The following questions are not intended to be comprehensive; they are presented
as examples of questions you should ask yourself when reviewing your lecture
notes and reading material.
Feb 6 - Feb 8 (Discussion IV )
- Why is 1898 year one of the American empire? Were late-nineteenth-century
Americans imperialists?
- If, as was suggested in lecture, the issuance of the Open Door Notes
was at least in part accidental, why does the Open Door become one of
the cornerstones of U.S. foreign policy?
- What is Justice Holmes's contribution to the Lochner v. New York case
and why is it significant?
- While the Progressive era was diverse and complex, what are some of
the qualities that unite the "Progressive psyche?"
- How would you describe the growth of the regulatory state?