1. How did American foreign policy become more interventionist (aggressive) from the 1890s into the twentieth century?
2. What issues led to the Filipino Insurrection? How was this conflict perceived in the United States?
3. What arguments did Americans use to justify their colonization of the Philippines? What arguments were used against colonization?
4. Why did the U.S. want to build a canal across Central America? How did the U.S. eventually accomplish this?
5. What is the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, and how was it used to justify imperialism?
6. In your opinion, which branch of the service, the Army or the Navy was more influential in this period of imperialism? Why?