Imperialism: Terms
American Imperial Relationships
Intro to Word War I
War and Aftermath
Outside Information
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Natural resources taken from imperialized lands to be used in manufacturing.
What are raw materials?
100
The only modern American Imperial territory to eventually become a state.
What is Hawai'i?
100
This letter, intercepted by the British, encouraged Mexico to invade the USA if they entered WWI.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
100
This Treaty officially ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
100
The sinking of the Lusitania, and sensational reporting on it, led to US involvement in World War I. Similarly, the sinking of this ship, led to the Spanish American War.
What is the USS Maine?
200
An area under political control by another foreign country, and occupied by settlers from that country.
What is a colony?
200
Concentration camps in this country were used as justification by the US for the Spanish American war. Since then the US has invaded it, established prison colonies, and embargoed trade.
What is Cuba?
200
These 4 concepts are often cited as the causes of World War I. (MAIN)
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
200
An American Socialist prosecuted for protesting the draft during WWI on the grounds of its violation of the 1st and 13th amendments.
Who is Charles Schenck?
200
The Roosevelt Corollary deterred European powers in Latin America with military force. It built on this 1823 American policy, shown in the cartoon below.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
300
A reason to go to war.
What is justification?
300
The citizens of this American territory do not have a vote in congress or the electoral college despite a majority of participating voters choosing statehood in 2024.
What is Puerto Rico?
300
This event in Sarajevo is often cited as the single event that set off the first world war.
What is the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand?
300
President Wilson put these forward as suggestions for peace terms at the end of World War I.
What are Wilson's 14 Points?
300
This modern international organization draws inspiration from The League of Nations. It was established at the End of WW2 to promote diplomacy and prevent war.
What is the United Nations?
400
While the Monroe Doctrine stated that Europe should stay out of Latin America, this policy said the United States had the right to exercise military force in Latin America to keep Europe out.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
400
This structure reduced travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean by 8,000 miles.
What is the Panama Canal?
400
President Woodrow Wilson ran for his second term on this slogan.
What is "He kept us out of war" or "America First"?
400
This movement refers to African Americans moving from the rural south to Northern cities. It was accelerated by black soldiers returning home from World War I having experienced a different life overseas.
What is the Great Migration?
400
The Espionage and Sedition Acts limited civil rights in the lead up to WWI much like these acts signed into law by John Adams in 1798.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
500
Making Money for the Mother land. A policy of exporting more than you import to generate wealth. Often carried out by manipulating colonies and protectionist policies.
What is Mercantilism?
500
Mathew Perry used "gunboat diplomacy" to establish a sphere of influence and trade with this country.
What is Japan?
500
This is the side the USA joined in World War I.
What is the "Allied Powers" or the "Entente"?
500
Though this international organization for diplomacy was suggested by the US, congress did not permit its involvement.
What is the league of Nations?
500
This presidents foreign policy was to "speak softly, but carry a big stick" He oversaw many business reforms during the time of the Muckrakers.
Who is Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt?