The first part of #4 is referring to the manner in which Wilson sold the idea of PEACE to Americans and how we must make the world safe. I think you understand that part pretty well.
As for the second part . . . let me explain some things first: -Americans were pumped to go to war in WWI. We were going to save the world and prevent war from ever happening again. But as the war dragged on, our people saw the horrors of war. Soldiers came home missing arms and legs. Thousands of Americans were affected by the use of nerve gasses in the trenches. The gruesome reality of war began to set in on the American public. People's feelings of war changed greatly and no longer were we so excited at the prospects of being the world peacekeeper as Wilson so desired. In fact, it turned us around to the point that we never wanted war again, especially one that we were helping Europe and not so much ourselves. My interpretation of the question would go like this: Did the lofty goals of Wilson set us up for a false hope of an easy war? I would say so. If Wilson would have came out and explained how difficult this war would be and how so many American's would die, maybe we would have been able to cope better with the results of war. However, if Wilson would have said that early on, do you think the American public would have supported going to war in the first place? Hope that helps! Think back to chapter 25 and the growth of the cities during the late 1800's. All of the issues with immigrants and housing combined with women rights issues as well as early fights for temperance was all happening then. Not until the Progressive era of the 1900-1920 time did these things get addressed. So in a nut shell, the question is asking you how the progressive era of Roosevelt and Wilson (1900-1920) was an extension of the early reform movements started back in the 1880's and 1890's. Basically, how does chapter 25 compare to chapter 28 in terms of social issues and government increasing their roles in helping society. Good luck!
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