causes of American imperialism
American imperialism- Panama, Hawaii, and Alaska
Events that drove the USA to join the war
World war 1: restrictions on society
Treaty of Versailles and Woodrow Wilsons 14 points
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who was the U.S.A. trying to get by trading in more places
the U.S.A. wanted to get more customers
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Who did the U.S.A buy Alaska from?
Russia
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what boat sunk and killed 128 U.S citizens
The Lusitania
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What did women start to get after the war?
women started to get voting rights
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Who did the Allies want to punish with the treaty of Versailles?
Germany
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what is most likely the Imperialism cause described in this political cartoon
Cultural/racial reasons
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what were 2 big things that the U.S.A got out of Alaska?
Gold and oil
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when did the Senate declare war
in 1917
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what two acts were made in response to the war?
the espionage and the sedition act
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how did the U.S.A react after the end of the war?
they became isolationists
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What is the definition of Imperialism?
The expansion of a nations power over other lands
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why did the U.S.A buy a plot of land in Panama
to build a canal
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what was the Zimmerman note?
it was a telegram sent to Mexico from Germany telling them that they should invade the U.S.A and in return Mexico gets Texas, New Mexico and a few other states
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why was the U.S.A afraid of German Americans
they were afraid that they weren't loyal and would spy for Germany
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why didn't the Senate approve of signing the treaty of Versailles?
they didn't want to join the league of nations
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What were some of the political reason for U.S.A imperialism
they wanted to spread democracy and get more power
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why did the U.S.A take Hawaii?
to get resources like sugar, and fruits
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What did Germany use that angered the American and drove them closer to declaring war?
the Germans used unrestricted submarine warfare
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why did woman start working in factories?
to support the men at war by building weapons
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Why did Woodrow Wilson make the 14 points?
to promote peace and bring changes he wanted to implement in the treaty of Versailles
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How might the U.S.A help there military during imperialism?
They might make refueling places all across the world
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what was another name for Alaska back when it was first being bought by William Seward
"Seward's Icebox"
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what was the impact of Russia leaving to fight in their civil war
one of the final things that drove the U.S.A into joining the war after Russia became communist
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what was the impact of the war on African Americans
they got higher pay even though it was still lower then white men. And moved north from the south.
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how did the treaty of Versailles impact Europe?
it caused tension between many countries including Germany and Italy