US Hist. WWI and Imperialism

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

All the following were reasons for US imperialism except:

• to develop closer relations with European nations

• need for more natural resources

• need for new markets to sell goods

• fear of running out of land to settle

To avoid further conflict in China, the US instituted what policy?

• Open Door Policy

• Meat Inspection Act

• Federal Reserve Act

• Island Hopping

Which territory's annexation by the US happened through a lot of controversy that went all the way to the presidency?

• Hawaii

• Alaska

• Puerto Rico

• Cuba

Discovery of which natural resources helped to spark change in how the purchase of Alaska was viewed?

• gold

• iron

• timber

• fish

Which of the following is not a territory that the US acquired through war?

• Alaska

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Philippines

Which president built on the Monroe Doctrine's limitations on colonization in the Western Hemisphere?

• T. Roosevelt

• Taft

• Wilson

• Seward

How did the US gain the rights to build the Panama Canal?

• the US helped Panama achieve independence from Colombia

• a treaty with Colombia whom controlled Panama

• the US purchased the land from Panama for 7.2 million dollars

• the US helped Colombia put down a rebellion in Panama

The Fourteen Points reflected President Woodrow Wilson’s belief that —

• intervention in the affairs of other nations was never justifiable

• travel among nations should be regulated by an international organization

• no country should be allowed to spend more on defense than any other country

• cooperation among international leaders was essential to maintaining world peace

Mahan’s books influenced U.S. efforts to become a world power primarily by —

• advocating overseas expansion

• emphasizing the need for protectionist tariffs

• demonstrating the political risks of foreign trade

• arguing against forming overseas alliances