1. In what ways did U.S. policy in Asia and Latin America between 1900 and 1917 foreshadow U.S. intervention in World War I?
2. In 1914 Woodrow Wilson proclaimed U.S. neutrality and asked the American people to be neutral in thought as well as action. In April 1917 Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. What caused this turnaround in American policy toward World War I?
3. During World War I how did the U.S. government attempt to mobilize the economy, influence public opinion, and silence all dissent?
4. Discuss the impact of World War I on the home front. Include in your answer the effects of the war on business, labor, agriculture, African-Americans, and women.
5. Woodrow Wilson wanted to reach a liberal settlement at the end of the war that would ensure peace and democracy for generations thereafter. What prevented the realization of his plans? (In your answer consider the obstacles presented by the leaders of the other allied powers, the actions of the U.S. Senate, and how his own behavior may have contributed to the failure of his plans.)