Imperialism and World War I EOC Review

What effect did the sinking of the Lusitania have on World War I?

• U.S. public opinion shifted against Germany.

• Germany joined the Central Powers.

• Germany refused to join the League of Nations

• U.S. leaders proposed a military alliance with Germany.

How did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine affect the role of the United States in the world?

• By establishing military alliances with Asian nations

• By proclaiming a policy of isolationism

• By creating a plan to stop the spread of communism

• By announcing a willingness to intervene in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations

Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows.

The United States is the world’s best hope, but if you fetter her in the . . . quarrels of other nations, if you tangle her in the intrigues of Europe, you will destroy her powerful good, and endanger her very existence. Leave her to march freely through the centuries to come, as in the years that have gone. Strong, generous, and confident, she has nobly served mankind. —Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, 1919

Why did Senator Lodge express this opinion about the Treaty of Versailles?

• He wanted to prevent the spread of the global flu epidemic.

• He wanted to protect secret U.S. nuclear technology.

• He wanted the United States to join an international league.

• He wanted to protect U.S. sovereignty in international relations

Which question is associated with the passage of the Espionage and Sedition Acts during World War I?

• Should industries be allowed to prohibit workers from joining unions?

• Can the government require citizens to purchase war bonds?

• At what age should citizens be required to enlist in a branch of the military?

• Can the government limit the constitutional rights of citizens during wartime?

This list provides a partial summary of a presidential plan.

Ideas from President Wilson’s Fourteen Points, 1918

1. Open and public peace treaties

2. Freedom of the seas outside territorial waters

3. Removal of trade barriers among all nations

4. Arms reductions

5. An association of nations

Which statement describes the purpose of this plan?

• To establish a new era of isolationism

• To punish countries that are defeated in war

• To prevent multinational countries from breaking apart

• To create conditions that prevent future global conflicts

Why did the Spanish-American War move the United States into the position of a world power?

• The United States acquired Spanish territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific.

• The United States proved its nuclear capabilities against Spain in Southeast Asia.

• The United States stopped the spread of communism in Spain.

• The United States ended Spanish trade in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Which of the following provides the best evidence in support of the view that Americans went to war with Spain in 1898 for humanitarian purposes?

• Anti-imperialists feared colonies would eventually become a source of cheap labor

• Mark Twain said, "We do not intend to free but to subjugate the people of the Philippines"

• President Cleveland had previously refused to annex Hawaii when US landowners had overthrown Queen Liliuokalani by force

• Congress passed the Teller Amendment promising that the US would not annex Cuba, even if it won the war

After observing how the European powers had carved out "spheres of influence" in China, what action did US Secretary of State Hay propose?

• The US would help the Boxers overthrow foreign influence in China

• The US and other foreign nations should enjoy equal trading rights in China

• The US would help China to recover all of the lands taken by European powers

• The US would blockade all Chinese ports if it was not given control of Hong Kong

Which American city served as the main port of embarkation for the "Rough Riders" and other American forces sent to Cuba during the Spanish-American War?

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Jacksonville, Florida

• Galveston, Texas

• Tampa, Florida

How did this event contribute to the United States' entry into the Spanish-American War?

• It led to anti-government demonstrations in the US

• It enraged Cuban Americans in Florida who had lost relatives

• It revealed that the US needed to have colonies in the Caribbean

• It became difficult for President McKinley to resist demands to intervene in Cuba