Imperialism+Reading+Objectives+-+Part+II

__**After reading this section, you should be able to:**__ 1.State the basic features of Wilson’s moralistic foreign policy, and explain how, despite his intentions, it drew him into intervention in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America. 2.Describe America’s initial neutral response to World War I, Wilson’s increasingly tough policies on Germany’s submarine warfare, and the sharp political divisions over the prospect of American entry into the war. 3. Explain how Wilson’s progressive domestic agenda and provisionally successful maintenance of American neutrality enabled him to win a narrow victory in 1916 over still-divided Republicans.