Unit 3 Test American Imperialism and WWI

This poster was intended to

• Overcome opposition to participation in the impending 2nd World War

• Promote the acquisition of new territories abroad.

• Advocate the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.

• Contain the spread of Soviet-dominated communism.

This poster most directly reflected the

• Voluntary Exchange

• American Imperialism

• Manifest Destiny

• Rationing

Use the following quote to answer the following question...

This is the Covenant of the League of Nations that you hear objected to, the only possible guarantee against war. I would consider myself recreant to every mother and father, every wife and sweetheart in this country, if I consented to the ending of this war without a guarantee that there would be no other. . . . For, I tell you, my fellow citizens, I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world war if the nations of the world do not concert the method by which to prevent it.

The excerpt best reflects and effort by Woodrow Wilson to

• promote the acquisition of new territories abroad.

• contain the spread of Soviet-dominated communism.

• encourage the United States to avoid political entanglements in Europe.

• make the world safe for democracy.

Use the following quote to answer question...

This is the Covenant of the League of Nations that you hear objected to, the only possible guarantee against war. I would consider myself recreant to every mother and father, every wife and sweetheart in this country, if I consented to the ending of this war without a guarantee that there would be no other. . . . For, I tell you, my fellow citizens, I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world war if the nations of the world do not concert the method by which to prevent it.

Source: Woodrow Wilson's

1919 speech

The trends described by Woodrow Wilson most directly illustrate which of the following major historical developments in the world?

• The growth of mercantile empires that stretch across the Atlantic Ocean.

• The issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

• The United States participation in the impending Second World War.

• The promotion of an isolationist ideology in the United States.

Which two wars were part of the American Imperialism? (MUST PICK TWO)

• Spanish-American War

• Vietnam War

• World War I

• Civil War

• Philippine-American War

Use the following quote to answer question.

The people of the United States are drawn from many nations, and chiefly from the nations now at war. It is natural and inevitable that there should be utmost variety of sympathy and desire among them with regard to the issues and circumstances of the conflict. Some will wish one nation, others another, to succeed in the momentous struggle… The United States must be neutral in fact as well as in name during these days that are to try men’s souls.

President Woodrow Wilson, 1914

President Wilson’s analysis most directly illustrates the debates about which of the following issues in the United States?

• The movement from U.S. Neutrality to engagement in World War I.

• The Nullification Crisis caused by Southern resistance to federal law.

• The U.S. military commitment to countries battling communist insurgencies.

• Congresses support for the ratification of Wilson’s Fourteen Point Plan.

Which development caused the United States to change the foreign policy supported by President Wilson in the quotation?

• Russia and China withdrew its military forces from the conflict.

• German submarines attacked U.S. merchant ships and the Zimmerman Telegram.

• The Central Powers began to use poison gas on the battlefield.

• Hitler’s use of mass production to kill off the Jewish population

Use the following list to answer the question:

* “Hawaiian Planters Urge American Annexation”

*“U.S. and Germany Negotiate for Control of the Samoan Islands”

*“U.S. Gains Control of Wake Island and Guam”

Which conclusion can best be drawn from these headlines?

• The Anti-Imperialist League strongly influenced Congress.

• Respect for native cultures motivated United States foreign policy.

• United States territorial expansion increased in the Pacific Ocean.

• Construction of a railroad to Alaska was a major policy goal.

The map most directly reflects the following:

• migration of African Americans to the North and West during World War I

• migration of Dust bowlers to the North and West during the Great Depression

• migration of Southern farmers during the Civil War

• migration of big business during the 1920’s

“Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangled our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambitions, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice?”

Which action by the Unites States best reflects the philosophy expressed in this quotation?

• Enactment of the Lend-Lease Act

• Rejection of the League of Nations by Congress

• Approval of the Treaty of Versailles Passage

• Passage of legislation restricting immigration