American Imperialism President Wilson Declaration of War Discussion

Read either document 22-1 (“President Woodrow Wilson Asks Congress for a Declaration of War”) or 22-2 (” Eugene V. Debs Attacks Capitalist Warmongers”). Explain the content of the document in the context of the previous twenty years of U.S. engagement in world affairs (for example, you might talk about imperialism, the Open Door, the Philippines, and/or the Roosevelt Corollary).

This essay assesses lesson objectives #1 and #2.

Two to three pages (about 750 words)