Expansionism & WWI

A reason capitalists (business men) supported imperialism (expansion) was - 

• conquered people would work for cheap in factories.
• New markets for trading
• military security
• make U.S. more powerful

An economic impact of the Spanish-American War was - 

• acquiring new lands for trading.
• more naval bases.
• made America a world power.

The United States acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Philippines by winning what conflict?

• American Revolution
• WWI
• Spanish-American War
• WWII

The Panama Canal allowed ships to cut through what two continents?

• North and South America
• Europe and Africa
• Asia and Africa

What was controversial about how the United States acquired Hawaii?

• The U.S. overthrew the monarchy and forced Hawaii to join U.S.
• The U.S. froze Hawaii's national treasury until they agreed to join U.S.
• U.S. murdered the ruler of Hawaii

Why did Teddy Roosevelt face criticism regarding the Panama Canal?

• People felt the canal was unnecessary.
• People accused him of risking American lives to build it.
• He was accused of wrongly starting a revolution in Panama in order to get the land to dig it.
• He was accused of wasting money to build it.

Which type of diplomacy (policies toward other countries) used America's financial power to protect U.S. interests in Latin America?

• Dollar Diplomacy
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Moral Diplomacy

Which of the following men won the Medal of Honor in WWI?

• Theodore Roosevelt
• Woodrow Wilson
• Alvin York
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Why was the Battle of the Argonne Forest significant?

• It was the final Allied offensive of WWI
• It was the first time trench warfare was used.
• The use of machine guns made the difference in the battle.
• The Germans won

Gen. John Pershing was an effective leader of American troops because - 

• He saved men in battle.
• He trained inexperienced troops into a strong army
• He kept morale of his troops up when they were facing defeat.