Topic 12 Study Guide - Imperialism and WWI

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- The islands shown on the map were acquired or annexed by the United States to function as trading ports and naval bases and to increase U.S. influence in the Pacific region.
*Why did we want to trade with Japan and China?*

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We had a surplus of goods and wanted to get into China before they became producers

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What was the "Open Door Policy"?

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allowed a nation to trade in any nation’s sphere of influence in China

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Why was the United States eager to gain a share of the China trade?

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John Hays feared imperial powers would cut off China to the American merchants.

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Choose the correct statement about the German submarine warfare: U-boats ignored a warning from Wilson and torpedoed the Lusitania

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U-boats ignored a warning from Wilson and torpedoed the Lusitania.

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What did you previously have to go around to get to San Francisco before the Panama Canal was used? Options: all of Asia, all of South America, all of Australia, all of Europe

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all of South America

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*What treaty ended Russia's participation in the war?*

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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What was the result of the Liberty Bonds?

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Liberty Bonds were being purchased by a lot of people, having $21 billion in sales.

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*Why did France have many of its land destroyed?*

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Germany destroyed lots of land.

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*When France and Germany went to war in 1870, what France territory did Germany take?*

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Alasce-Lorraine

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What did the Roosevelt Corollary claim? - This quotation signals that U.S. policy toward Latin America would become more involved in Latin America and keep European countries out.

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U.S. had a right to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order.