IMPERIALISM AND WORLD WAR I UNIT OVERVIEW 1890-1920 ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How has America's role in the world

evolved? What is the proper role of the United States in the world? TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS: Chapter 10 Chapter 11 (Sections 1, 3-4) BY THE END OF THE UNIT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain the economic, political, social and racial motivations for U.S. expansion around the world Explain the causes, course and consequences of the Spanish-American War Analyze key documents, including the Monroe Doctrine and Wilson's Fourteen Points Explain how U.S. became involved in World War I Describe trends of the U.S. homefront during World War I KEY TERMS: imperialism Spanish-American War yellow journalism Monroe Doctrine Roosevelt Corollary Big Stick Diplomacy Dollar Diplomacy Missionary Diplomacy colony territory protectorate Hawaii Panama Canal Open Door Policy sphere of influence Lusitania neutrality U.S. v. Schenck Fourteen Points "Peace without Victory" League of Nations reservationists Treaty of Versailles