Spanish-American War and WW1

What was one of the reasons some Americans were eager to go to war with Spain in 1898?

• To spread democracy into Latin America

• To acquire more gold and silver

• To establish a new trade route

• To support French colonial ambitions

What was the outcome for Cuba after the Spanish-American War?

• It became a U.S. territory

• It remained a Spanish colony

• It became an independent country

• It was annexed by Puerto Rico

What country became an American territory after the Spanish American War, but the quickly started fighting back using guerilla warfare?

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

• Philippines

• Panama

What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

• A policy that allowed the U.S. to intervene in Latin American countries in economic crisis

• A declaration of war against European powers in Latin America

• A trade agreement with Latin American countries

• A commitment to non-intervention in European conflicts

What was the main purpose of the Panama Canal?

• To increase U.S. military presence in Central America

• To provide a faster sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans

• To export goods to Asian markets

• To strengthen political ties with Panama

What event in 1915 shifted the United States' stance from neutrality to engagement in World War I?

• The sinking of the Titanic

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The Battle of the Somme

What was the Zimmermann Telegram?

• A message in which Germany asked Mexico to join the war against the United States

• A peace proposal from Germany to the United States

• A secret code used by German spies

• A declaration of war from the United States to Germany

What was one of the key points in Wilson's Fourteen Points speech?

• The establishment of a new currency system

• The creation of an international peacekeeping organization

• The redistribution of European territories

• The disarmament of all European nations

Why did the United States Senate refuse to ratify the treaty that included the League of Nations?

• They believed it would lead to economic instability

• They were opposed to Wilson's Fourteen Points

• They thought it would involve the United States in future European conflicts

• They wanted to maintain a policy of complete neutrality

The Zimmermann Telegram, and what other issue caused the United States to enter WW1

• Sunken American Battleships

• Destroyed American Skyscrapers

• Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

• Exploded Nuclear Weapons