Unit 4B Test Review

Yellow journalism contributed most directly to-

• hostility toward Spain's brutality in Cuba

• exposing the truth about what happened to the USS Maine

• reminding Americans they were once a British colony

• the decline of newspaper profits

During World War I, America became concerned for the safety of its ships. The concern started because Germany announced it would

• bomb U.S. Navy bases

• build a stronger navy.

• use submarine warfare.

• create much larger ships.

America entered World War I partly due to the

• invasion by the British.

• sinking of the Lusitania.

• bombings on America's land.

• attack at the U.S. navy base.

Who were the new workers in factories during World War I?

• women and children

• teachers and students

• American Indians

• African Americans and women

World War I officially ended with the Treaty of Versailles. Allied leaders used this treaty to

• punish Germany for starting the war.

• give colonies to Germany.

• return land in France to Germany.

• force France to pay money to Germany.

In 1919, isolationists in the Senate opposed U.S. membership in the League of Nations because they -

• feared creation of the Security Council

• opposed membership in the League of Nations by Germany

• did not want involvement in future foreign wars

• resisted colonialism in Africa and Asia

The policy that kept the United States out of the war for three years was called

• the convoy system.

• nationalism.

• neutrality.

• the alliance system.

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Open Door policy?

• To protect American trade in China

• To gain control of the Panama Canal Zone

• To encourage Chinese immigration to the US

• To shut off trade with European powers

President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy was closely associated with…

• Friendly relations with China after the Boxer Rebellion

• The conservation of natural resources

• Court actions to go after business trusts

• Intervention in the affairs of Latin American nations

The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point because the United States…

• Developed a plan for peaceful coexistence

• Emerged as a new world power

• Pledged neutrality in future European conflicts

• Refused to become a colonial power