Causes of WWI
What does the “M” in M.A.I.N. stand for?
Militarism
Which president’s policy was called “Big Stick Diplomacy”?
Theodore Roosevelt
What law created a merit-based system for government jobs?
Pendleton Act
Who wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History?
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Define “Yellow Journalism.”
Exaggerated news stories to influence public opinion
What event is known as the “spark” that started WWI?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who promoted “Dollar Diplomacy”?
William Taft
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
Who founded Hull House?
Jane Addams
What is “Total War”?
When all parts of society contribute to the war effort
Which country pledged support to Austria-Hungary after the assassination?
Germany
Which president was responsible for the Spanish-American War and Open Door Policy?
William McKinley
Who wrote The Jungle exposing unsafe meatpacking conditions?
Upton Sinclair
Who led the American Expeditionary Force in WWI?
John J. Pershing
What was Wilson’s policy at the start of WWI?
Neutrality/Isolationism
Why did Great Britain enter WWI?
Germany invaded Belgium
Which project symbolized Roosevelt’s foreign policy?
Panama Canal
What was the purpose of the Social Gospel Movement?
Promote social reform, child labor abolition, safer conditions, temperance
Which reformer focused on African American civil rights and co-founded the NAACP?
W.E.B. Du Bois
What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information (CPI)?
Propaganda to support U.S. entry into WWI
Of the M.A.I.N. causes, which do you think was most influential? And why?
Open-ended: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, or Nationalism
Name one similarity and one difference between Roosevelt and Taft’s foreign policies.
Student explanation
Name two political reforms designed to make government more democratic.
Examples: Initiative, Referendum, Recall, Direct Election of Senators
Which WWI hero captured 132 Germans at Argonne Forest?
Alvin York
What clause of the Treaty of Versailles placed blame on Germany for the war?
War-Guilt Clause