Emergence as a World Power
Early 1900s U.S. history was politically characterized by increasing involvement in what?
World affairs
Sanford B. Dole is most closely associated with the annexation of what territory?
Hawaii
Which long-term cause of World War I involved strong national pride among European peoples?
Nationalism
In what year did the United States enter World War I?
1917
The armistice ending the fighting in World War I took effect on November 11 of what year?
1918
What is the historical significance of the year 1898?
The Spanish-American War began
Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that the United States needed to strengthen what branch of the military?
The Navy
At the beginning of World War I, what policy did the United States attempt to follow?
Neutrality
What was the main battlefield purpose of tanks during World War I?
To break through trench defenses and overcome stalemate
What plan did Woodrow Wilson propose to create conditions that would prevent future wars?
The Fourteen Points
The Spanish-American War helped make the United States a world power by defeating what European colonial power?
Spain
The Open Door Policy was intended primarily to protect U.S. trade opportunities in what country?
China
What German strategy threatened neutral shipping and American lives?
Unrestricted submarine warfare
What major American-led offensive helped push Germany toward an armistice?
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive / Battle of the Argonne Forest
What international organization did Wilson support as part of his peace plan?
The League of Nations
Name the three territories the United States gained from Spain following the Spanish-American War.
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
What was President Taft's policy called that encouraged American businesses to invest in Latin America?
Dollar Diplomacy
What German message proposed cooperation with Mexico against the United States?
The Zimmermann Telegram
Which Medal of Honor recipient became famous for his actions during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive/Battle of Argonne Forest?
Alvin York
Both the Spanish-American War and World War I stimulated what two areas of the U.S. economy?
Industrial and agricultural output
Why is the Spanish-American War considered a major turning point in U.S. history?
The U.S. demonstrated military/naval strength and expanded its overseas presence
Why would Alfred Thayer Mahan have supported U.S. acquisition of islands in the Pacific?
They supported naval power, trade, and served as coaling stations
In Wilson's Fourteen Points, criticism of “secret agreements” most directly addressed which long term cause of World War I?
Alliance systems
Wartime censorship of mail and restrictions on antiwar speech raised constitutional concerns involving what right?
Freedom of speech
Why were farming inventions such as the mechanical reaper, steel plow, steel windmill, and seed drill developed during the late nineteenth century?
Population growth increased demand for agricultural products