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Expansion in Latin America
Imperialsim
WWI in Europe
WWI at Home
MISC
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What was the result of the Spanish American War
US gets Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines
100
Give two reasons why the US annex Hawaii
What is stepping stone to new markets (China) Gave us a naval station in the Pacific (to police the pacific
100
Why were Americans outraged over the sinking of the Lusatania?
What is loss of American lives
100
How did the United STates finance the war (WWI)
What is Selling war bonds (victory bonds) and raising taxes
100
Match the Presidents with their foreign policy
Roosevelt=Big Stick Diplomacy (Roosevelt Corollary) Taft= Dollar Diplomacy Wilson=Moral Diplomacy
200
What is a Banana Republic
a country in Central America whose major export was bananas or some other single commodity export.
200
What was an economic argumet for US expansion
What is needed to solve the problem of overproduction of goods
200
When war first broke out in Europe, what was the US policy towards WWI?
Nuetrality
200
When African Americans moved north during the mgreat migration what major problem did they find still existed, even though they thought they would escape it leaving the south
What is discrimination/persecution
200
How did Trench warfare contribute to a stalemate in World War I?
trenches provided an excelent defense against enemy gunfire, and no mans land prevented any real threat of enemies advancing the front lines
300
The Panam Canal is a good example of US imperialism becuase?
What is when columbia would not give the IS the rights to build a canal, we supported a Panamanian Revolution
300
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
Chineses rebellion against the idea that foreigners had taken over the coast line of China and forced their way into Chinese markets.
300
What Violent act triggered the start of WWI
What is The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
300
Name two patriotic activities which took place on the Home Front
What is Victory Gardens, War Bonds, Conserving food and supplies for the war effort
300
What did President Wilson's program for world peace become known as?
What is The 14 Points
400
Explain the Roosevelt Corollary
European countries were not allowed in the Western Hemisphere, and the US would use force to protect its interest and prevent European involvment in Latin America (Big Stick Diplomacy)
400
How did Roosevelt first demonstrate his foreign policy idea of 'speak softly and carry a big stick'?
Sending the Great White Fleet around the world as a method of intimidation and announcment to the world of the growing naval strength of the United States
400
What were the four main causes of WWI? Explain
Nationalism Imperialism Militarism Alliance System
400
What did the Espionage and Sedition acts do?
What is allowed government to silence ideas that challenged its authority during a wartime enviorment
400
Fully explain three reasons the United States entered WWI
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500
On the Map label the Phillipines, Guam, Puerto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii
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500
What affect did the yellow Journalism have on Americans? Why did 'Remember the Maine' become a battle cry for Americans? What future president became a war hero in the Spanish American War?
Americans grew angry over the treatment of Cubans by the Spanish, and it pushed America closer to into a war with Spain Newspapers blamed Spain for the Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine. Theodore Roosevelt.
500
What was the major flaw in the Treaty of Versailles List two requirments of Germany under the Treaty of Versailles
What is it overlocked the importance of treating all nations justily, including the loser Reperations War Guilt Claus Give Up Colonies Could not have an Army
500
The government increased control of the economy during WWI by doing what?
What is overseeing war-related production through the WPB
500
Why did Congress reject the League of Nations in the Treaty of Versailles?
What is feared it could lead to future US involvement in European Wars.