Imperialism and WWI

The creation of ever expanding armies threatened peace in early 20th century. This is called...

• Militarism

• Isolationism

• Alliances

• Nationalism

How did the Espionage and Sedition Acts affect citizens in the US?

• It stopped all labor unions

• free speech was curtailed

• it encouraged firing those with German decent

• writing letters to soldiers was banned

What happened to Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?

• It is responsible for the war and had to pay reparations

• It is not responsible for the war but still had to pay damages

• It lost only its African colonies and had to pay raparations

• It was split into two an East Germany and a West Germany

How did Alliances cause the war?

• they had made agreements to go to war if an ally did

• it didnt

• if nations spoke the same language they had to fight for one another

• neighboring nations had to side with who they were closest to

What event made the US declare war on Spain?

• the death of José Martí.

• Dewey’s attack on the Philippines.

• the destruction of the USS Maine.

• the de Lôme letter.

How did Hearst and Pulitzer affect the Spanish American War?

• Their paper refused to use any Spanish sources.

• Their paper refused to resort to yellow journalism.

• Their paper competed with Joseph Pulitzer’s paper for the most accurate headlines.

• Their paper created embellished reports that urged support of the Cuban revolt against Spain.

Which important Naval Base in Cuba did we leased from them after the Spanish American war?

• Montego Bay

• Guantanamo Bay

• Vermilion Bay

• Jamaica

What did Teddy Roosevelt add to the Monroe Doctrine? The US needs to...

• set up trading centers in Central America and South America

• work with European countries to establish colonies in Africa.

• exercise police power throughout the Western Hemisphere.

• create spheres of influence throughout eastern Asia.

The event which probably angered Americans the most and stirred up anti-German sentiment in the United States was

• the sinking of the ocean liner the Lusitania.

• the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary.

• the overthrow of the Russian Tsar.

• Germany’s invasion of Belgium.

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

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