Discuss some of the “progress” that Progressives sought to make and discuss how they went about making these changes. Discuss a few different muckrakers.

1. According to John Green, how do traditional empires and imperialism work, and, specifically, how was imperialism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries different?
2. What did Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan argue in 1890?
3. What were some of the territories annexed by or simply desired by the United States between 1850 and 1900?
4. Discuss the reasons why Americans wanted to annex Cuba in the 1890s. How do John Green’s points compare to those covered in your Shi and Tindall reading?
5. According to John Green, what were some of the short and long-term consequences of the Spanish-American War? How do Green’s points compare to the points outlined by Shi and Tindall?
For Questions 1-5 use this youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfsfoFqsFk4
6. Discuss some of the “progress” that Progressives sought to make and discuss how they went about making these changes. Discuss a few different muckrakers.
For question 6 use this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Q4zPR4G7M
7. How long was the United States involved in World War I?
8. To whom did the slogan “he kept us out of war” refer, and what was its significance?
9. Why did the United States declare war on Germany in April 1917, and what, according to John Green, is the most commonly incorrect answer to this question?
For question 7-9 use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y59wErqg4Xg

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