11.4

Students trace the rise of theUnited States to its role as a world power in the twentieth century.

11.4.1

List the purpose and the effects of the Open Door policy.

11.4.2

Describe the Spanish-American War andU.S. expansion in the South Pacific.

11.4.3

DiscussAmerica's role in the Panama Revolution and the building of thePanama Canal.

11.4.4

Explain Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick diplomacy, William Taft's Dollar Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson's Moral Diplomacy, drawing on relevant speeches.

11.4.5

Analyze the political, economic, and social ramifications of World War I on the home front.

11.4.6

Trace the declining role ofGreat Britain and the expanding role of theUnited States in world affairs after World War II.