Related US History
Related US History
Use of Force
Causes
American Neutrality
100

US economy in the late 19th century, where regulation is minimal or non-existent.

Capitalism aka Laissez Faire

100

We are all familiar with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, focused on nonviolent protests.  Who, from the era we are studying, likely inspired King?

W.E.B. DuBois

100

What is the model for international law?

Criminal Law

100

Loving your own country; hating other countries.

Nationalism

100

Because they were an authoritarian regime, the US did not want to join the Allied Powers due to this nation.

Russia

200

The movement in the late 19th century where cities grew in power and population due to the mass production of goods in factories.

Industrial Revolution


200

Who became critical in the fight for temperance and banning child labor?

Women

200

War is almost always OK if it is in 

Self-Defense

200

Building a powerful military and it becomes a centerpiece of a citizen's identity.

Militarism

200

The horrible photos, songs and poems about WWI were one of the reasons why the US chose to remain _____ from 1914-1917.  (Don't forget also the war of attrition and a tradition of noninvolvement in European affairs.)

Neutral

300

What game did we play that demonstrated that Americans were relatively safe and living in prosperous communities at the turn of the 20th century.

Checkered Game of Life

300

Where did most of US imperialism take place between 1890 and 1915?

Latin America (aka Central and South America) and Asia or the Pacific (ie Hawaii, the Phil, Guam, etc.)

300

Since it is OK to defend yourself, it is also OK to defend your friends.  This leads to the _____ System in the 19th century.

Alliance

300

The cause that caused WWI to get so out of control so fast.

Alliance System

300

Despite claims of neutrality, the US did trade with England more and ______ signficantly less.

Germany

400

During the Progressive Era (1900-1920), the US came to believe that some regulation of the economy was preferable in order to protect the _____.

Consumer

400

In the late 19th century the US began to modernize this due to its imperialist desires.

Military (Navy) or Armed Forces

400

International law is difficult to understand and arguably harder to follow when it comes to war.  At essence why?  What does the international community lack?

Police or Enforcement Agency

400

Taking over or exerting influence on another country.

Imperialism

400

What drove the US from neutrality to war?

Zimmerman Telegram

500

African Americans, in the late 19th century, faced segregation, race-based discrimination and voting

Obstacles (Poll Tax, Literacy Test)
500

In 1915, after years of a rocky relationship, the US almost went to war with

Mexico
500

When are people authorized to use force to defend themselves or their nation?  When they reasonably believe that they are under imminent threat.  Imminent implies

Soon or Now

500

At essence, which of the Four Causes of WWI, would the future League of Nations fall under?

Alliance System

500

Another reason the US did not want to enter the war was because of its diverse population.  For the average American it was unclear if we should support the British, the Germans, the Russians, etc.  Why?  In a word, what caused this?

Immigration.  (Vast populations of different people loyal to their home countries.)