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Imperialism
The Spanish
American War
and American
colonies
Latin
American
Intervention
World War I
US Entry into
World War I
Aftermath
of the
Great War
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The closing of the frontier and the growth of
industry in the late 1800s are two factors
often associated with the
(1) reduction of exports to Asian nations
(2) restoration of a plantation economy in the
South
(3) formation of alliances with other nations
(4) rise of United States imperialism
A 100
(4) rise of United States imperialism
A 100
A major reason that Secretary of State John Hay
announced the Open Door policy in 1899 was to
(1) secure important military bases in Europe
(2) encourage more immigration from Europe
(3) increase United States access to trade in Asia
(4) claim new colonial territories in Africa
A 200
(3) increase United States access to trade in Asia
A 200
“But today we are raising more than we can consume.
Today we are making more than we can use. Today our
industrial society is congested; there are more workers than
there is work; there is more capital than there is investment.
We do not need more money-we need more circulation,
more employment. Therefore, we must find new markets
for our produce, new occupation for our capital, new work
for our labor…”
-Senator Albert J. Beveridge, 1898
What foreign policy was adopted as a result of this
statement and similar statements from other political
leaders of the late 1800s?
A 300
imperialism
A 300
What was Alfred T. Mahan favoring with a
foreign policy of imperialism?
(1) limitations on the military arms race
(2) foreign markets
(3) abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine
(4) an international peace organization
A 400
(2) foreign markets
A 400
What heading would best complete the partial outline
below?
I.
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A. Sea power is the key to national greatness.
B. United States missionaries spread Christian
principles.
C. The Anglo-Saxon civilization is the best in the
world.
D. Sugar plantations in Hawaii were developed by
Americans.
A 500
Justification for American imperialism
A 500
Which United States policy is most clearly
associated with the annexation of Hawaii and
the Philippines?
(1) neutrality
(2) isolationism
(3) imperialism
(4) international cooperation
B 100
(3) imperialism
B 100
News organizations were engaging in yellow
journalism before the Spanish-American War
when
(1) publishers tried to prevent the war
(2) articles about Cuba were fair and
balanced
(3) editors exaggerated events to build
support for war
(4) writers ignored the situation in Cuba
B 200
(3) editors exaggerated events to build
support for war
B 200
“Hawaiian Planters Urge American Annexation”
“U.S. and Germany Negotiate for Control of the Samoan Islands”
“U.S. Gains Control of Wake Island and Guam”
Which conclusion can best be drawn from these headlines?
(1) The Anti-Imperialist League strongly influenced Congress.
(2) Respect for native cultures motivated United States foreign policy.
(3) United States territorial expansion increased in the Pacific Ocean.
(4) Construction of a railroad to Alaska was a major policy goal.
B 300
(3) United States territorial expansion increased in
the Pacific Ocean.
B 300
One result of the Spanish-American War of
1898 was that the United States was
(1) recognized as a world power
(2) committed to isolationism
(3) drawn into World War II
(4) forced into an economic depression
B 400
(1) recognized as a world power
B 400
What United States naval vessel sank in
Havana, Cuba’s harbor after an explosion
killed over 250 sailors onboard?
B 500
The U.S.S. Maine
B 500
President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy
was used by the United States to
(1) police the Western Hemisphere
(2) expand its colonial empire in Africa
(3) isolate itself from European conflicts
(4) settle a dispute between Russia and Japan
C 100
(1) police the Western Hemisphere
C 100
A goal of President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick
policy and President William Howard Taft’s Dollar
Diplomacy policy toward Latin America was to
(1) join Western Hemisphere nations in a military
alliance
(2) protect American economic and political
interests
(3) encourage foreign nations to establish colonies
(4) raise Latin America’s standard of living
C 200
(2) protect American economic and
political interests
C 200
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the
intervention of the United States in Latin America
was motivated mainly by a desire to
(1) reduce the influence of communism
(2) control Latin American independence
movements
(3) promote European colonization of the area
(4) protect growing United States investments in
Latin America
C 300
(4) protect growing United States investments in
Latin America
C 300
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C 400
Name two imperialist motivations the United
States had in constructing the Panama Canal,
according to the following map.
C 400
The United States wanted to increase
their naval mobility and expand overseas
markets.
C 400
What foreign policy justification did the United
States cite the most in intervening throughout
Latin America as shown by the following map?
C 500
The terms of the Roosevelt Corollary to the
Monroe Doctrine was the foreign policy
justification for most of these interventions.
C 500
During his reelection campaign in 1916, President
Woodrow Wilson used the slogan, “He kept us out of
war.” In April of 1917, Wilson asked Congress to declare
war on Germany. What helped bring about this change?
(1) Bolshevik forces increased their strength in Germany
and Italy.
(2) Britain was invaded by nations of the Central Powers.
(3) Russia signed a treaty of alliance with the Central
Powers.
(4) Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.
D 100
(4) Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.
