Unit 4: America Becomes a World Power

Which two events contributed the emergence of the U.S. as a world power?

• Battle of the Alamo and Manifest Destiny

• Spanish-American War and WWI

• Enlightenment and Civil War

• Cold War and War against global Terrorism

Data from the graph on the left supports the conclusion that World War I

• caused the United States trade deficit to increase

• cost the United States many billions of dollars

• was a significant benefit to the American economy

• created an unfavorable balance of trade

Why did many in the U.S. Senate oppose membership in the League of Nations?

• They feared the U.S. would have to pay the cost of operation

• They were worried the League would force a reduction in army

• They were alarmed that Wilson would be the League's President

• The League's decisions would pull the U.S. into foreign wars

The treaties signed at the Washington Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Pact were efforts to...

• limit the spread of military dictatorships

• maintain peace through international agreements

• form new military alliances after WWI

• bring democratic government to eastern Europe

Which title best completes the partial outline located on the left?

• America's New Immigration Policy

• Reasons for U.S. Overseas Expansion

• Causes of the Spanish-American War

• Arguments for Opposing Imperialism

Which factor most contributed to the start of the Spanish-American War?

• public outrage over conditions in Cuba, especially after the reports of the U.S.S. Maine

• the need to acquire colonies in the Pacific for resources and trade

• the repeal of the Gentlemen's Agreement

• portraying McKinley as a pro-war president

The U.S. participated in World War I, which was fought on this continent.

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Asia

The 1898, Spanish-American War took place on this island; seen circled here.

• Hawaii

• Cuba

• Philippines

• New Zealand

Which social movement was most effected by U.S. participation in WWI?

• an increase in child labor

• ending restrictions on immigration

• repeal of the policy of isolationism

• adopting women's suffrage

Which statement best describes President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy position toward Latin America in the early 1900’s?

• desire to build the Panama Canal

• hope to annex the Hawaiian islands

• need to maintain freedom of the seas to trade with Europe

• wish to obtain migrant workers for American mines