-criticized William McKinley, incited anti-Spanish/nationalist feeling in America
100
What policy, created by John Hay, asked the nations of Europe to allow the United States fair access to trade in China?
Open Door Policy
100
What German policy was one major factor that led to U.S. intervention in World War I?
unrestricted submarine warfare
100
Name on of the five key priciples of Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Point."
self-determination, freedom of the seas, end sectret treaties, an international peace organization, and arms reduction
200
How did the expansionism of the late 19th century change from its predecessor?
"New expansionism" stretched outside the contiguous borders of the U.S.
200
What style of journalism, popularized by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, inflamed American's passions for war against Spain?
Yellow Journalism
200
What president is noted for his policy of "speak[ing] softly and carry[ing] a big stick" or in other words backing up all negiotiations with the threat of force?
Teddy Roosevelt
200
What are the four main causes of World War I?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
200
What two major flaws in the Treaty of Versailles contributed directly to the next great war?
War-guilt clause and reparations
300
What was the motivation driving American expansion in the late 19th century?
The desire to expand capitalism/the desire to find new markets and new sources of raw materials
300
The sinking of what U.S. ship in Havana Harbor led many to call for war.
The U.S.S. Maine
300
What name is given to the policy of protecting American investments in Latin America?
Dollar Diplmacy
300
What was the immediate cause of World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire
300
Republicans in the Senate refused to approve the treaty because of what major problem or fear.
The fear of foreign entanglements/ the League of Nations
400
What philosophy supported the idea that America, as the stronger, fitter nation, should dominate weaker, less capable nations?
Social Darwinism
400
Why was the first attack of the Spanish American War in Manila Bay rather than Cuba?
The U.S. hoped to seize the Philippines from the Spanish and make it a U.S. territory.
400
What president wanted to teach the Mexican's "to elect good men" as a part of his Moral Diplomacy?
Woodrow Wilson
400
How did Woodrow Wilson explain or justify U.S. involvement in World War I?
He hoped American intervention would "make the world safe for democracy."
400
How did the United States propose to help the Allies and Germany deal with financial hardship after the War?
Dawes and Young Plans
500
Name one argument against expansionism.
-immoral to dominate weaker nations
-would lead to foreign entaglements
-costs too much money to control other territories
-people will never assimilate
-governing people without their consent is a violation of our democratic principles
500
What territories did the U.S. gain from the Spanish American War?
The Philippines, Wake Island, Guam, Puerto Rico, and a great deal of control in Cuba.
500
How did the United States convince Panama to allow the U.S. access to the land for the Panama Canal?
We supported the Panamanian Revolution against Colombia in exchange for the land to build the canal?
500
What impact did American involvement have on the outcome of the war?
U.S. involvement turned the tide in favor of the Allies.
500
As a result of disillusionment with Wilson's internationalism, what major party won a landslide victory in the presidential election of 1920?