Chapter 5 Test
"Yellow journalism" The USS Maine William Randolph Hearst Joseph Pulitzer (5.2) This list of topics would be MOST valuable to a student writing a research paper titled
"Propaganda and the Spanish-American War."
(5.1) Which United States foreign policy was most directly related to the rise of big business in the late 1800s?
imperialism
The United States wanted new markets in order to
sell surpluses of manufactured goods and farm products
"Yellow Journalism" during the late 19th century was marked by
sensational headlines and questionable facts
The most important result of the Spanish American War was that it
set up a colonial empire for the U.S. and set the U.S. on the road to empire
Explain the difference between "Nation" and "Nationalism".
A nation is a group of individuals who have the same religion, language, and traditions in common whereas nationalism is national pride.
Alaska
All of these territories came under US control after the Spanish American War EXCEPT
What is odd about the United States becoming an imperialistic nation in the late 1800's?
America had once been a colony of another imperialistic nation.
President Wilson is steering a boat in this political cartoon What might the ship represent?
American attempts at neutrality
How did American businesses help the Allies?
American businesses helped the allies by make loans to them in order for trade among them to continue.
How were Americans told to support the war effort?
Americans were told to support the war effort by Wartime Propaganda.
I. __________________________________ i. No government without consent of the government ii. High cost of defending territories outside the United States iii. United States tradition of noninvolvement (5.2) Which of the following choices below best completes the outline above?
Arguments Opposing Imperialism
In exchange for control of the Panama Canal Zone, the United States helped Panama declare its independence from
Colombia
Which of these was a factor in the United States entrance in World War I?
German unrestricted submarine warfare
Kaiser Wilhelm 2nd was leader of which nation during the Great War?
Germany
What country was portrayed as being a mad brute as propaganda to help the American war effort?
Germany
The Zimmermann note said that
Germany would help Mexico get back all of their land lost to the United States
Which area was once an independent republic ruled by a monarchy (king/queen) before annexation to the United States in 1898.
Hawaii
5.1 "...today we are raising more than we can consume. Today we are making more than we can use. Today our industrial society is congested; there are more workers than there is work; there is more capital than there is investment. We do not need more money—we need more circulation, more employment. Therefore, we must find new markets for our produce, new occupation for our capital, new work for our labor." — Sen. Albert J. Beveridge, 1898 (5.1) The above statement provides a reason why political leaders of the late 1800s adopted the policy of...
Imperialism
Explain how imperialists used social darwinism to justify imperialism.
Imperialists used Social Darwinism to justify imperialism by helping lead to the idea that Americans were superior to other cultures and countries. The United States should expand to fulfill the nation's destiny.
The sinking of the _______________ led to protest against Germany and almost brought us to war.
Lusitania
What were the two key reasons below that brought Europe to war, and eventually the United States of America?
Nationalism and Alliances
What is the MOST accurate Social-Darwinist defense for U.S. imperialism?
Nations that considered themselves superior felt obliged to govern less-advanced nations.
5.3) The principle that the United States has the right to act as the "policeman of the Western Hemisphere" and intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations was established by the...
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
The principle that the United States has the right to act as the "policeman of the Western Hemisphere" and intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations was established by the...
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
The United States acquired Alaska from which nation?
Russia
Which three major European countries were known as the Allied Powers (or Triple Alliance) during the Great War?
Russia, France, and Britain
What role did Submarine Warfare play in shifting Public Opinion for or against Germany
Submarine Warfare shifted Public Opinion against Germany because many innocent American lives were lost, the interception of Zimmerman's note, and the resumption of Submarine Warfare incited negative opinions of Germany from American people.
During the Great War, the term "Huns" was used to describe:
The Central Powers
(5.2) In addition to Puerto Rico, which territories were acquired by the United States as part of the peace treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?
The Philippines and Guam
·Laid responsibility for The First World War on Germany. ·Dictated that Germany would pay reparations and disarm its military. ·Resulted in substantial loss of territory for Germany. ·Helped set the stage for European conflict that would eventually result in World War II. Which event is being described by these statements
The Treaty of Versailles
Explain two specific ways the US became more imperialistic in the early 1900s.
The US became more imperialistic in the early 1900s by helping Panama get it's independence which in turn allowed the construction of the Panama Canal and Roosevelt sending the Great White Fleet in order to basically show of America's Navy.
What did the Allies want in order to approve the "Treaty of Versailles" and be apart of the "League of Nations"? hint: there are three. 2) Will these reasons lead to war?
