Imperialism and World War I

What policy was designed to provide access to trade in China?

• Boxer

• Gentleman's Agreement

• Russo-Japanese

• Open Door

Which of the following IS NOT a reason the U.S. went to war against Spain in 1898?

• influence of yellow journalism

• they wanted to enslave the Cubans

• To free Cuban from Spanish rule

• the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana

Seen as a cause of WWI, this British ocean liner was torpedoed by a German submarine, killing 128 America.

• The Titanic

• The Lusitania

• The U.S.S. Maine

• The Love Boat

This intercepted German telegram proposed an alliance with Mexico if the U.S. entered WWI.

• Articles of War Telegram
• The Mexican Telegram
• The Zimmerman Telegram
• The German Papers

Which of the following IS NOT a cause of the United States entering into World War I?

• Propaganda

• The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

• The Zimmerman Telegram

• German unrestricted submarine warfare

What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's plan to end the Great War and bring lasting peace.

• Treaty of Versailles

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Fourteen Points

• The Treaty of Paris

Which of the following lands were not annexed as a result of the Spanish American War?

• Guam
• Puerto Rico
• Philippines
• Hawaii

Why did American want to build the Panama Canal?

• More efficient trading and Military Purposes

• To have an advantage at war.

• To control Panama

• To prevent future wars

A promise Germany made to America to stop sinking their ships without warning

• Zimmerman Letter
• Espionage Act
• Schenck v. United States
• Sussex Pledge

A law passed that made it a crime to criticize the U.S. involvement in World War I

• Alien Act

• Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

• Espionage Act

• Sussex Pledge