Unit 7 Part 1: Imperialism, Progressivism, and WWI
1. Did the Spanish-American war define a fundamental shift in American foreign policy? In what way?
2. Should the United States have annexed the Philippines?
3. What were the key arguments both for and against United States imperialism?
4. How effective were the Progressive era reformers and the federal government in bringing about reform at the national level?
5. What were the primary arguments of those pressuring for and arguing against women’s suffrage?
6. What is the most compelling evidence explaining why the U.S. entered WWI?
7. What were the most significant effects of the Great War (WWI) on American society?
8. What were the central issues in the debate over ratification of the treaty of Versailles? (How did the rejection alter America’s role in world affairs?)
9. What significant political, economic, and social changes took place in the 1920s?
10. In what ways did the policies of the Hoover administration fail to meet the demands of society during the Great Depression?
11. In what ways did the Great Depression and New Deal reforms forever change the relationship between government and its people? (Cite specific New Deal programs)
12. What impact did FDR have on US foreign policy? *In your answer include significant documents used in class.
13. What were the most significant arguments explaining why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?
14. Why were the Japanese interned during WWII? (Should Civil Liberties be guaranteed during war time? *Use the Civil War, WWI, and WWII as examples)
15. Was the United States justified in dropping the atomic bomb?
2. Should the United States have annexed the Philippines?
3. What were the key arguments both for and against United States imperialism?
4. How effective were the Progressive era reformers and the federal government in bringing about reform at the national level?
5. What were the primary arguments of those pressuring for and arguing against women’s suffrage?
6. What is the most compelling evidence explaining why the U.S. entered WWI?
7. What were the most significant effects of the Great War (WWI) on American society?
8. What were the central issues in the debate over ratification of the treaty of Versailles? (How did the rejection alter America’s role in world affairs?)
9. What significant political, economic, and social changes took place in the 1920s?
10. In what ways did the policies of the Hoover administration fail to meet the demands of society during the Great Depression?
11. In what ways did the Great Depression and New Deal reforms forever change the relationship between government and its people? (Cite specific New Deal programs)
12. What impact did FDR have on US foreign policy? *In your answer include significant documents used in class.
13. What were the most significant arguments explaining why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?
14. Why were the Japanese interned during WWII? (Should Civil Liberties be guaranteed during war time? *Use the Civil War, WWI, and WWII as examples)
15. Was the United States justified in dropping the atomic bomb?