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Imperialism
Spanish-American War
World War I
Roaring Twenties
100
Name the benefits of the United States becoming an imperialist nation.
1. Expanding trade 2. Access to natural resources 3. Gain power 4. Spread American culture
100
Name the three colonies acquired by the US at the end of the Spanish-American War. Bonus: which country gained its independence at the end of the war? 2nd Bonus: what year was the war?
What is Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Bonus: Cuba. 2nd Bonus: 1898.
100
Name the causes of US entrance into World War I. *Points for each one correct
Sussex Pledge Lusitania Sinking Unrestricted submarine warfare Ties to Great Britain Zimmerman Telegram
100
Why did the number of votes cast in the presidential election increase from 1916 to 1920?
What is the passage of the 19th Amendment, allowing women's suffrage aka right to vote
200
What construction by the US decreased the speed and cost of international trade?
What is the Panama Canal.
200
What does the US become due to its victory in the Spanish American War?
What is a world power and imperialist.
200
Why did a stalemate develop along the Western front in World War I?
What is the use of machine guns and trenches.
200
What invention allowed many farmers to no longer be isolated after the 1920s? Extra points: whose invention can we thank for this product?
What is the automobile. Extra Credit: Henry Ford and his assembly line.
300
Name the policy that prevented a monopoly on trade in China.
What is the Open Door Policy.
300
Name the colony acquired by the US by ousting Queen Liliuokalani. Bonus: Who led the overthrow?
What is Hawaii. Bonus: Sanford B. Dole
300
What revealed a proposed military alliance between Germany and Mexico?
What is the Zimmerman Telegram.
300
Because the US was isolated after World War I, what group did the US reject participation in?
What is the League of Nations.
400
The policy "speak softly and carry a big stick" shows America's interest in what part of the world?
What is Latin America.
400
Name the ship whose explosion caused the US entrance into the Spanish American War.
What is the USS Maine.
400
What law made it illegal to "print, write or publish any disloyal or abusive language"during WWI? Bonus: what right does this take away?
What is the Espionage and Sedition Act. Bonus: Freedom of speech
400
What was the name of the increased paranoia in the US towards communists, anarchists, and immigrants in the 1920s?
What is the Red Scare.
500
Alfred T. Mahan and industrialists would both have supported this policy that made the US look outward in order to increase access to natural resources. This policy is...
What is Imperialism.
500
What law said the US reserved the right to intervene in the affairs of Latin America and be a police-keeping force?
What is the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
500
What law allowed the US to enlarge its military?
What is the Selective Service Act.
500
What event caused a greater appreciation for African American literary and artistic achievements?
What is the Harlem Renaissance.