AH2 Unit 4 Imperialism and WWI modified

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation

• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize

• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

What did the Teller Amendment say that the US was going to do?

• Annex Cuba

• Annex Guam and Puerto Rico

• Help Cuba gain independence

• Let the Spanish control Cuba

What was one of the problems caused by the Platt amendment?

• Cubans were not truly free to make their own choices because of the US.

• We lost power in the eyes of the rest of the world.

• We spent too much money trying to help the Cuban people.

• We were unable to help the Cubans, as we had promised to.

What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?

• Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama

• Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam

• Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti

• Cuba, Hawaii, Panama

Which region was most affected by President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy?

• Europe

• Latin America

• Asia

• Africa

Teddy Roosevelt' s foreign policy of showing military might is called-

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Armed Diplomacy

• Big Stick Diplomacy

Which nation’s actions caused the United States to fight in WWI?

• Russia

• Mexico

• Austria-Hungary

• Germany

Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for the war under the Treaty of Versailles?

• Austria-Hungary

• Italy

• Germany

• Serbia

What ship was sank by the Germans in 1915 that included the killing of innocent Americans?

• The Sussex

• The Xymric

• The Titanic

• The Lusitania

What was the purpose of Germany sending the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico?

• Bring Mexico into WWI on the side of Great Britain and France

• Enlist Mexican support for Germany if the United States declared war in order to distract the U.S. by attacking the U.S.

• Form an alliance between Germany and the United States

• Convince several western states to secede from the United States