Imperialism and the U.S
What is Anglo-Saxonism?
The belief that English speaking countries were the best and need to spread their ideas to the world.
What country tried to build the Panama Canal first?
France
Who were the Allies before the U.S. entered WWI?
France, U.K., Russia (can also add Italy)
What was the phenomenon called when between 300,000 and 500,000 African Americans moved from the South to the North to work in factories during WWI.
the Great Migration
What branch of the military was the only one to enlist women during WWI?
the Navy
What 3 territories did the U.S. annex during the 19th century (1800's)
Alaska, Hawaii, and part of the Samoan Islands
How many locks are in the Panama Canal?
Five
Who were the 3 main Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Other than WWI what also killed millions of people during 1918 and 1919 across the world?
Influenza (Flu)
What were the ages of the men that had to sign up for selective service?
21-30
What territories did the U.S. get/ liberate after the Spanish American War?
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and liberated Cuba
How did Panama gain its independence? Hint: the building of the Panama Canal helped.
What was the goal of unrestricted submarine warfare in regard to Great Britain?
What country left WWI making the U.S. entrance to it all the more important?
Russia
What city and state did Poncho Villa raid?
Columbus, New Mexico
What is the "Open Door Policy" in regard to China?
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
Buying the debt of a nation from some other nation so that that other nation cannot influence the debtor
What 2 things that happened angered the U.S. enough to join WWI on the Allied side?
Sinking of the Lusitania (continued unrestricted sub warfare) and the Zimmerman telegraph.
Name 3 things that the government did to regulate business during WWI
told factories what to build, set cost, allocate resources, sometimes built new factories, worked with labor unions, raised pay for workers, less work hours in a day.
How much money did Midwestern U.S. banks loan to Germany before the U.S. got into WWI?
$27 million
What did the Roosevelt Corollary give Americans Justification to do?
Intervene in Latin America when there was a perceived threat to stability.
How much money did U.S. banks lend the Allied powers even though the official U.S. stance at the beginning of WWI was neutrality?
2 billion dollars.
Name 2 of the 3 things that happened before WWI in Europe that helped grow tensions in Europe that led to WWI.
1. France had to give land back to Germany.
2. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy signed an alliance
3. France and Russia sign an alliance
Why were the leaders of France and Britain against the peace deal Woodrow Wilson proposed?
How many miles was the trip from New York to Shanghai after the Panama Canal was built?
4,900 miles