Unit 3 Exam -- Imperialism and WWI

Which Supreme Court decision addresses the issue of free speech during wartime?

• Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific R.R. v. Illinois

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Northern Securities Co. v. United States

• Schenck v. United States

One reason President Roosevelt worked to build a canal in Panama was

• To mobilize America for World War I

• To help Native American migration

• To create a shorter route to the West Coast

• To defeat Mexico and obtain their territory

Which historical event led to an American empire?

• Spanish-American War

• Louisiana Purchase

• The Potsdam Conference

• War of 1812

Prior to its military involvement in World War I, the United States attempted to maintain a policy of

• neutrality

• internationalism

• collective security

• détente

In his war message to Congress, President Woodrow Wilson urged the United States to enter World War I in order to

• protect the empires of European countries

• create a new world government

• make the world safe for democracy

• stop a British attack on the United States

In the late 1800s, the major goal of United States policy in both the annexation of Hawaii and the acquisition of the Philippines was to

• obtain coaling stations and seaports for United States ships

• expand United States fishing rights in international waters

• limit the spread of Japanese influence

• protect the area around the Panama Canal

Which term is most closely associated with the start of the Spanish-American War?

• Socialism

• Populism

• yellow journalism

• isolationism

In the late 1800s, the major goal of United States policy in both the annexation of Hawaii and the acquisition of the Philippines was to

• obtain coaling stations and seaports  

• expand United States fishing rights 

• limit the spread of Japanese influence

• protect the area around the Panama Canal

The main reason the United States Senate did not approve the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 was because the treaty

• did not force Germany to return conquered territory

• threatened to draw the nation into future international conflicts

• failed to include war reparations

• was opposed by President Woodrow Wilson

Prior to its military involvement in World War I, the United States attempted to maintain a policy of

• neutrality
• internationalism
• collective security
• détente