US History Unit 9

President Woodrow Wilson’s policy of strict neutrality during the early years of World War I was challenged by:

• German violations of freedom of the seas

• . British disrespect for the Roosevelt corollary

• attacks by Mexicans on the USA border towns

• the refusal of the League of Nations to supply peacekeepers

Which presidential action is the focus of this statement

“…With a profound sense of the solemn and even tragical character of the step I am taking and of the grave responsibilities which it involves, but in unhesitating obedience to what I deem my constitutional duty, I advise that the Congress declare the recent course of the Imperial German Government to be in fact nothing less than war against the government and people of the United States; that it formally accept the status of belligerent which has thus been thrust upon it, and that it take immediate steps not only to put the country in a more thorough state of defense but also to exert all its power and employ all its resources to bring the Government of the German Empire to terms and end the war…”

• McKinley's request for war in 1898

• Taft's decision to send troops to Latin America

• T. Roosevelt's support for the Panamanian revolt in 1903

• Wilson's response to unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917

Which policy of the United States was designed to prevent new colonization of the Western Hemisphere?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Open Door

• Good Neighbor

• Mandate System

Which statement best expresses a common belief among nativists in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses

• The streets are paved with Gold

• All immigrants strengthen America

• America is for Americans

In the 1890s, the main goal of those who supported USA imperialism was to

• bring self-government to areas under USA control

• obtain overseas markets and naval bases

• defend against attacks by enemy nations

• spread democracy to Africa and Latin America

We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare.  We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral.  In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to re-conquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.  The settlement in detail is left to you.

This telegram was part of an effort to

• form an alliance between Germany and the USA

• bring Mexico into WWI on the side of Great Britain and France

• convince several western states to secede from the USA

• enlist Mexican support for Germany if the USA declared war

We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare.  We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral.  In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to re-conquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.  The settlement in detail is left to you.

Publication of the above telegram in the USA newspapers helped to

• re-elect Wilson as president

• encourage Congress to pass neutrality legislation

• convince the American public to support entrance into WWI

• grant statehood to Arizona and New Mexico

Between 1880 and 1920, the majority of the “new” immigrants to the USA came from:

• northern and western Europe

• southern and eastern Europe

• Canada and Latin America

• China and Southeast Asia

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the term “robber baron” best defined a person who

• controlled large tracts of western lands

• used ruthless business tactics

• stole from the rich to give to the poor

• encouraged the conservation of raw materials

The USA promoted its economic interest in China by:

• intervening in the Sino-Japanese War

• passing the Chinese Exclusion Act

• encouraging the Boxer Rebellion

• adopting the Open Door policy