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Module 2: Imperialism and World War I

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

Why did the United States build an overseas empire at the turn of the twentieth century?

Analyze the causes of American imperialism, including economic, military, and ideological motives, the annexation of Hawaii, and foreign policies such as the Open Door, the Roosevelt Corollary, and dollar diplomacy (NGSSS SS.912.A.4, Reporting Category 1).
An EOC-level answer on American imperialism for the Florida US History exam: the economic, military, and ideological causes of overseas expansion, the annexation of Hawaii, the Open Door Policy, the Panama Canal, the Roosevelt Corollary and Big Stick diplomacy, and dollar diplomacy, with worked stimulus questions.
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What caused the Spanish-American War, and how did it make the United States a world power?

Analyze the causes and consequences of the Spanish-American War, including yellow journalism, the explosion of the USS Maine, the acquisition of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, and the debate between imperialists and anti-imperialists (NGSSS SS.912.A.4, Reporting Category 1).
An EOC-level answer on the Spanish-American War for the Florida US History exam: yellow journalism and the USS Maine, the war with Spain, the acquisition of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, the Philippine-American War, and the imperialist versus anti-imperialist debate, with worked stimulus questions.
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Why did the United States abandon neutrality and enter World War I in 1917?

Analyze the causes of World War I, the reasons the United States entered the war in 1917, including unrestricted submarine warfare, the sinking of the Lusitania, and the Zimmermann Telegram, and the American contribution to Allied victory (NGSSS SS.912.A.5, Reporting Category 1).
An EOC-level answer on US entry into World War I for the Florida US History exam: the MAIN causes of the war, American neutrality, unrestricted submarine warfare and the Lusitania, the Zimmermann Telegram, the declaration of war, and the American Expeditionary Force, with worked stimulus questions.
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Why did the United States reject the Treaty of Versailles and refuse to join the League of Nations?

Analyze Wilson's Fourteen Points, the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations, the Senate debate and rejection of the treaty, and the return to isolationism after World War I (NGSSS SS.912.A.5, Reporting Category 1).
An EOC-level answer on the Treaty of Versailles for the Florida US History exam: Wilson's Fourteen Points, the terms of the treaty and the League of Nations, the Senate debate over the League and Article X, the role of Henry Cabot Lodge, and the American return to isolationism, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did World War I change life and government power on the American home front?

Analyze the impact of World War I on the home front, including war mobilization, propaganda, the Espionage and Sedition Acts and limits on civil liberties, Schenck v. United States, and the Great Migration (NGSSS SS.912.A.5, Reporting Category 1).
An EOC-level answer on the World War I home front for the Florida US History exam: war mobilization and propaganda, the Espionage and Sedition Acts and limits on civil liberties, the Schenck v. United States decision, women in the workforce, and the Great Migration, with worked stimulus questions.
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