American Imperialism and WWI Review

Multiple Choice

Mahan's books influenced U.S. efforts to become a world power primarily by-

• emphasizing the need for protectionist tariffs

• advocating overseas expansion

• demonstrating the political risks of foreign trade

• arguing against forming overseas alliances

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes one goal described in the excerpt?

• The expansion of tariffs on U.S. exports

• The global expansion of U.S. businesses

• The reduction of U.S. manufacturing regulations

• The reduction of U.S. assistance of domestic businesses

Multiple Select

Why did people such as President William McKinley and Sanford B. Dole argue that the annexation of Hawaii would benefit the Untied States?

• The United States could establish its policy of isolation.

• The U.S. military would gain bases in the Pacific Ocean.

• The United States would gain valuable metal and lumber resources

• The U.S. economy would benefit from new resources such as fruit and sugar.

• The U.S. military could protect Latin America from European forces.

Multiple Choice

Why did the Spanish-American War move the United States into the position of a world power?

• The United States acquired Spanish territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific.

• The United States proved its nuclear against Spain in Southeast Asia.

• The United States stopped the spread of communism in Spain.

• The United States ended Spanish trade in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Multiple Choice

What was one economic effect of the Spanish–American War?

• Shipbuilding industries in the United States declined.

• New free and fair trade treaties were established between the United States and developing countries.

• The United States gained direct access to additional natural resources and overseas markets.

• Demand for coal and petroleum as energy sources declined.

Multiple Choice

How did these events affect the United States?

• They increased public support for cuts in U.S. defense spending.

• They prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America.

• They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements.

• They helped establish the United States as an imperial power similar to European nations.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in this list of information about Puerto Rico?

• Became a U.S. state during the Reconstruction era

• Was ceded to the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War

• Signed an annexation treaty with the United States after World War I

• Was promised U.S. military protection as part of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points

Multiple Choice

What was the main idea of this political cartoon?

• The United States expanded immigration from other countries.

• The United States mediated conflicts between other countries.

• The United States traded natural resources to other countries.

• The United States supported voting rights in other countries.

Multiple Choice

Which outcome was an important effect of the 1898 event illustrated by this map?

• Increased U.S. foreign aid to the developing countries in South America

• Increased U.S. public support for the construction of a canal through Central America

• Decreased U.S. economic influence in the Western Hemisphere

• Decreased U.S. naval presence in the Caribbean Sea

Hotspot

Which actions are examples of President Theodore Roosevelt carrying out his Big Stick policy? Select THREE correct answers.

Multiple Choice

What was the main effect of the changes shown in this graph on the western United States?

• Immigration from Europe to western U.S. cities increased rapidly.

• Western U.S. businesses traded more efficiently with the East Coast and Europe.

• Asian businesses bypassed the West Coast to trade directly with the East Coast.

• Western states recruited guest workers from the Caribbean and South America.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best title for this list?

• Issues Contributing to the Outbreak of World War I

• Principal Reasons for U.S. Entry into World War II

• Consequences of Twentieth-Century European Isolationism

• Economic Rivalries Between Cold War Superpowers

Multiple Choice

Which action was an immediate consequence of the event described in this headline?

• Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

• Great Britain intercepted the Zimmermann telegram.

• The United States refused to join the League of Nations.

• The Russian monarchy was overthrown.

Multiple Choice

This photograph shows a military tactic that —

• made troops more vulnerable to long-range missiles, resulting in heavy casualties

• required highly skilled soldiers, resulting in lengthy training periods

• made frontal assaults difficult, resulting in long periods of stalemate

• required the ability to attack quickly, resulting in a reliance on cavalry forces

Categorize

Options (8)

Transports soldiers and broke through stalemates on

the battlefield

Used for scouting the battlefield and the enemy’s location

Chemical weapon of war, led to the need for gas masks

Shoot more rapidly, created the need to dig trenches to protect soldiers

Which characteristic describes the new weapon used in WWI?

AND MATCH THE PICTURE TO THE NAME

Select the correct answer in each column.

Tanks

Airplanes

Poison Gas

Machine Guns

Multiple Choice

Which title correctly replaces the question mark in this chart?

• Benefits of U.S. Expansionism

• Benefits of U.S. Neutrality

• Benefits of U.S. Militarism

• Benefits of U.S. Nationalism

Multiple Choice

How did President Wilson justify his request for a declaration of war?

• Wilson demonstrated that the U.S. military was superior to that of the Germans.

• Wilson stated the Germans had violated the rights of neutral countries.

• Wilson suggested that other countries would aid the U.S. military effort.

• Wilson expressed that Americans had opposed remaining neutral.

Multiple Select

These chapter titles are from a book published in 1915.

Which chapter titles identify the MOST DIRECT reasons that the United States declared war on Germany in 1917?

Select THREE correct answers.

• The Supreme Crime Against Civilization: The Tragic Destruction of the Lusitania

• Facing Death in the Trenches

• How "Neutral" Waters are Violated

• The Deadly Submarine and Its Stealthy Destruction

• Wholesale Slaughter by Poisonous Gases

Multiple Choice

What was one result of the events reported in the excerpt above?

• Germany financed the Mexican army’s attempted invasion of the United States.

