USH - Unit 7 Review

Which situation was a CAUSE of the United States entry into World War I in 1917?

• The Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand.

• The Maine was blown up in Havana Harbor

• The issuance of the Sussex Pledge

• German submarines sank the Lusitania

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• political popularity of William Jennings Bryan

• efforts of the United States to control Mexico

• destruction of United States sugar plantations by Hawaiians

• sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor

Which of the following was included in the Treaty of Versailles?

• Russia was divided into two nations.

• France and Britain insisted that Germany be punished for the war.

• The League of Nations was abolished.

• Breakaway nations were not recognized

Which person would most likely support the creation of the League of Nations?

• Henry Cabot Lodge

• Woodrow Wilson

• Albert J. Beveridge

• Emilio Aguinaldo

Which of the following is NOT a reason for United States involvement in World War I?

• unrestricted German submarine warfare

• traditional ties to Britain

• the desire to “make the world safe for democracy”

• the desire to help the Germans

Teddy Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” policy was formerly known as the Roosevelt Corollary to what document involving U.S. foreign policy involving Latin America in the past?

• Washington’s Neutrality Proclamation

• Adams’s Right to Rule Opinion

• The Monroe Doctrine

• Polk’s Manifest Destiny Speech

How did the United States gain control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal?

• by negotiating a treaty with Colombia.

• by attacking Colombia.

• by supporting Panamanian independence

• by using the Open Door Policy

Which foreign policy position was held by both President James Monroe and President Theodore Roosevelt?

• Trade with other nations should be sharply reduced. 

• The United States should follow a policy of isolationism.

• A special relationship should exist between the United States and the nations of Latin America.

• The United States should send troops to aid revolutionary movements in European nations 

Why did American policy makers promote expansionism in the late 1800s?

• U.S. industries were short of labor

• the U.S. needed new markets for its goods

• foreign goods were often superior to American products

• Americans wanted respect from foreign nations

What area did the U.S. occupy to supplement the “Open Door” policy in China?

• Philippines, Guam, and Hawaii

• “Spheres of Influence” along rivers

• competing steel mills in England

• Hong Kong, Singapore, and Siam