1. What role did jingoism and yellow journalism play in pushing the United States toward war with Spain?

2. How did the de Lôme letter and the sinking of the USS Maine contribute to American public support for war?

3. What were McKinley's stated reasons for requesting a declaration of war against Spain?

4. What did the Teller Amendment promise regarding Cuba's future after the war?

1. Why did Theodore Roosevelt order Commodore Dewey's fleet to the Philippines before war was declared?

2. What were the major military engagements in the Philippines and Cuba, and what made the U.S. victory swift?

3. What caused more American deaths in Cuba than Spanish combat—and what does this reveal about the war?

1. How did the Spanish-American War provide the pretext for annexing Hawaii?

1. What were the main provisions of the Treaty of Paris, and why did the Philippines provision prove most controversial?

2. What arguments did anti-imperialists make against annexing the Philippines?

3. How close was the Senate vote to ratify the Treaty of Paris, and what happened after the United States took control of the Philippines?

1. What was the central constitutional question in the Insular Cases, and how did the Supreme Court rule?

1. How did the Platt Amendment contradict the Teller Amendment, and what did it require Cuba to accept?

2. What was the practical effect of the Platt Amendment on Cuba's independence and foreign policy?

1. How did American voters respond to imperialism and territorial expansion in the 1900 election?

1. How did the Spanish-American War change international perceptions of the United States and American national identity?

1. What caused the Boxer Rebellion and how did the United States respond?

2. How did Hay's second note differ from his first, and what long-term impact did these notes have on U.S. policy?

1. Why did the United States want to build a canal through Central America, and what obstacles did it face?

2. How did Roosevelt orchestrate Panama's independence, and what treaty gave the United States control of the Canal Zone?

3. What were the human and diplomatic costs of building the Panama Canal, and how did the U.S. later attempt to address Latin American resentment?

1. What was the Roosevelt Corollary and how did it expand the original Monroe Doctrine?

2. How did the Roosevelt Corollary justify U.S. military interventions in Latin America, and what were the long-term consequences?

1. How did Roosevelt attempt to manage U.S.-Japanese relations, and what agreements did he reach with Japan?

2. What role did Roosevelt play in ending the Russo-Japanese War, and how did this affect his international reputation?

3. What was the purpose of Roosevelt's Great White Fleet, and what message did it send to other nations?

1. What was Taft's theory about how American investment could promote stability and U.S. interests abroad?

1. How successful was Taft's attempt to include American bankers in Chinese railroad investments?

1. Why did the United States intervene in Nicaragua, and how long did American military presence remain?

1. What steps did Wilson take regarding the Philippines and Puerto Rico to demonstrate opposition to imperialism?

2. How did Wilson's policy on Panama Canal tolls reflect his moral approach to foreign affairs?

3. What were William Jennings Bryan's conciliation treaties, and what did they aim to accomplish?

1. How did Wilson's military interventions in the Caribbean and Central America contradict his stated opposition to imperialism?

2. Why did Wilson refuse to recognize General Victoriano Huerta's government in Mexico?

3. What was the Tampico Incident, and how was the resulting crisis resolved?

4. Why did Wilson send General Pershing and an expeditionary force into Mexico, and what was the outcome?