Imperialism, WWI, 1920s Review!

What does the term imperialism refer to?

• A policy of giving away a country’s power to another nation as a gift

• A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• A policy of trading goods between two states or nations

• A policy in which the government debates over paying someone to purchase another country

What does this map show about the importance of the Panama Canal?

• It allowed the US Navy to patrol all of Latin America

• It created a security buffer between the US and Latin America

• It increased the ability to move naval ships and trade between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

• It allowed the United States to dominate world trade.

What is one reason imperialism became more and more popular among Americans in the late 19th century?

• The idea that American/European culture was superior to other cultures

• The desire to spread communism.

• The desire to combat German militarism.

• The desire to infiltrate Latin America's governments

At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 

• Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
• Spain, Cuba, Guam
• Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
• Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico

The United States gained large territories from SPAIN during the Spanish American War. Who was the president during this time?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Theodore Roosevelt
• William McKinley
• Barack Obama

______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting that was used to build support for the Spanish-American War.

• Red-top
• Government
• Newspaper lying
• Yellow Journalism

The ________________ was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine and enabled the United States to intervene in Latin American countries struggling with unstable conditions.

• Yellow Journalism

• Great White Fleet

• Rough Riders

• Roosevelt Corollary

Which of the following presidents was considered an anti-imperialist and a non interventionist, meaning that he opposed U.S. expansion into foreign nations?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Taft

• William McKinley

• Woodrow Wilson

9)  WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:

• Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
• Serbia burned their flag.
• Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
• Serbia won more Olympic medals.

The war might have involved only two nations, if not for

• imperialism.
• propaganda.
• the alliance system.

• Germany.

Answer explanation

If it weren't for all the secret alliances, the war might have been contained instead of spreading across the world. That's why Woodrow Wilson mentioned secret alliances as the first of his Fourteen Points!