Imperialism and World War I Study Guide
Imperialism and the Spanish-American War
Key Terms:
Imperialism					Dollar Diplomacy				Foraker Act
Social Darwinism				USS Maine					Open Door Notes
Yellow Journalism				Teller Amendment				Boxer Rebellion
De Lome Letter					Rough Riders					Panama Canal
McKinley Tariff					Treaty of Paris					Roosevelt Corollary
Big Stick Diplomacy				Platt Amendment				Missionary Diplomacy

Key People:
Alfred T. Mahan					Jose Marti					Pancho Villa
Queen Liliuokalani				George Dewey					John Pershing
General Weyler					Emilio Aguinaldo

Key Topics:
1.)	Explain the reasons the US wanted to expand beyond its borders.
2.)	Explain how the following areas were acquired:
a.	Hawaii
b.	Alaska
c.	Puerto Rico
d.	Guam
e.	Philippines
3.)	Describe the causes and effects of the Spanish-American War
4.)	Describe the Progressive Era Presidents’ foreign policies and how they affected Latin America. 

World War I Topics
1.	Explain what each of the MAIN causes of World War I is and how it was a cause of the war.
-	Militarism
-	Alliances/Alliance System
-	Imperialism
-	Nationalism
2.	What assassination led to the first declarations of war?  Why did this person matter? 
3.	Identify members of the Allies and members of the Central Powers.
4.	Describe the Western Front.  Where was it?  What were the conditions like there?  What was warfare like there?
5.	List the new weapons/technology that was used during World War I.  How did it impact the war?
6.	Explain how each of the following led to the US entering the war?  How did they impact what side the US entered on?
-	Economic ties with the Allies
-	German U-Boats
-	Zimmerman Note
7.	What was the name of US troops that went to war (AEF)?  Who commanded these troops?  What was their nickname?  How did they help the Allies win the war?
8.	Explain how each of the following organizations helped the United States mobilize for war.
-	Selective Service
-	War Industries Board
-	Fuel Administration
-	Food Administration
-	Committee on Public Information
9.	How much money did the US have to raise to fund the war?  How did they raise the money?
10.	Explain how civil liberties were limited during the war (make sure you include Espionage and Sedition Act and Schenck v. US).
11.	How did the war impact the US economy?
12.	How did Americans’ opinions of immigrants and radicals change during and immediately after the war?
13.	Describe the Great Migration and how it impacted racial tensions in the US.
14.	What was the Red Scare?  Who are people afraid of?  Why?  What governmental department is created in response to it?  How does it impact people in America?
15.	What were the Palmer Raids?
16.	How did World War I impact US politics?  (domestic and foreign policies)
17.	Who ran for President in 1920?  What were their campaign promises?  Who won?  What region of the US supported him?
18.	Who met at Versailles to discuss the end of the war?  Who was not there?
19.	What did Wilson want to accomplish at Versailles?  What did the other nations hope to accomplish?
20.	How did the Treaty of Versailles impact the continent of Europe?
21.	How did the Treaty of Versailles impact Germany?
22.	What organization was created in the Treaty of Versailles?  What was its purpose?  What did the US think of this organization?
23.	How can World War I be seen as a cause of World War II?
24.	For the following political cartoons, be able to explain what they reference, the cartoonists’ opinion on the  matter, and the subject matter’s importance to the war or the US.