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Causes for Imperialism
Imperialism
World War I
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100
Alfred Mann believed that if we were going to compete for global power we needed a larger one of these (one of the armed forces).
What is a Navy?
100
What war gave the United States access to Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba and The Philippines?
What is the Spanish American War (1898)?
100
When the War started in 1914, most Americans believed we should stay out of the war and only be concerned with matters in our country. This foreign policy is known as _______________.
What is isolationism?
100
Wilson's peace plan for after the war was over was known as the _____ ________ _________.
What was the 14 Point Plan?
100
It greatly reduced the cost of shipping between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (thank you Teddy Roosevelt)
What is the Panama Canal?
200
Many businessmen needed to expand their __________ since most Americans had bought their products?
What are markets?
200
In which island nation did Sanford Dole lead a coup (overthrown) and deposed (forced out) the monarchy?
What was Hawaii?
200
one of the reasons why America was drawn into the first World War was because Germany was _____________ many American merchant ships using their ____________.
What is sinking and U-boats?
200
One major aspect of Wilson's 14 point plan was that many nations would join the ____________ ___ _________, a huge alliance that would prevent large wars from ever occurring.
What was the League of Nations?
200
During WWI and WWII, Americans bought these to help pay for the war.
What were War Bonds or War Stamps?
300
Americans always claimed that they were helping the ______________ inhabitants of their territories and that was a good enough reason to be an imperialist nation.
Who were the natives?
300
His policy in Latin America was to use his "Big Stick", forcing that region to comply to American demands.
Who was Teddy Roosevelt?
300
Which president said he would keep the United States out of war, but by 1917, said the US was entering the war "to keep the world safe for democracy."
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
300
The Treaty of Versailles punished ____________ more than any other Central Power country.
What was Germany?
300
The Spanish American War began shortly after it exploded in Havana Harbor.
What was the USS Maine?
400
_____________ nations had already colonized much of Africa and Asia and America would fall behind if they did not become imperialist.
What were European nations
400
President Taft had a much less forceful approach with Latin America and asked Americans to invest their companies in Latin America. This policy was known as __________ __________.
What was Dollar Diplomacy?
400
What communique (communication) was the last straw, as the United States found out that Germany had asked Mexico to attack us?
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
400
Before WWI, the Polish people lived in eastern Germany and Western Russia. After WWI the country of Poland was created in that region for the ethnic Polish people. When new nations are created out of ethnic boundaries is known as ______-_____________.
What is self determination.
400
A time when stronger nations controlled weaker states to improve it's own economic or military might was known as the Age of __________________.
What is Imperialism?
500
What type of Journalism sensationalized what was happening in Cuba and stirred the emotions of Americans, helping to cause the Spanish American War?
What is yellow journalism?
500
It caused European nations did give America equal trading status in China.
What was the Open Door Policy?
500
The biggest cause of World War I were all of the __________ ____________ between the European Nations.
What were secret alliances?
500
The reason why the United States never ratified the Treaty of Versailles was most Americans did not want to be a part of the __________ ___ _____________, which many feared would draw us back into another European war.
What is the League of Nations?
500
He and his Rough Riders became so famous from the Spanish American War that he became President.
Who was Teddy Roosevelt?