imperialism part a

By the late 1800s, industrialized Western nations such as Great Britain, France, and Germany looked to Africa, Asia, and Latin America for new customers, places to invest, and

• workers. 
• capital. 
• raw materials. 
• ideas.

Two popular ideologies contributed to imperialism: a sense of nationalism and

• a belief that democracy was a failure. 
• a spirit of cooperation. 
• a belief in transcendentalism.
• a feeling of cultural superiority.

After the Spanish-American War, a controversy arose over whether the United States should annex

• Cuba. 
• Puerto Rico.
• Samoa. 
• the Philippines.

Social Darwinism encouraged people in industrialized nations to believe that

• they were superior to people who lived in less-developed countries. 
• they were inferior to people who lived in less-developed nations.
•  evolution impacted the culture of a nation’s inhabitants as much as it did the adaptation of species. 
• economic soundness resulted from cooperating with and showing respect for other nations.

In the late 1800s, what motivated the United States to claim territories abroad?

• The United States believed it had much to learn from studying the way other countries handled production and distribution of goods. 
• Americans wanted to learn about other religious faiths. 
• The United States was eager to find new markets and military advantages.
• Americans wanted to find restful destinations where nothing was polluted.

The members of the Anti-Imperialist League opposed

• granting independence to the Philippines. 
• Cuban independence. 
• annexing the Philippines. 
• United States involvement in Puerto Rico.

President Wilson believed that this action by Germany violated the laws of neutrality.

• use of poison gas 
• Schlieffen Plan 
• submarine warfare 
• secret agreement

“We shall make war together, make peace together,” Zimmerman wrote in a note as Germany proposed an alliance with

• Italy.
• Mexico. 
• Japan. 
• Canada.

Which nations comprised the Allied Powers?
 

• Great Britain, France, and Russia 
• Great Britain, Serbia, and France 
• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire 
• Austria-Hungary, France, and Russia

What was a major reason for United States entry into World War I?

• to overthrow the czarist government of Russia
• to keep Latin America from being attacked by Germany 
• to maintain freedom of the seas
• to break up the colonial empires of the Allies