Imperialism
1900s Foreign Policy
WWI Buildup
WWI in US
Roaring 20s Boom
Roaring 20s Identity
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What is Imperialism?
Expanding a country's power through diplomacy and military conquest. Establishing colonies abroad.
100
What was the Open Door Policy and which country was it with?
Establishing trade with and building infrastructure in China
Did not want Chinese territory, but wanted to ensure that the Europeans would not shut the US out of China
100
Who were the Triple Entente/Allied Powers? Who were the Central Powers?
Triple Entente/Allied Powers: England, France, Russia, Italy (US later)
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
100
How did Woodrow Wilson try to convince the public to support the US joining the war instead of staying neutral?
Made the war about supporting democracy - ties back to Moral Diplomacy
100
List as many examples of new technology (not military related) from this time period as you can. 100 points for each correct answer.
Double Jeopardy: How did new technology change society?
Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Radio, Sewing Machines, Vacuum cleaner, Talkies (movies with dialogue), Automobile (mass produced cars), Airplanes
Consumerism and more leisure time leads to an increase in the standard of living and growth of entertainment industries.
100
List as many examples of nativism during the Roaring 20s. You get a 100 points for each correct answer.
Red Scare
Palmer Raids
National Origins Act of 1924
Sacco & Vanzetti trial
Resurgence of the KKK
200
What was the short term and long term impact of the Spanish American War?
Short Term: US got Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines, and influence in Cuba
Long Term: Established the US as a world power
200
Why did the US want to build the Panama Canal?
It made trade, travel, and military operations by boat significantly easier and allowed the US to control passage through.
200
What was the United States' stance when WWI started? How were they still involved?
Neutral
The US favored the Triple Entente and secretly sent supplies to the UK.
200
What was Congress's justification for not joining the League of Nations and not signing the Treaty of Versailles?
The US wanted to adopt a policy of isolationism following WWI.
200
What impact did Prohibition have on the US?
Rise in organized crime. Ex. Bootlegging, Speakeasies, Gangs and Al Capone.
200
What was the Lost Generation's message and who were some famous authors from the group?
Society had lost its way, becoming greedy and morally corrupt following the trauma of WWI - postwar disillusionment.
Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald
300
Why did the Anti-Imperialist League members like Andrew Carnegie, Jane Addams, and Mark Twain disagree with Imperialism?
They said it went against the American ideals in the Declaration of Independence.
They believed in Self-Determination - the idea that people in other countries had the right to choose how they wanted to be governed.
300
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
An expansion of the Monroe Doctrine that stated the US had the right to intervene in Latin American countries to stabilize economies and governments and to keep European countries from colonizing them.
300
How did new technology like tanks, flamethrowers, machine guns, aircrafts, and artillery guns impact WWI?
Considered the first modern war, advanced technology led to trench warfare becoming the main military strategy and a high death toll.
300
What were the Espionage and Sedition Acts and why were they controversial?
Set punishments for people who vocally opposed the war effort or were suspected of doing so.
Controversial because it restricted free speech under the idea that anti american speech incites panic. Schenck v. US upheld them as constitutional.
300
What were Warren G. Harding's and Calvin Coolidge's economic policy?
Laissez Faire - no government involvement in the economy
300
What was the Harlem Renaissance and what impact did it have on US culture?
A black cultural movement in New York following the Great Migration from the Jim Crow South.
Black culture (music, writing, dance, etc.) rose in popularity in the US. Ex. Jazz music and black celebrities.
Paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement
400
List at least 1 motive for US Imperialism
Political/Military: International Competition, Island Military Bases and coaling stations, Spreading Democracy
Social/Cultural: Spread Christianity, "civilize" weaker nations, Racial Superiority, Social Darwinism
Economic: Trade, New Tech --> more production --> more resources, access to new markets
400
Define and name the president who used each of the following types of diplomacy.
Big Stick Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Big Stick - Teddy Roosevelt - Develop the military to protect interests abroad, but not actively threatening to use it.
Dollar Diplomacy - William Howard Taft - Invest in the infrastructure and economies of foreign countries to develop future trade partners or to "buy influence"
Moral Diplomacy - Woodrow Wilson - US should help support democracy globally. Opposed to imperialism
400
What are the MAIN causes of WWI and what was the spark that set it all off?
M - Militarism: buildup of militaries due to imperialism
A - Alliances: created a domino effect once countries started fighting
I - Imperialism: High tensions between countries competing globally
N - Nationalism: People were proud of their country and willing to fight for it
Spark: The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
400
How did the Committee on Public Information, Food Administration, and the War Industries Board influence the US during WWI?
CPI - spread Anti-German propaganda and sell liberty bonds
Food Administration - regulated the production of food and encouraged rationing on the homefront
War Industries Board - regulated industries related to military production
All of these industries were meant to increase american support for WWI and prepare the country for the war effort.
400
How did Henry Ford impact the country during this time period?
Revolutionized mass production with the assembly line. Made cars cheaply and efficiently. Paid his employees over double the minimum wage. Reduced the workday from 9 hours to 8.
Cars allowed for people to live and travel further. Rise of the suburbs.
400
How did the role of women change during the 1920s?
New technology allows for more leisure time outside the house
Flappers challenged traditional roles
19th Amendment - women's suffrage
500
Name as many answers to the question as you can. the team with the most correct answers gets points. Name a country the US was involved with during this unit and how they were involved (annexed, economically, acquired, sphere of influence, etc.)
Alaska - Annexed from Russia to keep European powers out of North America
Hawaii - Annexed for the fruit and sugar industries
Cuba - established naval bases on and intervened in their government after the Spanish American War (Platt Amendment)
Guam - Acquired from Spanish American War. Used as a stepping stone to China
Puerto Rico - Acquired from Spanish American War
Philippines - Acquired from Spanish American War. Used as a stepping stone to China
China - Open Door Policy for trade
Panama - Helped otherthrow the Colombian government to finish building the Canal
Other Latin American Countries - Dollar Diplomacy, made enemies. Kept European countries from getting involved
500
What is this political cartoon's message? What does it show about the changing motivations for the US in the 1900s vs the 1800s?
It is using age, weight, and land acquisition to show how the US has grown into a world power since its founding.
The US transitioned from adding states to fill out its map to acquiring valuable colonies as a world power.
500
Name at least 3 major events that led to the US getting involved in WWI.
Sinking of the Lusitania - Germans sunk the British cruiseliner, killing 128 americans. The US was smuggling supplies to the UK on the boat.
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare - German U-Boats sunk US merchant ships
Zimmerman Telegram - The UK intercepted a German telegram sent to Mexico asking for their help against the US if the US got involved in WWI.
British Propaganda - Britain advertised anti-german propaganda and cut american communication with Germany
500
Summarize Wilson's 14 points following WWI.
He did not want to punish Germany after the war, and sought to establish peace and stability in Europe.
Reduction in arms
Freedom of the seas
Right to self-determination - right for nations to choose their form of government
League of Nations - place where nations could discuss & solve issues diplomatically rather than through war
500
What was the Scopes Trial and what debate did it spark?
John Scopes was arrested for teaching about evolution in a Tennessee school.
The trial brought attention to the debate between modern (science) vs. traditional (fundamentalist) views.
500
How did mass media impact american culture? What are some examples of mass media?
Mass media connected the country like never before because the same message/information could be seen and heard by people across the country. Trends and opinions spread from coast to coast. Allowed for the growth of celebrities.
Ex. Radio, Movies, National Magazines