• The U.S. government abandoned its official policy of neutrality

• Germany’s navy blockaded several Mexican seaports.

• The U.S. government boycotted goods imported from Europe.

Multiple Choice

Which additional reason BEST completes this list?

• Increase trade with Asian nations

• Assist the Allied powers against German aggression

• Retaliate against Germany for imposing high tariffs

• Prevent fascism from spreading throughout Europe

Multiple Choice

Which event correctly replaces the question mark on this timeline?

• The U.S. Air Force uses long-range bombers to destroy Berlin.

• Germany seizes U.S. territories in the Pacific.

• Germany surrenders before U.S. troops arrive in Europe.

• The American Expeditionary Forces help end the stalemate on the western front.

Multiple Select

Which results occurred on the home front because of U.S. involvement in World War I? Select TWO correct answers.

• Industrial production decreased as U.S. citizens bought fewer goods and services.

• Wages decreased as companies faced rising taxes and governmental restrictions on exports.

• Companies hired women to work in jobs traditionally reserved for men.

• African Americans migrated to northern cities in order to improve their standard of living.

• Job competition caused the U.S. government to expel Mexican Americans to Mexico.

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes the primary objection of opponents to the Sedition Act?

• The Sedition Act blocked ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.

• The Sedition Act did not prohibit membership in the Socialist Party.

• The Sedition Act did not fine offenders enough to satisfy the Progressive Party.

• The Sedition Act violated civil liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

Multiple Choice

This law demonstrates that at one time the federal government was willing to —

• suspend habeas corpus

• confiscate privately owned weapons

• force people into internment camps

• suspend freedom of speech

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes the purpose of this plan?

• To establish a new era of isolationism

• To punish countries that are defeated in war

• To prevent multinational countries from breaking apart

• To create conditions that prevent future global conflicts

Multiple Choice

The Fourteen Points reflected President Woodrow Wilson’s belief that —

• intervention in the affairs of other nations was never justifiable

• travel among nations should be regulated by an international organization

• no country should be allowed to spend more on defense than any other country

• cooperation among international leaders was essential to maintaining world peace

Multiple Choice

Which of the causes underlying World War I was this provision of the Fourteen Points intended to prevent?

• Nationalism and militarism

• Blockades and unrestricted submarine warfare

• Secret treaties and alliances

• Imperialism and self-determination

Multiple Choice

One reason this provision was included in the Treaty of Versailles was to —

• create a democratic government in Germany

• divide Germany into smaller states to be governed by Allied countries

• grant independence to all German colonies

• weaken the power of Germany in the international community

Multiple Choice

Which group followed the advice given in this address?

• Expansionists during the Spanish-American War

• Isolationists regarding the Treaty of Versailles after World War I

• Hawks in Congress during the Vietnam War

• Civil libertarians in Congress after the start of the War on Terror

Multiple Choice

Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?

• The Senate would not support America’s participation in the League of Nations.

• The Senate believed the treaty did not punish Germany enough.

• The Senate thought the treaty did not have the power to prevent secret alliances.

• The Senate could not agree on military disarmament levels.

Multiple Choice

Senator Lodge made this statement in opposition to —

• U.S. membership in the League of Nations

• the funding of a massive buildup of the U.S. Navy

• a relaxation of U.S. citizenship requirements

• U.S. entry into the Spanish-American War

Multiple Choice

Why did Senator Lodge express this opinion about the Treaty of Versailles?

• He wanted to prevent the spread of the global flu epidemic.

• He wanted to protect U.S. sovereignty in international relations.

• He wanted to protect secret U.S. nuclear technology.

• He wanted the United States to join an international league.

Categorize

Options (4)

Advocated for overseas expansion by growing the U.S. Navy.

intended to weaken Germany after World War I

post World War I US policy supported by Henry Cabot Lodge; caused US to refuse League of Nations

US citizens were encouraged to buy bonds to finance the war;women and AA worked in war factories

Organize these options into the right categories

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Treaty of Versailles

Isolationism

World War I Homefront

Categorize

Options (4)

Cuban Revolution and sinking of USS Maine

Helped establish America as a world imperial power.

Gained by U.S. after the Spanish-American War.

obtained using Big Stick Policy; decreased travel time and made trading more efficient

Organize these options into the right categories

Causes of Spanish-American War

Panama Canal

Effects of Spanish-American War

Puerto Rico

Categorize

Options (4)

rise of Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism; assassination of Franz Ferdinand.

Soldiers fought from trenches with machine guns resulting in stalemate;tanks and poison gas used

Forced annexation(addition) by the U.S., supported by Sanford B. Dole.

Gain access to natural resources and overseas markets, expansion in trade.

Organize these options into the right categories

Reasons for Expansionism

Trench Warfare

Hawaii

Causes of World War I

Categorize

Options (4)

Germans attacked U.S. merchant ships, resulted in U.S. declaring war on Germany. 

Germany tried to ally with Mexico, resulted in U.S. withdrawing from position of neutrality.

Soldiers well trained by John J. Pershing, led major counterattack on western front.

Limited America's freedom of speech

Organize these options into the right categories

American Expeditionary Force(AEF)

Espionage Act

Zimmerman Telegram

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare