Choose 1 question from the flowing and write a 250-300 words answer

1. How and why did America expand its influence in the Pacific before the Spanish-American War (War of 1898)?

2. What reasons were behind Theodore Roosevelt’s rapid rise to the presidency? What were the main elements of his foreign policies?

3. What were the specific goals of progressive reformers? In what ways did they pursue these public goals?

4. Which policies of President Woodrow Wilson were influenced by the progressive movement? How and why did these differ from the policies of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft?

You must cite your sources both in your response and below it (Bibliography), using the Chicago Style citation format. It is expected that our textbook by Shi and Tindall will be a source and should likewise be accessed and cited.