U.S. imperialism and progressivism [electronic resource] : 1896 to 1920 / edited by Jeff Wallenfeldt.

American imperialism -- The Spanish-American War -- The new American empire -- Unlocking the Pacific -- The Open Door in the Far East -- Building the Panama Canal and American domination in the Caribbean -- The Progressive movement -- The origins of progressivism -- Urban reforms -- Reform in state governments -- Theodore Roosevelt's progressivism and William Howard Taft's troubles -- The "Bully Pulpit" -- Taft's presidency -- The Republican insurgents -- The 1912 election -- Woodrow Wilson : The president as prime minister -- The New Freedom and its transformation -- Woodrow Wilson and intervention in the Mexican Revolution -- "Over There" : The United States and World War I -- The struggle for neutrality -- Loans and supplies for the Allies -- German submarine warfare -- Arming for war -- The United States enters the Great War -- Break with Germany -- Mobilization -- America's role in the war -- Woman suffrage -- Wilson's vision of a new world order -- The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles -- The fight over the treaty and the election of 1920 -- Conclusion --

Appendices (Documents) -- Albert Shaw : The blowing up of the Maine (1898) -- Charles Denby : The evident fitness of keeping the Philippines (1898) -- William Jennings Bryan : The paralyzing influence of imperialism (1900) -- John Hay : The Open Door Policy (1899) -- Theodore Roosevelt : Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1905) -- Jane Addams : Industrial amelioration and social ethics (1902) -- Amos P. Wilder : Governor La Follette and what he stands for (1902) -- Manifesto of the Industrial Workers of the World (1905) -- William Howard Taft : Defense of a high tariff (1909) -- Theodore Roosevelt : The New Nationalism (1910) -- Woodrow Wilson : First inaugural address (1913) -- Louis D. Brandeis : The Money Trust (1913) -- Woodrow Wilson : The Tampico Affair (1914) -- William Jennings Bryan : American protest over the sinking of the Lusitania (1915) -- Leonard Wood : Military unpreparedness (1915) -- Susan B. Anthony : The status of woman, past, present, and future (1897) -- Charles A. Beard : Reasons for his resignation from Columbia University (1917) -- Woodrow Wilson : Peace without victory (1917) -- Woodrow Wilson : Fourteen Points (1918) -- Henry Cabot Lodge : Reservations with regard to the Treaty of Versailles (1919) -- Glossary -- Overviews -- Imperialism -- Progressivism -- Biographies and special topics.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.