AP US History
Essential Questions—Chapter 28
AP US History
Essential Questions—Chapter 28
1. Write a character sketch of Theodore Roosevelt. Consider both the key
characteristics of his personality and his style of leadership.
2. Devine the fundamental assumption of the Roosevelt corollary.
3. Explain the ways in which the Boxer Rebellion, the Open Door notes, and the
Portsmouth Conference signaled a new departure for American foreign policy.
4. Do you think the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine fundamentally
altered the nature of the doctrine and the intentions of its original authors?
Explain.
5. Assess Theodore Roosevelt’s conduct of Ameircan foreign policy, especially in
Latin America and Asia. Did it result in more harm than good to all concerned or
vice versa? Explain.
6. Evaluate the effectiveness of the Progressive Era reformers and the federal
government in bringing about reform at the national level. In your answer be sure
to analyze the successes and limitations of these efforts in the period 1900-1920.
7. Compare the progressive movement to the reform movements of the early to mid
nineteenth century.
AP US History
Essential Questions—Chapter 28
ID’s
1. Philippines Insurrection
2. Emilio Anguiano
3. “water cure”
4. Boxer rebellion
5. Open Door Policy
6. John Hay
7. Hay Pauncefote Treaty
8. Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt
9. Filipinos
10. “Big Stick” Policy
11. Panama Canal
12. Philippe Bunau-Varilla
13. Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
14. Russo-Japanese war
15. Gentlemen’s Agreement
16. Root Takahira agreement