Imperialism and World War 1

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States became a political power in ~

• the Central Powers Alliance

• the Hawiaiian islands

• the Panama Canal Zone

• the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

The Zimmerman telegram helped change American opinions about involvement in World War I because it revealed the German plans to ~

• start using poisonous gas

• invade the Panama Canal Zone

• enter an alliance with Mexico

• torpedo American merchant ships

The United States adopted the Open Door policy primarily to ~

• spread democracy to Asia

• secure trade opportunities in China

• promote immigration to U.S. territories

• negotiate free trade deals with Britain

One of the arguments made against U.S. membership in the League of Nations included a belief that membership would ~

• create unnecessary taxes for U.S. citizens

• force the United States to give up its territories

• endanger economic growth in the United States

• pull the United States into future foreign conflicts

President Taft's "Dollar Diplomacy" was intended to ~

• raise the standard of living in Latin America

• protect U. S. businesses from foreign takeovers

• raise funds needed for building the Panama Canal

• encourage U.S. investment in Latin America businesses

The armistice ending the First World War went into effect on the 11th day of the 11th month in what year?

• 1911

• 1914

• 1917

• 1918

President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy served to increase U.S. involvement in ~

• Latin American affairs

• China's Boxer Rebellion

• European alliance systems

• Hawaii's pineapple industry

What event ultimately led to President Roosevelt’s

decision to fight a war against Spain (Spanish-American War)?

• Civil War Begins

• USS Maine is sunk near Cuba

• Puerto Rico was in revolution

• Invasion of the Philippines

What is yellow journalism?

• People wore yellow to support the war

• Encouraged people to attend war rallies

• Fight song for the Spanish American War

• Exaggeration of events

What was one of the main effects the Panama Canal had on the western United States

• Navy could transport goods across rivers

• Navy enlisted men to fight in WWI

• Navy could recruit men to become spies

• Navy could now move from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans