American Imperialism Japan and China
WW1 Main Causes
WW1 American Causes
Treaty of Versailles and Wilsons 14 Points
Causes of American Imperialism
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Who was the first American to make contact with the Japanese?
Commodore Matthew Perry 
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Who Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Serbian Nationalist Gavrilo Princip. 
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Who was elected in 1916 promising isolation and no involvement in ww1?
Woodrow Wilson
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Where was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
Versailles palace, France.
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Why did the United States go to war with Spain?
The explosion to the U.S.S. Maine.
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What was the cause and effect of the Russo-Japanese war?
Cause- Japan and Russia were both looking to expand their empires into Manchuria.
Effect- Treaty of Portsmouth, Japan gains power, Russia losses power.
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What were the causes and effects of the Battle of the Somme.
Causes- British attempt to break the stalemate of Western Front.
Effect- British efforts fail, all sides loose 10's of thousands of men and gain very little ground.
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Who am I?
Poncho Via, Leader of the Mexican Revolution.
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What effect did the treaty of Versailles have on Germany?
Made them de-arm, seed land to the allies and pay war reparations.
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who am I?
25th President William McKinley.
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Why was the Russo-Japanese war significant?
It lead to Japan becoming a major power in East Asia. This lead to competition between the United States and Japan.
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How did the Germans sink Allied shipping?
Unterseeboots (U-Boats)
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How did Women's role in society change?
They moved out of the house and into the work force. Taking over jobs for the men who left to fight in France.
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Why wasn't Wilsons 14 point system liked by British and French Delegates?
They felt it didn't punish Germany for "starting" the war.
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Why did the United States want Hawaii?
They wanted Pearl Harbor as well as land to exploit for growing fruit
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Why did the West reject the open-door policy?
Because they realized that competition between themselves would hurt their exploitation of China.
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How was Warfare different on the Eastern and Western fronts.
Eastern- Less static, more mobile warfare.
Western- Static trench warfare.
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What were the Espionage and Sedition acts?
Espionage act- Made it illegal to obtain any sort of information that could be used to hurt the United States. (Spying)
Sedition act- Made it illegal to write or speak of anything bashful, scandalous or false about the government.
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How did Germans feel about the Treaty as apposed to those in Allied countries?
Germans felt they were unfairly blamed for the war, were humiliated and sour against the allies. Many people in allied countries felt safe and secure after the treaty was signed.
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How were the gain of Hawaii and Alaska different?
Alaska- Purchased from the Russians.
Hawaii- Taken from the Hawaiians for the benefit of the United States.
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What was the impact of the Treaty of Kanagawa?
Opens Japan up to the United States. Leads to the Japanese Militarism, industrialism and nationalism, Leads to expansion.
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What impact did the Invasion of Belgium have?
Lead to the British entering the war on the side of the Allies, Fought with the French against the Germans during the race to the sea and first big battles on the Western Front.
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How did the attack on Black Tom Island make Americans feel?
The feelings of Anti-German hate increased 10 fold and garnered more support for involvement in the war. It also lead to the Espionage act of 1917.
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Why wasn't the 14 point system implemented?
Wilson couldn't get senate approval for his plan so it was overturned.
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What was the impact of the Spanish American War?
United States finally becomes a global imperialistic power. Gain influence which will be used later after WW1.
