Imperialism/WWI Review

Which factor is most closely associated with the decision of the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898?

• isolationist policy

• labor union pressure

• yellow journalism

• unrestricted submarine warfare

A major purpose of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to

• ask Congress to enter World War I

• set goals for achieving peace after World War I

• provide an aid program for rebuilding war-torn nations

• retaliate for the sinking of the Lusitania

Isolationists in the Senate objected to the United States joining the League of Nations because they opposed

• creation of the Security Council

• colonialism in Africa and Asia

• involvement in future foreign wars

• German reparations set forth by Treaty of Versailles

A major reason the United States entered World War I was to

• maintain freedom of the seas

• stop impressment of United States sailors

• counter a German invasion of Latin America

• aid the Austrian Hungarian Independence movement

The cartoon illustrates the actions of President Theodore Roosevelt in

• securing the land to build the Panama Canal

• leading troops in the Spanish-American War

• improving diplomatic relations with Latin American nations

• declaring war on Cuba

Critics of the actions shown in this cartoon claimed President Theodore Roosevelt was

• causing environmental damage

• requiring massive tax increases

• following a policy of imperialism

• producing major trade deficits with China

In the early 20th century, what was the primary cause of the large-scale migration of African Americans out of the rural South?

• supply of new housing in the suburbs

• opportunities for jobs in northern factories

• availability of cheap land on the frontier

• absence of racial discrimination in northern states

Which event most influenced President Woodrow Wilson’s decision to enter World War I?

• defeat of Russia by Germany

• assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• raids by Mexico on the southwestern United States

• renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany

The United States tried to avoid involvement in World War I by following a policy of

• neutrality/isolationism

• collective security

• economic boycotts

• military preparedness

Which action was a result of the other three?

• Germany’s policy of unrestricted submarine warfare

• United States entry into World War I

• interception of the Zimmermann Note

• United States loans to Allied nations