America Looks Overseas
What is the policy of avoiding unnecessary involvement in the affairs and conflicts of other nations?
What is Isolationsim
Which Caribbean island was fighting Spain for independence before the Spanish-American War?
What is Cuba
Identify the Spanish-controlled island located about 90 miles from Florida.
A: What is Cuba
What does the acronym MAIN stand for when describing long-term causes of World War I?
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the Selective Service used for during World War I?
What is To register eligible men and draft soldiers for military service.
Give two reasons some Americans supported overseas expansion in the late 1800s.
What is new markets/resources, naval bases/protecting trade, competing with European powers, increasing national power, spreading American culture/institutions.
What was Yellow Journalism?
What is Sensational reporting that used dramatic headlines, emotional language, exaggeration, or shocking images to attract readers and influence public opinion.
Q: Name this Caribbean territory acquired by the United States after the Spanish-American War
What is Puerto Rico
What event was the immediate trigger that began the crisis leading to World War I?
What is The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What was the Great Migration?
What is The large movement of African Americans from the South to cities in the North, Midwest, and later West.
What is the difference between internationalism and imperialism?
What is Internationalism means becoming involved through trade, diplomacy, cooperation, and influence without necessarily controlling territory; imperialism extends direct control or strong influence over other places.
Why did the explosion of the USS Maine increase pressure for war even though Spain was never proven responsible?
What is Many Americans blamed Spain, newspapers fueled anger, and the explosion increased public pressure for intervention..
Q: These two territories gave the United States a much greater presence in what major region of the world?
What is Guam and The Philippines.
Why did alliances help turn a conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia into a much larger war?
What is Countries had commitments or interests connected to other nations, so when one country entered the conflict, others mobilized or joined in support of allies.
How did World War I help accelerate the Great Migration?
What is Northern factories needed workers because of wartime production, military service, and reduced immigration, while many African Americans sought better economic opportunities and escape from Jim Crow conditions.
Why did imperialism create a contradiction with traditional American ideals?
What is The United States supported liberty and self-government while imperialism could involve ruling people without their consent.
Put these events in the correct cause-and-effect order:
De Lôme Letter – Cuban rebellion – USS Maine explosion – United States declares war
What is Cuban rebellion → De Lôme Letter → USS Maine explosion → U.S. declares war.
Q: Germany and Austria-Hungary belonged to which side in World War I?
A: What is The Central Powers.
Name two developments that pushed the United States away from neutrality between 1914 and 1917.
What is Any two: unrestricted submarine warfare, attacks on shipping, Lusitania, Zimmermann Telegram, American economic connections with the Allies.
Why did the Espionage Act, Sedition Act, anti-German sentiment, and Palmer Raids create a debate over American freedom?
What is National-security fears led to restrictions, arrests, surveillance, discrimination, or punishment that raised questions about free speech, due process, and individual rights.
By the late 1800s, why was George Washington's advice to avoid foreign conflicts harder for the United States to follow than it had been in 1796?
What is The U.S. had become larger, wealthier, more industrialized, militarily stronger, and more connected to overseas trade and world affairs.
Why is it inaccurate to say that one single event caused the Spanish-American War?
What is War resulted from several connected factors, including the Cuban rebellion, Spanish treatment of Cubans, American interests, yellow journalism, the De Lôme Letter, the Maine explosion, failed diplomacy, and growing public pressure.
Q:The creation or recognition of countries such as Poland and Czechoslovakia reflected which major idea from Wilson's Fourteen Points?
A: What is Self-determination / the idea that nationality should help determine political borders.
Germany knew unrestricted submarine warfare might bring the United States into WWI. Why did Germany restart it anyway?
What is Germany gambled that submarines could cut Britain's supplies and defeat Britain before the United States could mobilize enough troops to affect the war.
Wilson helped create the League of Nations, yet the United States never joined it. Explain why this shows both the success and limits of Wilson's influence after WWI.
What is Wilson succeeded in getting the League included in the Treaty of Versailles and influenced the peace settlement, but the U.S. Senate rejected the treaty, preventing the United States from joining the League.