US in World Affairs, 1920s - 1930s

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• End the Boxer Rebellion
• Ensure trading rights with China
• Win leaseholds in China
• Establish a sphere of influence

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• China
• Japan
• Russia
• India

What prompted US government to participate in 1893 overthrow of Hawaiian monarchy?

• Colonization of Pacific islands near Hawaii by European nations
• Kidnapping of Christian missionaries by Hawaiian nationalists
• Queen Liliuokalani's attempt to reduce political influence of American sugar planters
• King Kalakaua's discussions with Japanese government to lease Pearl Harbor

What does this map support?

• US fought the Spanish navy in Atlantic and Pacific

• Spanish-American War led to new US territories

• America became a colonial power in South America by surrounding it

• Panama Canal is critical to US trade, Navy, and transportation.

During World War I, the Central Powers were

• Germany, Italy, and Japan
• Britain, France, and Russia
• Germany, Britain, and France
• Germany, Austria - Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

Who was the President of the United States during WWI?

• Woodrow Wilson
• Grover Cleveland
• Teddy Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:

• Great Britain, France, and Russia
• Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
• Germany, Russia, Great Britain
• Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia

What was the name of the British passenger boat that was sunk by German U-Boats?

• U.S.S. Maine
• Lusitania
• U.S.S. Admiral
• the Titanic

Policy of not taking sides in the conflict in Europe

• Neutrality

• Alliance

• American Expeditionary Force

• Armistice

Provision of the Versailles Treaty which made Germany pay for damages caused  during the war

• Reparations
• War Crimes
• German Capitulations
• British/French Corollary