1. Unit 4 Content Review pgs 14 - 17
PROGRESSIVE ERA: FOREIGN
AMERICA BECOMES A WORLD POWER

2. PROGRESSIVE ERA: TIMELINE – pg 14
Panama Canal
1904
Spanish-American War
1898
The Great War; WW I
Sedition & Espionage Acts
1918
Battle of Argonne Forest
September 1918
Schenck v. United States
1919 (Clear & Present Danger)

3. Reasons for Colonial Expansion – pg 15
Need for RESOURCES and MARKETS
Gaining new territory gives the U.S. access to natural resources not available in current territory (ex: Sugar in Hawaii), and new people to sell goods to
Strategic Reasons
New places to build military bases and set as outposts closer to South America, and easier/better access to Asia (China)
Nationalism
Belief and pride in American culture and the desire to spread those ideals to others (democracy)
Attitudes Towards Other Peoples
Feelings of superiority over other races made Americans believe it was “necessary” to civilize the uncivilized

4. WORLD WAR I – pg 16 Causes of WWI in Europe Reasons for U.S. Entry
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Reasons for U.S. Entry
S: Sussex Pledge
L: Lusitania
U: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
T: Ties with Britain
Z: Zimmerman telegram

5. WORLD WAR I – pg 16 New Methods / Weapons of Warfare Tanks
First used in warfare by the Germans, and very few weapons exist that can do anything to stop them
Machine Guns
Change the battle-field making it much easier to kill men in mass quantity without accurate aim
Airplanes
Use in warfare for the first time; air-lift supplies and battle in air
Trench Warfare and Stalemate (new weapons,old tactics)
Trenches served as protection from new long range weapons on the Western Front but made it difficult to progress forward and gain land…so STALEMATE became the norm…

6. ENDING WWI – pg 17 Treaty of Versailles League of Nations
B: blame placed on Germany: known as ‘War Guilt’
R: reparations required for damage – $33 Billion
A: army and navy minimized, no offensive forces
T: territory lost, colonies taken by winners
League of Nations
Part of the 14 Pts, plan for a global organization intended to prevent future wars
Congress would not accept it, so U.S. did not join
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Wilson’s plan for post-war Europe, included self-determination of many nations, helping Germany rebuild and establish a new working government. Also established the League of Nations.