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|Chapter 17 |Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal |

|Section 3 | |

A. As you read this section, write notes to answer questions about President Theodore Roosevelt. If Roosevelt took no steps to solve the problem or if no legislation was involved in solving the problem, write “none.”

|Problem |What steps did Roosevelt take to solve each problem? |Which legislation helped solve the problem? |

|1. 1902 Coal Strike | | |

|2. Trusts | | |

|3. Unregulated Big | | |

|Business | | |

|4. Dangerous foods and | | |

|medicines | | |

|5. Shrinking wilderness| | |

|and natural resources | | |

|6. Racial | | |

|discrimination | | |

B. Explain the importance of each of the following as related to the Progressive Movement:

The Square Deal:

The Jungle:

Upton Sinclair:

NAACP:

|Chapter 17 |Progressivism Under Taft |

|Section 4 | |

As you read this section, take notes to answer questions about growing conflicts between reform and business interests.

1. Identify some of the problems Taft faced during his administration:

In 1912, the Republican Party split at its convention.

| |Progressives |Conservatives |

|2. Did they support or oppose | | |

|Taft? | | |

|WHY? | | |

|3. Did they remain Republican, or| | |

|form a new party? | | |

In the 1912 election, four parties ran candidates.

| |Progressive Party |Republican Party |Democratic Party |Socialist Party |

|4. Who did they run for President? | | | | |

|5. What was their candidate’s position on | | | | |

|big business? | | | | |

6. Identify any Progressive “victories” accomplished by Taft:

7. What factors enabled Woodrow Wilson to win the election of 1912?

|Chapter 17 |Wilson’s New Freedom |

|Section 5 | |

Answer these questions as you read about President Wilson.

What were the aims of each piece of legislation or amendment?

1. The Federal Trade Act:

2. The Clayton Antitrust Act:

3. The Underwood Tariff:

4. The Sixteenth Amendment:

5. The Federal Reserve Act:

6. Which THREE new developments finally brought the success of the woman suffrage movement within reach?

7. Which constitutional amendment recognized women’s right to vote?

8. How did Wilson retreat on the issue of civil rights?

9. In general, how did Wilson’s “New Freedom” differ in its priorities from Roosevelt’s “Square Deal”?

|Chapter 18 |Imperialism and America |

|Section 1 | |

As you read this section, complete the tables and answer the following questions.

1. What is imperialism?

|Roots of American Imperialism |

|2. Economic Roots |3. Political and Military Roots |4. Cultural Roots |

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5. What did Admiral Mahan urge the United States to do to protect its interests?

| |Why did the U.S. have an interest? |How was it acquired? |

|6. Alaska | | |

|7. Hawaii | | |

8. Manifest destiny greatly influenced American policy during the first half of the 19th Century. How does the idea of manifest destiny set the stage for American Imperialism at the end of the 19th Century?

9. Identify the significance of each of the following:

Queen Liloukalani:

William Seward:

Pearl Harbor:

|Chapter 18 |The Spanish-American War |

|Section 2 | |

As you read about the Spanish-American War, write notes in the appropriate boxes to answer the questions about its causes and effects.

|Causes |How did each of the following help to cause the outbreak of the Spanish-American War? |

|1. American Business | |

|Owners | |

|2. Jose Marti | |

|3. Valeriano Weyler | |

|4. Yellow Journalism | |

|5. De Lome Letter | |

|6. U.S.S. Maine | |

|Effects: |What happened to each of the following territories as a result of the Spanish-American War? |

|7. Cuba | |

|8. Puerto Rico | |

|9. Guam | |

|10 Philippine Islands | |

Explain the importance of the following as related to the Spanish-American War:

George Dewey:

Theodore Roosevelt:

The Rough Riders:

San Juan Hill:

The Buffalo Soldiers:

Why would the Spanish-American War been later described as “the splendid little war”?

|Chapter 19 |World War 1 Begins |

|Section 1 | |

Fill in the charts by answering the general question.

|How did each of the following help to ignite the war in Europe? |

|1. Nationalism |2. Imperialism |3. Militarism |4. Alliances |5. Assassination of Archduke |

| | | | |Ferdinand |

| | | | | |

|Why did the following groups of Americans tend to oppose U.S. participation in the war? |

|6. Naturalized Citizens |7. Socialists |8. Pacifists |9. Parents |

| | | | |

|What did the following nations do to encourage U.S. participation in the War? |

|10. Britain |11. Germany |12. Russia |

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12. Who were the key members of the Allied Powers?

13. Who were the key members of the Central Powers?

14. How was the fighting in this war different from the fighting in previous wars?

15. What events finally brought the U.S. into the war?

|Chapter 19 |American Power Tips the Balance |

|Section 2 | |

Answer these questions as you read this section:

1. How did the U.S. raise an army?

2. How did U.S. soldiers help to win the war?

3. How did the U.S. build up its naval force?

4. How did the U.S. Navy help to win the war?

5. What new weapons of mechanized warfare threatened those in combat?

6. What were the costs of the war in terms of numbers of:

|Civilian Deaths? |Military Deaths? |Injuries? |Refugees? |Economics? |

7. Compared to the costs above, was the cost of the U.S. about the same, greater than, or less than the major powers of Europe?

|Chapter 19 |Wilson Fights for peace |

|Section 4 | |

Complete the table below by answering the questions.

|1918: Wilson Delivers 14 Points Speech to Congress. |

|Identify the key elements in the 14|1. |2. |3. |

|Points: | | | |

|4. |5. |6-13. |14. |

|1919: Treaty of Versailles is Signed. |

|What terms of the treaty specifically affected Germany? |What were the key weaknesses of the Treaty of Versailles? |

|1920: The U.S. Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles. |

|Why did the U.S. Senate oppose the treaty? |Who led the fight against the |How did Wilson help bring about the Senate’s rejection? |

| |treaty? | |

|1921: U.S. Signs a separate treaty with Germany. |

|How was the U.S. Treaty with Germany different from the Treaty of |What circumstances at this time would eventually lead many Germans to |

|Versailles? |support Adolf Hitler? |

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