Unit 3.1-Imperialism and WWI

What argument was used to support United States acquisition of overseas territories in the later 1880s?

• The United States needed to obtain raw materials to keep its factories producing.

• The United States should be the first world power to build a colonial empire.

• The doctrine of the U.S. becoming a world power had become obsolete in the twentieth century.

• The spread of Communist ideas had to be stopped because it threatened world peace.

In the late 1800s, the United States began to assert itself politically and militarily beyond North America.

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​Identify two actions taken by the United States that reflect expansionist policies.

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• annexed the independent kingdom of Hawaii

• signed the Five-Power Treaty agreeing to naval arms limitations

• passed Neutrality Acts to ban exportation of arms to nations at war

• fought a war with Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean

Identify two reasons the United States participated in expansionist policies

• global competition for markets

• isolationist foreign policy

• an expanded navy

• post-World War I economic prosperity

How did U.S. participation in World War I contribute to its emergence as a world power in the early 20th century? Select all the correct answers.

• The U.S. mobilized a large army and navy to help the Allies achieve victory.

• The U.S. played a strong leadership role in League of Nations actions in the postwar period.

• The U.S. enjoyed a period of economic prosperity after the war.

• The U.S. weakened the Allied countries by making France, England and Russia reduce the size of their armies.

Concept used to justify imperialism, survival of the fittest

• Democracy

• Freedom

• Social Darwinism

One reason the United States was interested in acquiring Hawaii was that trade with Hawaii had become quite important. What was Hawaii's primary export to the United States?

• Cotton

• Fish

• Corn

• Sugar Cane

Which of the following headlines best illustrates the concept of imperialism?

• "The Supreme Court bans Segregated Public Schools"

• "The League of Nations Is Created"

• "The United States Annexes Puerto Rico"

• "President Wilson Announces His Fourteen Points"

Select reasons that the US developed favorable attitudes toward foreign expansion.

• closing of the Western Frontier/Manifest Destiny

• An expanded navy

• sense of cultural superiority

• need for markets and raw materials (belly rub)

What was the first territory that the United States acquired in the Pacific Ocean?

• Hawaii

• Guam

• Philippines

• Samoa

With the closing of the western frontier, ____________________ developed favorable attitudes toward foreign expansion.

• Americans

• Germans

• Cubans