Latin America
Imperialistic Decline
War or Not
Help is on the Way!
Post War Issues
American Imperialist
Spanish American War
Expansionism gone wrong
Mobilization
WW I
100
This told Latin America that the United States could and would interfere in their affairs whenever we felt it was necessary.
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
100
This gave America access to China's markets.
What was the Open Door Policy?
100
This was America's foreign policy when WW I began (basically we were only concerned with ourselves).
What is isolationism (and neutrality)?
100
This man was placed in charge of the American Expeditionary Force, basically in charge of all Americans fighting in Europe (the same man who never caught Pancho Villa the year before!)
Who was General John Pershing?
100
The first Great Migration of African Americans unfortunately helped this occur in the summer of 1919, culminating in the Tulsa in 1921.
What were race riots, or Red Summer?
100
These people (like Teddy Roosevelt) wanted war so America could expand it's empire.
Who were jingoists (jingoism)?
100
The explosion of this US Ship led to the war with Spain (it rhymes with Spain).
What was the USS Maine?
100
President McKinley and the US annexed these group of islands in 1898, a few years after the pineapple plantation owners had the Queen placed under house arrest
What is Hawaii?
100
price controls were put in place by this war time organization.
What was the War Industries Board?
100
The 1917 Selective Service Act led to 2.8 million American young men into being __________ into the military.
What is drafted?
200
Roosevelt created a revolt in this country so he could build a canal that would link the Pacific and Caribbean Sea (also the Atlantic Ocean).
What is Colombia?
200
This rebellion reminded all of the imperialist in China, that they were not really welcomed there.
What was the "Boxer" rebellion?
200
German's were using these to sink American ships that were sending supplies to England and France.
What were submarines (U-Boats)?
200
This nation had to quit the war as the communists ended the reign of the tsars (czars).
What was Russia?
200
The Palmer Raids rounded up immigrants suspected of being communists as the first one of these hit America in 1919 (another would happen in the decade after the Cold War began).
What was the Red Scare?
200
Some say American Imperialism began when this Secretary of State negotiated to obtain Alaska from Russia.
Who was William Seward?
(Seward's Folly or Seward's Ice Box)
200
The war started because this Spanish general "The Butcher" was torturing and murdering Cubans with his 'reconcentration" camps.
Who was General Weyler?
200
The Supreme Court said in this group of cases that those living in US territories did not receive the protection of US laws and customs, but Congress could grant them those.
What was the Insular Cases?
200
Future President Herbert Hoover helped conservation efforts (reducing waste) and creating "Liberty Gardens" with this organization.
What was the Food Administration?
200
This group of Americans had a "Great Migration" north to work in the war factories (and escape social and economic hardship)
Who were African Americans?
300
Roosevelt made a deal with these people and built a canal named after their country in order to speed up global shipping and increase the power of the US Navy.
Who were the Panamanians (or Panama Canal)?
300
Japan agreed not to have anyone immigrate to the US if the US agreed to end segregation of the Japanese in California's public schools.
What was the gentlemen's agreement?
300
When this ocean liner was sunk in May 1915, killing over 1100, including 125 Americans, many believed it was time for war.
What was the Lusitania?
300
Woodrow Wilson went to work creating this document which he hoped would keep any war from ever happening again!
What was the 14 point plan?
300
This treaty ended the World War I, but it harshly blamed and punished Germany, which became a major cause of WW II.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
300
These newspapers wanted war, not to increase American territory, but to sell more newspapers.
What was yellow journalism?
300
This Amendment told the world that the USA would give the people of Cuba their freedom once Spain was defeated.
What was the Teller Amendment?
300
This was Teddy Roosevelt's "big stick" that he used to intimidate Latin American nations.
What was the Great White Fleet?
300
Former president Taft ran this temporary agency that increased wages and created the 8 hour work day?
What was the National Labor Board?
300
This poster was probably created by this temporary agency during WW I?
What was the Committee of Public Information?
400
President William Howard Taft replaced TR's "big stick" policy with this policy, which called on Americans to invest in Latin American.
What is "Dollar Diplomacy?"
400
Teddy Roosevelt wins this award for negotiated a treaty that ended the war between Russia and Japan (The Russo Japanese War).
What was the Nobel Peace Prize?
400
He Kept Us Out of War was this man's slogan when he ran for reelection in 1916?
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
400
During the war, Wilson was so impressed with their hard work on the home front, he endorsed this amendment.
What was the 19th Amendment?
400
Many senators (Irreconcilables) rejected the Treaty of Versailles due to Article X, which Americans didn't want to become a part of, fearing it would draw the USA into another European War.
What was the League of Nations?
400
This poem by Rudyard Kipling glorifies imperialism the need to civilize the native people.
What is The White Man's Burden?
400
Teddy Roosevelt became very well known when he created this cavalry regiment that made it's famous "charge up San Juan Hill".
Who were the Rough Riders?
400
China lost a lot of power when it lost these wars as Great Britain became drug pushers.
What were the Opium Wars?
400
Americans were urged to buy these to help pay for the war.
What were Liberty Bonds or Liberty Stamps.
400
The Palmer Raids and the "Red" Scare occurred because of this nation becoming communist.
What was Russia or the USSR?
500
President Wilson sent General John Pershing into Mexico to look for this rebel bandit who raided an American town in New Mexico, killing 17 Americans.
Who was Pancho Villa?
500
Woodrow Wilson promised the Philippines their freedom in 1946 with this.
What was the Jones Act?
500
This forced America into the war, just a few months after Woodrow Wilson took the office a second time.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
500
In this Supreme Court case, the Espionage and Sedition Acts were deemed Constitutional, since during times of war, speech that represented "a clear and present danger" to public safety was not protected speech.
What was Schenck vs. United States, 1919?
500
His stroke ended any hope senate that the senate would ever ratify the Treaty of Versailles and that the US would ever join the League of Nations.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
500
His The Influence of Sea Power upon History gave imperialist another reason for expansion - refueling ports for America's ever increasing Navy
Who is Alfred T Mahan?
500
This amendment allowed for US intervention in Cuba if we didn't like the way things were going there.
What was the Platt Amendment?
500
The Tampico Incident and Pancho Villa caused US to militarily intervene into this nation from 1915 to 1917.
What was Mexico?
500
This act allowed the federal government to take over the railroads in order to improve military transportation.
What was the Esch-Cummings Act?
500
This organization became very popular thanks to the movie "Birth of a Nation" and it's adopting an anti-immigrant stance.
What was the KKK?