Unit 3: Imperialism and WWI

How did the growth of U.S. manufacturing affect the country's international relations during the late 19th century?

• Increasing need for trading partners encouraged the U.S. to lower tariff rates

• Increasing demand for markets contributed to support for an Open Door policy with China.

• Increasing demand for natural resources led to the U.S. acquisition of African Colonies.

• Increasing industrial production led to support for an isolationist foreign policy.

Teddy Roosevelt's "Speak softly and carry a big stick" policy relied on the U.S. having a

• competitive economy

• system of military alliances

• strong navy

• tax on imports

What did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine state?

• The U.S. would permanently station troops in the Philippines and other Pacific islands

• The U.S. reserved the right to intervene in the affairs of Central America and the Caribbean.

• The U.S. had the right and duty to expand its colonial possessions in Asia

• The U.S. would provide military aid to Europe to resist communism.

The Espionage Act of 1918 included punishments for speaking or writing "disloyal, scurrilous or abusive language about the American form of government, the Constitution, the armed forces, or the flag..."

The passage and enforcement of the Espionage Act by the Wilson administration reflected the belief that the

• 14th amendment permitted suspending the Bill of Rights during wartime.

• The nation's war effort would be threatened if dissenters were allowed free speech.

• The public should be shielded from hearing about the reality of the war.

• other countries at war had already curtailed civil liberties.

What organization was formed in the 1920's to ensure that the individual rights of citizens were protected from government abuses?

• House Un-American Activities Committee

• American Liberty League

• Mr. Murray's Posse

• American Civil Liberties Union

How did the expansion of foreign trade affect U.S. industry?

• U.S. industries could no keep up with American consumer demand

• American consumers preferred foreign goods to American made products

• U.S. industries needed foreign trade for raw materials and new markets.

• U.S. industries preferred to sell all their products within the American market.

In 1899, the U.S. declared an Open Door Policy which reflected the belief that

• The Chinese should close their doors to all nations except for the U.S.

• The U.S. had the right to acquire colonies throughout the world

• The U.S. should open its doors to immigrants from foreign countries

• The U.S. should have equal trading rights in China.

The U.S. acquisition of an overseas empire as a result of the Spanish-American War led to legal questions regarding

• Collecting the huge amount of money that Spain owed

• Creating an Open Door Policy with the newly acquired territories

• Establishing the citizenship and constitutional rights of the people within the new territories

• setting up a public school system for the new territories

The reason for the Palmer Raids was fear of

• a communist plot to overthrow the government

• African Americans taking jobs from native-born workers

• immigrants controlling labor unions

• Mrs. Palmer

In his book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History (1890), Alfred T. Mahan argued which of the following?

• that great empires are based on naval supremacy.

• That land forces are more important than naval forces

• That a strong merchant marine is less important that a navy

• That naval bases are unnecessary for the protection of colonial possessions