Foreign Affairs/Imperialism
T or F: the US took a more active role in in world affairs during the age of imperialism because they needed more natural resources.
F - they wanted foreign markets.
T or F: Henry George objected to industrialization because the major innovations which have raised some have left others behind and the gap between the rich and poor has only widened as a result. George points out that technological advancements have not eliminated poverty and that the advancement have actually resulted in 1) children working in factories, 2) large numbers of people living off charity, and 3) death by starvation.
T
T or F: the only reason the US entered WWI was because of the Zimmerman Telegram.
False - The US entered because of the sinking of the Lusitania, and the Sussex, the Zimmerman Telegram, and Germany resumed unrestricted warfare.
Frederick Jackson Turner suggests that much of American history can be explained by the frontier. Americans living on the frontier continually returned to primitive conditions. These conditions promoted democracy as the frontier encourages individualism and a hatred of control. He suggests that these characteristics in the colonies helps explain the American Revolution and the difficulty in establishing a strong central government initially. The frontier also helped in the movement to extend the franchise.
T
Midway, Alaska
The Progressives thought industrialization and ______________ created social and political problems.
urbanization
In the Supreme Court case ___________ __ ________, the court argued that free speech could be limited during a time of war because the circumstances are different than in peace time.
Schenk v United States
F - he opposed women's suffrage because suffrage is not a natural right so women do not have the right to vote. The question is not about rights but about the quality of government. He also thought allowing women to vote would decrease her ability to perform her other duties. In addition, voting is entering a conflict which is against the disposition of women.
Arguments for imperialism included:
1) that through projecting its influence around the world, the US was spreading American ideals.
2) Counties like the ___________ did not have liberty to begin with and that it was fine if not every citizen in the colonized country did not support US interference for it to be legitimate because not everyone in the 13 colonies supported independence.
Philippines
Successes of the progressives included the ___ and ____ amendments, trust busting, and better living conditions.
17th and 19th.
T or F: Justice Holmes argued that the main question to ask when determining if speech is protected is whether you can cry fire in a crowded theater.
F - Justice Holmes argued that the main question to ask when determining if speech is protected is whether the words are said in a circumstance and are of a nature to bring about evils that congress has the right to prevent. Will the words create a “clear and present danger”. If they are, that speech can be restricted.
_________ _____________ _________thought women should have the right to vote because they should be treated equally, it would promote peace, and women could better fulfill her teaching duties at home.
William Jennings Bryan
T or F: Arguments against imperialism included:
1) Liberty at home is in danger if liberty abroad is not respected. Nations are destroyed when they turn to militarism.
2) Subjugating other people goes against the ideals of government by consent of the people.
3) The wealth accrued through trade with colonies will be less than the cost of policing those colonies.
4) The US does not need any more foreign markets.
F - The final point was not an argument against imperialism.
As president, _________ ____________ passed the Pure ______ and _______ Act, and the _______ Inspection Act, busted trusts, and protected the environment in the 1902 ___________ Act
Theodore Roosevelt, Food and Drug, Meat, Reclamation
T or F: Social effects of WWI included:
1) social tensions as returning soldiers took jobs from women and blacks resulting in riots
2) the second Red Scare during which communists and anarchists sent bomb to government officials and the Attorney General Mitchell Palmer began to arrest and deport 100s of people.
F - it was the first Red Scare.
One argument against imperialism was that control of ______ ___________ is unjust because the people are being taxed without representation.
Puerto Rico
Andrew Carnegie supported industrialization because even if it has only raised the standards of living for the rich and widened the gap between rich and poor as a result, Carnegie argues the wealthy benefit everyone as they spend more money which benefits all.
F - Carnegie argues that industrialization has benefited mankind by because it has raised every one’s standard of living, even if the gap between rich and poor as widened as a result. Carnegie argues it is better for there to be a gap between rich and poor if all are better off than if all were equally poor. Carnegie recognized some problem, such as class conflict, but says the triumph of industry is inevitable and criticism of private property is unfounded since civilization depends on it.
One political effect of WWI was the election of __________ ____________ in _______ who campaigned on a "return to ________" because the country was tired of the progressive presidents and interventionist foreign policy.
Warren Harding, 1920, normalcy.