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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 become an imperial power around 1900, and how did Americans debate expansion overseas?

Analyze the causes of American imperialism, the acquisition of overseas territories, and the debate between imperialists and anti-imperialists (TEKS US History RC1 History; RC2 Geography and Culture; RC4 Economics).
A STAAR-level answer on American imperialism for the Texas US History EOC: the economic, strategic, and ideological causes of overseas expansion around 1900, the territories the United States acquired, and the debate between imperialists and anti-imperialists, 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 of the Spanish-American War, including yellow journalism and the USS Maine, the outcomes of the war, and its significance for American power (TEKS US History RC1 History; RC2 Geography and Culture).
A STAAR-level answer on the Spanish-American War for the Texas US History EOC: the role of yellow journalism and the USS Maine, the causes and short course of the war, the territories the United States gained, and why the war marked the country's arrival as a world power, 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, US neutrality, and the reasons the United States entered the war in 1917, including unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram (TEKS US History RC1 History; RC4 Science, Technology, and Society).
A STAAR-level answer on US entry into World War I for the Texas US History EOC: the causes of the war, American neutrality, the role of unrestricted submarine warfare and the sinking of the Lusitania, the Zimmermann Telegram, and the decision to enter in 1917, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did World War I end, and why did the United States reject the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations?

Analyze Wilson's Fourteen Points, the Treaty of Versailles, the debate over the League of Nations, and the US return to isolationism (TEKS US History RC3 Government and Citizenship; RC1 History).
A STAAR-level answer on the end of World War I for the Texas US History EOC: Wilson's Fourteen Points, the Treaty of Versailles, the Senate debate over the League of Nations, why the United States rejected the treaty, and the return to isolationism, with worked stimulus questions.
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How did World War I change life on the American home front and test civil liberties?

Analyze the effects of World War I on the home front, including mobilization, propaganda, the Great Migration, opportunities for women, and limits on civil liberties such as the Espionage and Sedition Acts and Schenck v. United States (TEKS US History RC3 Government and Citizenship; RC2 Geography and Culture).
A STAAR-level answer on the World War I home front for the Texas US History EOC: economic mobilization and propaganda, the Great Migration and new opportunities for women and African Americans, and wartime limits on civil liberties including the Espionage and Sedition Acts and Schenck v. United States, with worked stimulus questions.
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