Motivations of Imperialism
What was the first event that marked the beginning of American Imperialism?
What is the Spanish American War?
Who was the driver of Big Stick Diplomacy?
Theodore Roosevelt
What YEAR did World War I begin? (you can get 50 extra points if you also give me the full DATE)
Where did much of the fighting take place during World War I?
France
Which president wanted to build the Panama Canal?
Theodore Roosevelt
Who did the United States buy Alaska from? How much did they pay?
Russia; 7.2 million US dollars
What did the Open Door Policy do?
Allowed equal trading privileges for all nations in China
What was the event that sparked World War I?
What did the American government want people to conserve back home?
Meat and Wheat
Who led the American Expeditionary Force?
John J. Pershing
What did the Organic Act do?
Congress established a government for Hawaii
What did the Roosevelt Corollary do?
America can get involved in Latin America's affairs
Who wrote the Zimmermann Note and to whom did they write it?
What was the Great Migration?
Thousands of African-Americans moving from rural South to North
What was a technological advance of World War I?
Radar used for civilian applications
Jet engines used on aircraft
Early computers
Weather forecasting
Telecommunications
Radio and telephone networks
What is a sphere of influence?
Claims of exclusive economic and trading authority
What motivated the building of the Panama Canal?
Before the canal was built, ships had to sail around all of South America to get from the East to the West coast
What did the Sussex Pledge do?
Provoked by unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany broke their promise from the Arabic Pledge
America cut off diplomatic ties with Germany
What was Wilson's 14th point?
A proposal for the League of Nations
What was something that happened back home as a result of World War I?
Soldiers returned
Women left war-related jobs
Booming consumer culture!
Hollywood movies
What did the Treaty of Kanagawa do?
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
Economic influence (loans and investments), rather than military force, to further a nation's foreign policy and commercial interests
When did America get involved with World War I? 500 points for YEAR, 550 for the complete DATE
April 6, 1917
When did World War I END?
In order to get full credit, you must provide the complete date.
If you give 2 dates, and get both of them correct, you can get 600 points.
November 11, 1918 - Armistice signed between Germany and Allies
June 28, 1919 - Treaty of Versailles signed
What was the name of the Queen of Hawaii?
Queen Liliuokalani