Door Policy**-
 * The Roosevelt Corollary**-
 * Dollar Diplomacy-**
 * Moral Diplomacy**-
 * Pancho Villa**-

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


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


 * 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?**


 * 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?**