Imperialism and WWI Review 20222023

While he was negotiating peace treaties throughout Europe, Wilson gave up much of his goals in the Fourteen Points in order to preserve-

• severe punishments for Germany
• U.S. trading rights with Japan
• the creation of the League of Nations
• the sovereignty of the German and Ottoman Empires

What is the significance of the Espionage Act and the Supreme Court's decision in Schenck v. U.S.?

• Opposition to the federal government increased
• the Bill of Rights was repealed
• the government was allowed to restrict freedom of speech for national security reasons
• Protections by the First Amendment were strengthened

Why did the Senate refuse to join the League of Nations?

• It believed the U.S. could not afford the membership fees
• It believed Germany would retaliate by invading the U.S.
• It believed the U.S. would lose power over its foreign policy
• It believed Russia would have too much power in the organization

What was the purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary, Big Stick Diplomacy, and Dollar Diplomacy?

• to promote American economic interests in Latin America
• to protect the rights of nations to rule themselves
• to start a trade war with East Asia
• to control the political atmosphere in Western Europe

After a Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria declared war on Serbia. Russia then entered the war on the side of Serbia. Germany supported Austria while Britain and France supported Russia. Which cause of World War I are these actions examples of?

• militarism
• alliances
• imperialism
• nationalism

How did World War I affect the status of the U.S. in the world?

• The U.S. became a leading world power

• The U.S. expanded its empire in Europe

• The U.S. became Germany's closest ally

• The U.S. reduced its military to comply with the Treaty of Versailles

How did the Panama Canal affect trade?

• It shortened the distance between the West coast of the U.S. and the Atlantic Ocean
• It slowed trade between the U.S. and East Asia
• It made it easier for the Navy to attack Russia
• It increased the amount of time needed to trade with Europe

Why is 1898 considered a turning point in U.S. History?

• the U.S. retreated from European conflicts and maintained a policy of neutrality
• the U.S. expanded its overseas markets and territories
• the U.S. placed a trade embargo on China
• the U.S. became a strong supporter of human rights in Latin America

What was John Pershing's role in WWI?

• He commanded the Tuskegee Airmen
• He launched an offensive that broke the stalemate on the western front
• He trained new soldiers into an elite fighting force
• He negotiated the Treaty of Versailles in Europe

What convinced the U.S. to declare war on Germany in 1917?

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• outrage over the Delome Letter
• Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
• the rise of militarism in Germany and Britain