Expansion
Give one positive and one negative opinion about the purchase of Alaska.
Positive:
- close to Russia, resources
Negative:
- cold/ice, expensive
You have the option of negotiating the purchase of another team member. You must reach an agreed upon price of points to gain that person for your team.
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Why did the League of Nations fail?
Was not supported by the U.S. (congress didn't approve)
What is the Lusitania?
A British luxury ship.
Why did the U.S. want to expand?
New goods to sell = more money
You want to expand your team. Go to "war" with another team of your choice to gain their members and points.
Rock Paper Scissors
Why were there so many casualties in WWI?
New weapons/warfare
- machine guns, tanks, chemical and trench warfare, etc.
What word means the desire for independence from rule by foreign countries.
Nationalism
How did the U.S. acquire Hawaii?
Annexation
What event finally led to the U.S. entering World War l?
Sinking of U.S. merchant ships by German submarines.
What country won its independence from Spain?
Cuba
What is the opposite of isolationism?
Imperialism
How and when did the U.S. acquire the Philippines?
Annexation after the Spanish-American War.
Which of these was not a cause of the Spanish-American War?
A. Cuba's independence
B. Explosion of the USS Maine
C. Yellow Journalism
D. Economic interest in Spain
D. Economic interest in Spain
Which group of people most benefitted from the construction of the Panama Canal?
Shippers
What is "yellow journalism"?
Exaggerated news
Why did the U.S. want the Philippines?
Easier access to Chinese markets.
2 Part True or False:
Part 1: Woodrow Wilson was elected to a second presidential term because of his isolationist views.
Part 2: Isolationism was present during Wilson's second term.
Part 1: True
Part 2: False
Name three of the 14 points in Woodrow Wilson's post-war agreement.
- Open diplomacy (no secret treaties)
- Free sea trade during war and peace times
- Adjust borders of European countries
- Evacuate occupied nations
- Less weapons
- Create a League of Nations
What does the word "annexed" mean?
To add on to your territory by forcibly claiming it as your own.
What event during WWI would be catalyst to the events that eventually led to WWII?
The Treaty of Versailles.