Becoming a World Power I
What was the first country the U.S. began establishing trade with in the Pacific?
Japan
What country did the Spanish-American War start over?
Cuba
What is the goal of the Federal Reserve
To keep the economy balanced
What type of laws limit what a property can be used for?
Zoning
What was the cause of World War 1?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What is Yellow Journalism?
Fake News
What is Imperialism?
the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones
What did Teddy Roosevelt base his foreign policy on?
"Speak softly and carry a big stick"
What was Prohibition?
Outlawing of production or sale of Alcohol
What two groups pushed the most to end Prohibition? (partial credit)
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Anti-Saloon League
What 2 events forced America to get involved in the war? (partial credit)
Germany trying to recruit Mexico to go to war with the U.S.
U-Boats attacking civilian ships
Who stopped the U.S. from signing the Treaty of Versailles?
The Senate
Why did China almost get slit up into different territories?
Boxer Rebellion
What territories did the U.S. gain from the Spanish-American War? (Partial Credit)
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Guam
This group was given the ability to set railroad rates thanks to the Hepburn Act of 1960
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
Who were the three candidates for the 1912 presidential election? (partial credit)
Theodore Roosevelt (Teddy)
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
The use of artillery guns forced what style of warfare to be used?
Trench Warfare
Roosevelts greatest accomplishment in foreign policy was what?
The Panama Canal
What group made the largest push for statehood in Hawaii?
Sugar Planters
What was the major affect of the Spanish-American War?
It made the U.S. a world power overnight
What were the 4 major ways of reforming government? (partial credit)
Recall
Referendum
Initiative
Direct Primaries
How did William Howard Taft split the Republican Party
Wanted to lower Tariffs
What was the most important thing to be put in the Treaty of Versailles according to Woodrow Wilson?
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson helped the workforce by: (partial credit)
Eliminating child labor
Instituting 8 hour work days
Outlawed charging customers different prices
Recognized unions federally
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
The addition of economics to the Monroe doctrine
The U.S. and Germany ended up splitting what islands?
Samoan Islands
Which amendment made property taxes possible?
16th
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
What was the goal of the Treaty of Versailles
To punish and weaken Germany
What was William Howard Taft's strategy for Foreign Policy?
Build up other countries businesses using Dollar Diplomacy
What is Jingoism?
Extreme nationalism marked by aggressive foreign policy
What is Anglo-Saxonism?
English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government
Why was the first income tax ruled unconstitutional?
It taxed property income at a flat rate
What did Roosevelt do to control trusts?
established a federal agency to investigate trusts and publicly report their findings
What is an Armistice?
An agreement to stop fighting
What is National Self-Determination?
the idea that the borders of countries should be based on ethnicity and national identity