American Imperialism
This policy describes a nation's effort to expand its power or influence through diplomacy or military might. Controlling smeller, weaker nations for economic or strategic military purposes.
What is imperialism?
The belief that Americans were destined by God to expand westward and beyond.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The sinking of this British passenger ship helped turn American opinion against Germany.
What is the Lusitania?
This government agency spread pro-war messages and posters during WWI.
What is the Committee on Public Information (CPI)?
Wilson’s peace plan outlined this many key points.
What are Fourteen Points?
In the late 1800s, U.S. businesses pushed for expansion overseas largely because they needed these two economic benefits: new markets and raw materials.
What are new markets and access to raw materials?
This U.S. president supported annexing Hawaii and the Philippines during the height of imperialism.
Who is William McKinley?
This secret message from Germany urged Mexico to attack the U.S. in exchange for lost territory.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
U.S. factories saw a major boom in production during the war, leading to this kind of economic effect.
What is an economic boom?
Wilson’s “Peace Without Victory” speech promoted this type of peace that would not humiliate the loser.
What is a lasting or just peace?
This 1898 conflict signaled America’s arrival as an imperial power.
What is the Spanish-American War?
Many anti-imperialists claimed expansion overseas violated this democratic principle — the right of people to govern themselves.
What is self-determination?
One major reason the U.S. entered WWI was Germany’s use of this aggressive naval tactic.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
This law limited free speech by punishing criticism of the government or war.
What is the Espionage Act?
This international body was created to prevent future conflicts after WWI.
This international body was created to prevent future conflicts after WWI.
The exaggerated and sensational newspaper reporting that stirred public anger toward Spain was called this.
What is yellow journalism?
This famous poem described imperialism as a burden carried by Western nations to “civilize” others.
What is “The White Man’s Burden”?
President Wilson said America entered the war to “make the world safe for” this ideal.
What is democracy?
African Americans and women gained new job opportunities as part of this movement during the war.
What is the Great Migration / wartime workforce shift?
The U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles largely because they feared involvement in this organization.
What is the League of Nations?
This idea suggested that the U.S. had a moral duty to “uplift” less developed nations — a justification for imperialism.
What is the White Man’s Burden?
The 1823 Monroe Doctrine warning Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere was reinforced by this later Roosevelt policy.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary.
This 1917 law created a national draft to build up the U.S. military.
What is the Selective Service Act?
Many immigrants and dissenters faced restrictions under this 1918 law paired with the Espionage Act.
What is the Sedition Act?
After WWI, the U.S. emerged as this type of global power, both economically and militarily.
What is a world power / leading economic and military power?