Unit 4: Imperialism and WWI Test Review

All of the following are causes of WWI EXCEPT: 

• imperialism
• neutrality
• militarism
• alliance system

Which European nation was forced to accept total responsibility for WWI in the war guilt clause? 

• Germany
• Austria Hungary
• Russia
• Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

Which was NOT a territory acquired by the US immediately after the Spanish American War because of the Treaty of Paris? 

• Philippines
• Guam
• Puerto Rico
• Alaska

What is the name of Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy? 

• Moral Diplomacy towards Mexico
• Neutrality Proclamation towards the European Powers
• Watchful Waiting Diplomacy towards South America
• Big Stick Diplomacy showing the power of the US to the world

Which best describes the belief that most Americans had about involvement with Europe AFTER WWI? 

• Isolationism
• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Interventionism

All of the following were Allied Powers during World War I except which one? 

• Germany
• England
• US 
• France

The Platt and Teller Amendments were both applicable to what country? 

• China
• Panama
• Cuba
• Puerto Rico

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of World War I? 

• The Allied Powers fought against the Central Powers
• The US started the war by being an imperialistic nation
• the war was from 1914-1918 and it was called ¨The Great War¨
• Trench warfare resulted in a stalemate. 

What was the main reason for United States imperialism? 

• to test the strength of the US navy against other countries
• to limit the power of Great Britain, France and other European powers
• to open new markets for American-made goods overseas
• to find new sources of cheap labor around the world

What is the significance of the Spanish-American War? 

• The US was defeated
• The US was recognized as a world power
• US defended its territory from European aggression
• Spain was recognized by the US as a power in the Western Hemisphere