The allies wanted a war guilt clause, reparations, and to redraw borders in order for them to approve the "Treaty of Versailles" and be apart of the "League of Nations". These reasons listed above helped trigger German anger and cause World War Two.
What was the spark that led Europe to going to war?
The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What evidence can you give that shows most Americans were pleased with President Wilson's policy of neutrality by 1916?
The evidence that shows most Americans were pleased with President Wilson's policy of neutrality by 1916 is the United States was full of immigrants and it they picked one side then they wouldn't be able to send supplies to the other and not trading would negatively impact the economy.
5.1) Which of the following was not a reason that motivated the U.S. to want to expand in the late 19th century?
The need to expand our territory as a way to give land to those in the US who could not afford it.
Why were Americans very upset with the sinking of the Lusitania?
There were many American passengers on board who drowned.
In George Washington's Farewell Address, he urged the United States
To stay neutral
At the start of the "Great War/WWI" the United States was Neutral.
True
What did President Wilson hope to see flourish as a result of his "missionary diplomacy"?
US investments in Latin America
Which action was a result of the other three?
United States entry into World War I
How did Wilson try to limit negative talk against him and the government?
Wilson tried to limit negative talk against him and the government by issuing the Sedition Act.
What was Wilson's campaign slogan in 1916?
Wilson's campaign slogan in 1916 was to "make the world safe for democracy".
Explain Wilson's reason for creating his concept for peace called the "14 Points".
Wilson's reasoning for creating his concept for peace called the 14 points was to achieve a just and lasting peace.
"I took the Canal and let Congress debate." -Theodore Roosevelt (5.3) The quotation above best demonstrates...
a Presidential action that achieved a foreign policy objective
(5.1) Why did the United States act as an imperial power during the late 1800s?
a need for new markets for its manufactured goods
Those who favored American imperial expansion in the late 19th and early 20th century believed it would do all of the following EXCEPT
act as a buffer zone for invasion
Mahan's book The Influence of Sea Power upon History pushed the USA toward a position of world power by...
convincing government officials to strengthen the U.S. Navy
What did Germany promise when it made the Sussex Pledge in early 1916?
end submarine warfare against passenger vessels
Which of the following was NOT a reason the US went to war with Spain?
establish new places to sell goods
What was a domestic tension that led to United States becoming imperialistic
farmers needed markets to sell their goods
During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson used his wartime powers to
increase government control of the economy
A major reason why the United States oversaw the building of the Panama Canal was to
increase the mobility of the U.S. naval fleet.
(5.3) President Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine primarily affected Latin America by..
increasing United States intervention in the Region
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine called for
intervening in Latin American countries that could not pay their debt to European creditors
A major reason the United States entered World War I was to...
maintain freedom of the seas
What are the reasons Alfred Thayer Mahan argued for American imperialism?
military
Growing nationalism in the United States led to a desire to increase the size of the
navy
In the 1890s, the main goal of those who supported United States imperialism was to..
obtain overseas markets and naval bases
Originally, the United States was attracted to several uninhabited islands in the Pacific Ocean because they:
offered some businesses a chance to mine seabird manure..
(5.1) Social Darwinists believed that
powerful nations were meant to dominate weaker societies.
President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were intended to...
prevent international tensions from leading to war
(5.3) Early in the 20th century, Presidents William Taft and Woodrow Wilson used the concept of dollar diplomacy to...
protect United States investments in Latin America
The primary reason the United States advocated the Open Door Policy was to
protect and broaden U.S. trade with China
The United States used the Monroe Doctrine to justify
protecting American business interests in Latin America
"Alfred Thayer Mahan believed that sea power is essential if a nation wants to be rich in peacetime and unbeatable in wartime. A nation needs a navy to defend its shipping lanes. It also needs strategically located bases where its fleet can refuel. Specifically, the United States should acquire a modern fleet, naval bases, a canal, and islands in the Pacific." 9. (5.2) The information in the passage above could have been used to support the point of view that the United States should do all of the following except ..
reject the Monroe Doctrine
What did Germany do to stop the spread of supplies to the Allied Powers during the Great War?
sank merchant ships with their U-boats
Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about the..
sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor
Which of these is considered to be the igniting incident of World War I?
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The term "dollar diplomacy" primarily referred to
the use of political and economic power to advance and protect US economic interests.
(5.3) The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would...
view European interference in the Americas as a threat to the national interest of the United States
