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Assignment:
Short Answer
1. Explain the principles of the Monroe Doctrine and its failures for America.
2. Explain the circumstances surrounding the explosion of the USS Maine and the American response to that event.
3. Explain the events surrounding the Spanish - American War.
4. Explain American Foreign policy at the turn of the century and the "spheres of influence" America focused on.
5. What were the problems that the US faced in trying to maintain its neutrality? How did the Lusitania, unrestricted submarine warfare, and the Zimmermann telegram impact this position?
6. What was the impact of the war on the servicemen who fought over there?
7. How did the federal government transformation during the war? What new bureaucracies were created in this period to manage the economy during the war?
8. What did Wilson seek to accomplish at the Paris Peace Conference and what did he actually accomplish?
9. What were the consequences of World War I for the United States? How did the country change because of the war?