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Module 2: The Progressive Era and Imperialism

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Why did the United States become an overseas empire at the end of the nineteenth century?

Analyze the causes and effects of American imperialism, including the motives for overseas expansion, the Spanish-American War, and the debate over empire (Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies, US History Standard 3: Isolationism through the Great War).
A LEAP-level answer on American imperialism for the Louisiana US History test: the economic, strategic, and ideological motives for overseas expansion, yellow journalism and the Spanish-American War, the acquisition of overseas territories, and the debate between imperialists and anti-imperialists, with worked source questions.
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How did Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson use the power of the presidency to advance Progressive reform?

Analyze the Progressive presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, including trust-busting, conservation, consumer protection, and economic reform (Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies, US History Standard 2: Western Expansion to Progressivism).
A LEAP-level answer on the Progressive presidents for the Louisiana US History test: Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal, trust-busting, and conservation, Taft's antitrust record, and Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom, the Federal Reserve, and antitrust law, with worked source questions.
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How did the United States use the Panama Canal and economic power to dominate Latin America in the early twentieth century?

Analyze early twentieth century American foreign policy in Latin America and Asia, including the Panama Canal, the Roosevelt Corollary, dollar diplomacy, and the Open Door Policy (Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies, US History Standard 3: Isolationism through the Great War).
A LEAP-level answer on early twentieth century American foreign policy for the Louisiana US History test: the building of the Panama Canal, the Roosevelt Corollary and Big Stick diplomacy, Taft's dollar diplomacy, and the Open Door Policy in China, with worked source questions.
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How did Progressive reformers try to fix the problems created by industrialization and the Gilded Age?

Analyze the goals and methods of the Progressive movement, including muckrakers, reforms of business and government, and the expansion of democracy through constitutional amendments (Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies, US History Standard 2: Western Expansion to Progressivism).
A LEAP-level answer on the Progressive Era for the Louisiana US History test: the goals of Progressivism, muckrakers such as Sinclair and Tarbell, reforms of business and government, the initiative, referendum, and recall, and the four Progressive amendments, with worked source questions.
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How did women win the right to vote, and why did it take so long?

Analyze the women's suffrage movement and its place in Progressive reform, including its leaders, strategies, and the Nineteenth Amendment (Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies, US History Standard 2: Western Expansion to Progressivism).
A LEAP-level answer on the women's suffrage movement for the Louisiana US History test: the long campaign from Seneca Falls, leaders such as Anthony, Stanton, and Catt, the strategies of the suffragists, the role of World War I, and the Nineteenth Amendment, with worked source questions.
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