Understand how progressivism and organized interest groups reflected changing political expectations of Americans and their new political choices.
Explain the constraints that faced women, moral reformers, African Americans, and radicals who attempted to enter the political arena, as well as the political choices they made and the outcomes of these choices.
Describe how city and state reforms reflected new expectations for political parties and government.
Evaluate the constraints Theodore Roosevelt faced and how he chose to deal with them. Explain the resulting role of the federal government in the economy and the new power of the presidency.
Describe Theodore Roosevelt’s expectations for the U.S. role in world affairs and discuss the choices he made to bring about his desires.
Evaluate how choices by Wilson and the Democrats influenced the role of the federal government in the economy and the power of the presidency.
Evaluate whether progressivism was successful, explain its criteria for judging success, and list progressive outcomes that affect modern American politics.
Explain Wilson’s major foreign policy choices and how he sought to establish new directions in international relations.
Describe Wilson’s expectations regarding American neutrality and what constraints he faced in his efforts to maintain neutrality.
Analyze the choices the federal government made in mobilizing the economy and society in support of the war and how the war affected Americans.
Indicate why Wilson chose to keep the American Expeditionary Force as separate as possible from the troops of the other Allies.
Explain Wilson’s expectations regarding peace and the constraints he faced in realizing those objectives. Explain the choices Wilson made at Versailles, evaluate the outcome of those choices, and describe what kept the Senate from supporting the peace treaty.
Analyze the change in Americans’ expectations as a result of the outcome of the war and the events of 1919 and explain how it affected their choice in the 1920 presidential election.