USH Module 4B Wrap Up Bellwork

What was the main reason the U.S. followed a policy of isolationism before World War I?

• The U.S. wanted to expand its military in Europe

• The U.S. focused on solving domestic issues and avoiding foreign conflicts

• The U.S. supported alliances with European countries

• The U.S. economy relied on wartime production

Match each policy with its correct explanation.

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Warned European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere

• Moral Diplomacy

• Negotiating peacefully while maintaining a strong military presence

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Supporting only democratic governments

• Monroe Doctrine

• Using economic investments to expand U.S. influence

The ​ (a)   justified U.S. intervention in Latin America by expanding the Monroe Doctrine, while the ​ (b)   was a strategy of economic influence used by President Taft.

• Roosevelt Corollary
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Open Door Policy
• Monroe Doctrine
• Big Stick Diplomacy
• Moral Diplomacy
• Yellow Journalism

Sort the following motivations for U.S. imperialism into Economic, Social, or Political Motives.

Groups:

(a) Economic Motives

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(b) Social Motives

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(c) Political Motives

• Social Darwinism

• The White Man’s Burden

• Control of trade routes

• Competing with European powers

• Expanding U.S. military presence

• Access to new markets

Arrange these key events in the correct chronological order.

• Spanish-American War

• Dawes Plan introduced

• Building of the Panama Canal

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• American rejection of the Treaty of Versailles

Why did the U.S. build the Panama Canal?

• To help European nations expand their colonies

• To strengthen U.S. relations with China

• To increase military and trade efficiency between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• To prevent European nations from intervening in the Caribbean

Match each term with its correct description.

• Militarism

• Stronger nations took control of weaker ones for resources

• Alliances

• Extreme pride in one’s country led to conflict

• Imperialism

• Nations built up strong armies and weapons

• Nationalism

• Nations formed partnerships for protection

Drag each effect of WWI to match the correct category.

Groups:

(a) Military Effects

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(b) Economic Effects

• U.S. troops strengthened the Allies

• Helped push Germany toward surrender

• Increased war production in the U.S.

• More jobs opened up for women and African Americans

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

• A request from Britain asking the U.S. for military support

• A peace offer from Germany to the United States

• A message warning the U.S. to stay out of European affairs

• A secret German proposal asking Mexico to attack the U.S.

The ​ (a)   made it illegal to criticize the U.S. government or war effort, while the Supreme Court case ​ (b)   ruled that free speech could be limited during wartime.

• Sedition Act
• Schenck v. United States
• Alien Exclusion Act
• War Industries Board
• Chinese Exclusion Act
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Brown v. Board of Education