Review sheet unit four

Review Sheet

Unit Four

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Imperi

alis

m • Stronger nation seeks

to dominate a weaker

nation politically, economically, and socially

1. Which policy's purpose was it to establish equal trading rights in China?

U.S Intervention

The United States began to fear that China would be carved out into colonies and American traders would be shut out.

Secretary of State John HayTo protect American

interests, Secretary of State John Hay issued several

foreign policy statements, which became known

collectively as the Open Door Policy.

(US was at a disadvantage geographically

compared to Russia and Japan, and Americans feared they might get

frozen out if they didn’t act quickly.)

1. Which policy's purpose was it to establish equal trading rights in China?Open Door Policy

2. President Theodore Roosevelt issued the corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. W

hat is that?!

Did this increase or decrease American involvement in world affairs? ___________________

 What does the Roosevelt Corollary give to the Monroe Doctrine? ___Money, Force , or land

What is that?!

Monroe Doctrine

2. President Theodore Roosevelt issued the corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

Did this increase or decrease American involvement in world affairs? ___________________

 What does the Roosevelt Corollary give to the Monroe Doctrine? ___Money, Force , or land

Increase – because we were the “Police”

3. True or False: Imperialist wanted to acquire territories for economic, political, and social reasons?

Imperi

alis

m • Stronger nation seeks

to dominate a weaker

nation politically, economically, and socially

3. True or False: Imperialist wanted to acquire territories for economic, political, and social reasons?

True

4. The United States became a world power as a result of which event?

Spanish American War

5. Define Expansionism

the policy of territorial or economic expansion.

6. What branch of the military became extremely important during America’s journey to becoming a world power? Navy

SPAM A.K.A Spanish American War

7. What year was the Spanish-American War fought?

1898

8. The explosion of which battleship started the Spanish-American War?

USS Maine

9. What territory did the United States acquire?

Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

Panama Canal & Big Stick Diplomacy

10. Describe how yellow journalism effected the way Americans viewed international events, such as the Spanish-American War. Many people were upset and called for US to fight

to help Cuba.

11. What were the advantages to building the canal?

Would save time and money for

shipping.

12. The French began the Panama Canal but were unable to. What were the difficulties in building the canal?

Illness, and bankruptcy

13. What caused so many Panama Canal workers to get tropical diseases like yellow fever and malaria?   

What happened to many of them? ______________

mosquitoes

they Died

14. Alfred Thayer Mahan Feelings towards imperialism: _________________________________

Size of the navy: ________________ 

Strength of us was in navy protection and refueling stations

Needed to be larger to protect US investments

15. President Theodore Roosevelt intervened in Latin America because of the Big Stick Diplomacy.

Define Big Stick Diplomacy: What is the stick?Walk softly and carry a big stick. You need to be able to back up

what you say.

The Big Stick for the US was the Navy.

World War I AKA

The Great War

16. What was the short-term cause (trigger) of WWI?

Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand

17. Define the LONG- TERM causes (MAIN) of WWI:

Militarism-

Alliances-

 Imperialism-

Nationalism-

When military goals take over civilian society

When a country agrees to help another country

Stronger nation seeks to dominate a weaker nation politically, economically, and socially

Belief the citizens should promote their nations interests

18. What years was WWI fought?

What year did the US enter the war?

1914-1919

1917

19. There were two reasons why the United States entered the war. Describe each of them.

Zimmermann note-

 Unrestricted Submarine warfare-

Germany asks Mexico to join in the war and they will give them parts of the US they lost (AZ, TX, CA, NM)

Sinking of ships – specifically the Lusitania

20. Who was General John J. Pershing?

Pershing to command the American Expeditionary Force (AEF),

American troops being sent to Europe called the .

21. How did industry continue to produce equipment despite losing men to war?

Women stepped in

22. Why was the United States willing to suspend freedom of speech (Espionage Act) during WWI?

Espionage Act essentially made it a crime for any person to convey

information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces prosecution of

the war effort or to promote the success of the country's enemies.

Anyone found guilty of such acts would be subject to a fine of $10,000 and a

prison sentence of 20 years

a contest, dispute, competition, etc., in which neither side can gain an

advantage or win

23. What is a stalemate?

Trench Warefare

24. What caused the stalemate in WWI after two years of fighting?

You tell me.

24. How did trench warfare effect the war

Planes, poisonous gas, machine gun, tanks

25. New technology during WWI:

List some of the new technology-

What was the result of using the new weapons on the death rate? Increase or decrease

Archduke, Lusitania, American enters

war, Treaty of Versailles.

26. Put the following events in order: sinking of Lusitania, assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Treaty of Versailles is signed, America enters World War I.

Raised income tax, and taxes on corporations. Eventually added war

bonds

27. How did the United States pay for the war?

Why were Americans willing to pay for the war?

To show their patriotism

Allied Forces

28. Who won the war?

Germany

29. Who did Great Britain and France demand pay reparations to the Allies?

The Fourteen Points was a speech given to a joint session of Congress on

January 8, 1918. The address was intended to assure the country that World War I was being fought for a

moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe

30. What was the purpose of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points

Worried that it was cause the US to fight in further wars.

League of Nations:

31.What is it? An international organization set up for world peace.

Why did President Wilson want it? He wanted to avoid another War.

Why did the US Senate not want to join it?

Isolationism - Loner

32. What foreign policy position did the United States chose after WWI?