21H.102: The Emergence of Modern America
Study Questions for Week of Oct. 3

Readings:
Chapters 20, 22 in American People

Questions:

Chapter 20
1. Why did the U.S. fight the Spanish-American War?

2. Did the U.S. become an imperialist country?

3. Was the Spanish-American War a popular war with Americans?

4. What kind of role did Teddy Roosevelt envision for the U.S. abroad?

Chapter 22
5. What were the causes of World War I?

6. Why did the U.S. have a hard time staying neutral?

7. How did Americans on the homefront react to the U.S. entry into the war?

8. What was the profile of the typical American soldier?

9. How did the U.S. finance the war?

10. How did the war affect labor on the homefront?

11. What did Wilson hope for at the Paris peace conference?

12. How and why did Wilson's postwar vision fail?