Imperialism
Which of the following factors did NOT play a role in getting America into the Cuban conflict?
A. Yellow Press
B. Imperialist Groups
C. Sinking of a U.S. ship
D. President McKinley's strong, decisive personality
D.
In 1912, the Republican Party nominated
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. William Howard Taft.
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. Robert LaFollette
B.
All of the following statements regarding the German attack on the Lusitania are true EXCEPT
a. It was an unwarranted attack against a purely passenger vessel
b. Resulted in the loss of more than 100 Americans
c. Was denounced strongly by Wilson
d. Increased American hostility towards Germany
A.
A ship was boarded and raided and this letter was stolen and forwarded to Yellow Journalists.
What is The de Lome letter?
The law passed by former President Theodore Roosevelt that enforced policies to strengthen railroad control by the government
What is the Hepburn Act of 1906?
What is Neutrality?
A newly constructed ship that was sent to Cuba and docked but overnight, the ship exploded, killing 260 sailors
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
The event that gave Woodrow Wilson the presidency in the Election of 1912
What is the Republican Split (Progressives v. Conservatives)
The telegram sent by the Germans to the Mexicans, convincing them to join the Central powers
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
The Battle between the Spanish and Americans that took place in the Philippines, and wiped out the Spanish navy docked there.
What is the Battle of Manila Bay?
The act passed directly correlated to Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"
What is the Pure food and drug act?
The act that limited American's first amendment and had another act follow called the Sedition Act that raised the punishment of unpatriotic speech to 20 years jailtime.
What is the Espionage Act?
The battle that took place right before the Battle of Santiago Bay, where U.S. artillery men were tasked with bombarde the Spanish Navy.
What is the Battle of San Huan/Kettle Hills?
(Doesn't have to be in order)
What is Moral, Big Stick, and Money policy?
The points Woodrow Wilson had reason for the Treaty of Paris (1918) but was gutted by nations like Britain and France (Name 3 points)
What is non-punitive treaty, end secret diplomacy, freedom of the seas, removal of trade barriers (tariffs), reduction of arms, reconstructing Europe, and the League of Nations?