Us Expansionism 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

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

Match the following concepts

• Social Darwinism

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

• Isolationism

• a policy of aggressive military preparedness

• Imperialism

• a policy of non-intervention from foreign political affairs
  

• Nationalism

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

• Militarism

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

Match the following definitions

• Sphere of Influence

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

• Open Door Policy

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

• Protectorate

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

• Roosevelt Corollary (Big Stick Diplomacy

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

• Dollar 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

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

• Nationalism

• Yellow Journalism

• Militarism

• Zimmerman Note

• Self-Determination

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

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

Match the following people

• William Mckinley

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

• Teddy Roosevelt

• 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

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