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History of the United States from Imperialism through World War I
Lesson Four: Study Guide
READING: Brands, American Stories, Chapter 24, “The Nation at War, 1901-1920”
DIRECTIONS: Read the chapter and learn the course content in preparation for the chapter quiz and the
comprehensive test to end the module. Each chapter is divided into sections; each section covers a
specific topic. This study guide contains three parts: Essential Questions, Key Terms, and General
Questions. Essential Questions highlight important themes and concepts in each section. Key Terms
include significant people, places, events, concepts, and artifacts that are relevant to American history.
Key Terms are the essential historic facts that are the basis for all types of assessments from short answer
to essay questions. General Questions emphasize the major themes/concepts and ideas from one or more
chapters.
PREVIEW: Before you read look over the Essential Questions and Key Terms for each section.
READ: As you read highlight the text and take notes on the major themes/concepts and key terms.
REVIEW: Try to answer the questions and define each term. Review the chapter by completing the
activities in the Interactive Study Guide. Once you are satisfied you are familiar with the chapter
material, proceed to the Chapter Quiz.
QUIZ: After you have read the chapter and have completed the activities in the Interactive Study Guide,
proceed to the Chapter Quiz.
SECTION 1 “A New World Power”
Essential Questions:
Discuss the new role of the United States in Latin America between 1901 and 1914.
How and when did the U.S. acquire the rights to build the Panama Canal?
Compare Roosevelt and Taft’s policies toward China and Japan.
What was the main idea behind Taft’s “dollar diplomacy?”
Key Terms: Lusitania Sinking, Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, Open
Door Policy, Treaty of Portsmouth, Taft-Katsura Agreement, Root-Takahira Agreement, “dollar
diplomacy”
SECTION 2 “Foreign Policy Under Wilson”
Essential Questions:
What did Woodrow Wilson mean by “moral diplomacy”?
How and why did Wilson get involved in Mexico and how did his involvement reflect his “moral
diplomacy”?
Key Terms: moral diplomacy, William Jennings Bryan, Francisco “Pancho” Villa, General John J.
Pershing
SECTION 3 “Toward War”
Essential Questions:
List and explain the causes of the war in Europe and American reactions to the war.
Compare and contrast the arguments of the preparedness advocates and the pacifists.
What were the two key issues and the main results of the 1916 presidential election?
Discuss the factors and events that led the United States into the war and the extent to which German
belligerence in the North Atlantic was responsible.
Key Terms: neutrality, freedom of the seas, U-boat, unrestricted submarine warfare, Sussex Pledge, 1916
Election, Charles Evans Hughes, “peace-without-victory” speech, Zimmermann Note
SECTION 4 “Over There”
Essential Questions:
What effect did United States’ entry into World War I have on the war?
Discuss the steps by which America mobilized for war.
What were the reasons for the final military collapse of Germany?
Key Terms: American Expeditionary Force, Selective Service Act, trench warfare, Western Front
SECTION 5 “Over Here”
Essential Questions:
What programs and changes did World War I bring at home?
How did the partnership between citizens and government work during the war?
Summarize the activities of the War Industries Board, the Committee on Public Safety, and the War
Labor Board.
What impact did the war have on immigrants, women, African Americans, and Mexican Americans?
Key Terms: Committee on Public Information, Espionage Act, Eugene V. Debs, “Liberty Bonds,” War
Industries Board, Food Administration, Fuel Administration, Council on National Defense, War Labor
Board, Sedition Act
SECTION 6 “The Treaty of Versailles”
Essential Questions:
What mistakes did Wilson make in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles?
Discuss the major principles enunciated in Wilson’s Fourteen Points.
Define the different goals of the victorious nations at the Paris Peace Conference, and explain how
Wilson’s goals were incorporated into the treaty.
What concessions or sacrifices did Wilson have to make to the other European leaders regarding the
peace process?
Why did the U.S. Senate defeat the Treaty of Versailles?
Key Terms: Fourteen Points, 1918 Election, Henry Cabot Lodge, Paris Peace Conference, Treaty of
Versailles, League of Nations, “irreconcilables,” “mild reservationists,” “strong reservationists,” 1920
Election
GENERAL QUESTIONS
Discuss the factors and events that led to America’s entry in the First World War. How did
America’s involvement in the First World War affect the war’s outcome?
How did Wilson mobilize the country behind the war effort? What impact did the war and the
country’s mobilization for war affect civil liberties, women’s rights, labor’s rights, immigration, and
progressivism?
How did the First World War establish America’s position in the post-war world?