Imperialism/WWI

Decide which description most closely matches the term

"Moral Diplomacy"

• use of investments to advance foreign policy goals

• ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905

• use of negotiation and arbitration in dealing with other nations

• stated Colombia would give up its control of Panama

Decide which description most closely matches the term

"Dollar Diplomacy"

• use of investments to advance foreign policy goals

• ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905

• use of negotiation and arbitration in dealing with other nations

• stated Colombia would give up its control of Panama

The US favored building a canal across Panama because a canal would

• create the need for separate navies in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• reduce shipping costs on routes that linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• improve the US relations with Latin America

• end the need for a "big stick" policy

Before 1898, most American had opposed imperialism. Why did imperialism suddenly become more popular in the United States by the end of the century?

• Americans felt it was against the principles of democracy to rule over other.

• Americans wanted to sell goods to new markets and buy raw materials for new industries.

• Americans wanted to rule others because America had once been a British colony.

• American feared imperialism would bring the United States into conflict with other powers.

What was one effect of US demobilization after WWI?

• Union membership increased because of returning soliders

• Women retained industrial jobs taken to meet wartime shortages

• Civil rights laws expanded because of minority contributions to the war effort

• Economic growth slowed since returning soldiers had difficulty finding employment

Which term best fits in the list?

• Roosevelt Corollary

• League of Nations

• War Powers Act

• Lend-Lease Act

This innovation, which responded to a new war strategy, was most likely developed during which military conflict?

• Spanish-American War

• Russian Revolution

• Boxer Rebellion

• World War I

Why is the Spanish American War of 1898 often considered a major turning point in U.S. History?

• it revealed that the United States had become a world power.

• It marked the first American victory over a European power.

• It showed American support for European economic interested in East Asia.

• It demonstrated the need for better communication in wartime.

How did engineers overcome the obstacles that the geography of Panama posed to the building of the Panama Canal?

• They built new paved roads so that a greater number of dump trucks could remove the excavated earth.

• They sprayed insecticides to kill mosquitoes and built concrete locks to raise ships to a higher elevation.

• They used steam shovels to dredge the interior lake and bring its elevation down to sea level to build a sea-level canal.

• They used pneumatic drills and dynamite to remove several of Panama's mountains, making construction of the canal easier.

What was the Zimmerman Telegraph?

• In Jan 1917 German official Arthur Zimmerman sent a telegram to the German ambassador in Mexico promising Mexico the return of TX, NM, and AZ of they joined Germany.

• The former Socialist candidate for the Presidency gave an anti-war speech in Ohio and was arrested. He claimed he had a right to exercise free speech, which was protected by the First Amendment, but he was imprisoned all the same.

• A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915.

• The negotiations to create a final peace to end of WWI.