Topic 03-American Expansion and World War I

the 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable​ (a)  

• Manifest Destiny
• Imperialism
• Monroe Doctrine
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Social Darwinism

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers​ (a)  

• Monroe Doctrine
• Imperialism
• Social Darwinism
• Open Door Policy
• Sphere of Influence
• Manifest Destiny

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Match the following concepts

• Militarism

• loyalty or devotion to a nation usually at the detriment of others

• Imperialism

• a policy of aggressive military preparedness

• Nationalism

• The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion

• Social Darwinism

• the policy of a powerful nation exercising political and economic control over a weaker one

• Isolationism

• a policy of non-intervention from foreign political affairs
  

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Match the following definitions

• Dollar Diplomacy

• A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China

• Sphere of Influence

• a nation that is under the control and protection of another nation

• Protectorate

• Using a strong military to achieve America's goals if necessary and to keep the Western Hemisphere free from European intervention

• Roosevelt Corollary (Big Stick Diplomacy

• Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchange money for political influence and "help" other countries. Particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Open Door Policy

• area of a country where a foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers, usually economically
  

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers

• Nationalism

• Yellow Journalism

• Militarism

• Zimmerman Note

• Self-Determination

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence​ (a)  

• Spanish American War
• World War I
• Imperialism
• Militarism
• Sedition Act

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

a waterway built and opened in 1914 that cut 8,000 nautical miles off the trip from the west coast to the east coast of the United States

• Panama Canal

• Sphere of Influence

• Spanish American War

• Draft

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Match the following people

• William Mckinley

• Under his presidency, the U.S. gained control of the Panama Canal Zone. Best known for his statement: "Speak softly and carry a big stick and you will go far."

• Woodrow Wilson

• President during the Spanish-American War; annexed the Hawaiian Islands, and acquired the Philippines

• Teddy Roosevelt

• President during World War I; believed in self-determinism and created the Fourteen Points

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A cause for increased Imperialism to gain raw materials, labor, and territorial holdings/colonies​ (a)  

• Industrial Revolution
• Social Darwinism
• Monroe Doctrine
• Isolationism
• Draft
• Treaty of Versailles

document that placed blame for the war on Germany, reduced armed forces, and forced Germany to pay reparations for war damages​ (a)  

• Treaty of Versailles
• Zimmerman Note
• Sedition Act
• Espionage Act
• Fourteen Points
• Monroe Doctrine