D 100
Which geographic feature most influenced the
ability of the United States to protect its
mainland from attack during World War I?
(1) Gulf of Mexico
(2) Great Lakes
(3) Pacific Ocean
(4) Atlantic Ocean
D 200
(4) Atlantic Ocean
D 200
In the years before the United States entered World War I,
President Woodrow Wilson violated his position of strict
neutrality by
(1) secretly sending troops to fight for the democratic
nations
(2) openly encouraging Mexico to send troops to support the
Allies
(3) supporting economic policies that favored the Allied
nations
(4) using United States warships to attack German
submarines
D 300
(3) supporting economic policies that favored the Allied
nations
D 300
At the beginning of World War I, President
Woodrow Wilson followed a traditional United
States foreign policy by
(1) refusing to permit trade with either side in the
conflict
(2) sending troops to aid Great Britain
(3) declaring American neutrality
(4) requesting an immediate declaration of war
against the aggressors
D 400
(3) declaring American neutrality
D 400
”There’s no chance of progress and reform in an administration in
which war plays the principle part…”
-President-elect Woodrow Wilson, 1913
In this statement, President-elect Wilson was expressing the belief
that
(1) the United States should enter World War I immediately
(2) reform movements are strengthened by war
(3) the nation will require a change in leadership if it goes to war
(4) the Progressive movement would be best served by continued
peace
D 500
(4) the Progressive movement would be best served by continued
peace
D 500
Which action was a result of the other three?
(1) Germany’s policy of unrestricted submarine
warfare
(2) United States entry into World War I
(3) interception of the Zimmerman Note
(Telegram)
(4) United States loans to Allied nations
E 100
(2) United States entry into World War I
E 100
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What situation was the immediate
cause of the United States entry into
World War I in 1917?
E 200
When Germany resumed unrestricted
submarine warfare against United States
merchant ships.
E 200
Which argument did President Woodrow Wilson
use to persuade Congress to enter World War I?
(1) making the world safe for democracy
(2) retaliating against the Japanese bombing of
Pearl Harbor
(3) assisting the neutral nations with their defense
(4) removing the Nazi threat from the Western
Hemisphere
E 300
(1) making the world safe for democracy
E 300
What was a major reason for United States entry
into World War I?
(1) to overthrow the czarist government of Russia
(2) to keep Latin America from being attacked by
Germany
(3) to maintain freedom of the seas
(4) to break up the colonial empires of the Allies
E 400
(3) to maintain freedom of the seas
E 400
Besides Germany’s resumption of unrestricted
submarine warfare on American merchant ships,
why did many Americans begin to support going to
war against Germany in 1917?
E 500
The German foreign secretary sent his lead
diplomat in Mexico the Zimmerman Telegram,
telling him to tempt the Mexicans to attack the
United States in return for German help in
regaining the desert Southwest.
E 500
Many senators who opposed United States
membership in the League of Nations argued
that joining the League would
(1) involve the nation in future military
conflicts
(2) reduce freedom of the seas
(3) end the country’s free-trade policy
(4) endanger the nation’s military
preparedness
F 100
(1) involve the nation in future military
conflicts
F 100
The treaties signed at the Washington Conference
(1921-1922) and the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)
were efforts to
(1) limit the spread of military dictatorships
(2) maintain peace through international
agreements
(3) form new military alliances after World War I
(4) bring democratic government eastern Europe
F 200
(2) maintain peace through international
agreements
F 200
What was one effect of the Bolshevik Revolution
(October 1917) on the United States?
(1) Nativism increased, leading to the Red Scare.
(2) Federal courts banned anti-immigrant groups.
(3) The Allied powers needed fewer United States
troops.
(4) Immigration laws were changed to allow
refugees from Russia.
F 300
(1) Nativism increased, leading to the Red Scare
F 300
“Congress Passes Alien and Sedition Acts”
“Lincoln Suspends Habeas Corpus”
“Wilson Signs 1918 Sedition Act”
These headlines show that the federal government can
(1) restrict citizens’ rights in times of crisis
(2) raise armies without informing the public
(3) station troops in a person’s home at any time
(4) require citizens to be witnesses against themselves
F 400
(1) restrict citizens’ rights in times of crisis
F 400
After World War I, the United States Senate refused
to approve the Treaty of Versailles. This action
reflected the Senate’s intention to
(1) provide support for the League of Nations
(2) punish the nations that began the war
(3) return to a policy of isolationism
(4) maintain United States leadership in world
affairs
F 500
(3) return to a policy of isolationism
F 500
The Final Jeopardy Category is:
Civil liberties
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What “test” was established with the
1919 Supreme Court decision in
Schenck v. United States? What was
the intention of this “test” and what Bill
of Rights civil liberty did it limit?
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The clear and present danger “test”
was established in the 1919 Supreme
Court decision in Schenck v. United
States. The intention of this “test”
was to limit freedom of speech and
expression in order to protect the
United States and its citizens from
threats to national security.
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