SOL Review American Foreign Policy

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SOL ReviewAmerican Foreign Policy Diplomatic
History 1776-1918
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What country helped the Americans win their
independence from England?
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France
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What two nations signed the Treaty of Alliance in
1778?
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1. The United States2. France
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What American negotiated the Treaty of Alliance
with France in 1778?
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Benjamin Franklin
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What official is the nations chief diplomat?
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The President, assisted by the Secretary of State
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What does the Secretary of State do?
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Handles foreign affairs for the President
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Define Isolationism.
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The United States should stay out of world
affairs.
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What set precedent for Isolationism?
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Washingtons Farewell Address
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What president bought the Louisiana Territory?
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Thomas Jefferson
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From what country did the United States purchase
the Louisiana Territory?
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France
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How did the Louisiana Territory affect the size
of the United States?
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Doubled it
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What war lasted from 1812 to 1815?
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The War of 1812
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What two countries fought the War of 1812?
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1. The United States2. Great Britain
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What territory did the United States claim after
the War of 1812?
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The Oregon Territory
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What territory did the United States acquire in
1819?
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Florida
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From what country did the United States acquire
Florida?
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Spain
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What issue did the Monroe Doctrine involve?
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Foreign Policy
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What set forth the basic principles of American
foreign policy from 1823 until the end of the
19th century?
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The Monroe Doctrine
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What were the 4 points of the Monroe Doctrine?
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• 1. No more European colonies in the Americas
• 2. Countries in Western Hemisphere were
  republics countries in Europe were monarchies.
• 3. If European countries threatened any country
  in Americas, then they threatened the United
  States.
• 4. U.S. would stay out of European affairs.

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What was the most important point of the Monroe
Doctrine?
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European countries should stay out of the affairs
of the Western Hemisphere.
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What precedent did the Monroe Doctrine set for
American presidents ?
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American presidents would consider it a threat
to the United States, if European countries
meddled with countries in the Western Hemisphere.
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What idea provided political support for
territorial expansion?
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Manifest Destiny
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What was Manifest Destiny?
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The belief that it was Gods will for the United
States to stretch from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean
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What war lasted from 1846 to 1848?
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The Mexican War
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What two countries fought in the Mexican War?
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1. The United States2. Mexico
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Who won the Mexican War?
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The United States
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What was the Mexican Cession?
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The territory the United States got from Mexico
at the end of the Mexican War
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What present-day states were part of the Mexican
Cession?
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• California
• Nevada
• Utah
• Arizona
• part of Colorado
• part of New Mexico

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Define Imperialism.
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One country gaining political or economic
control over another country
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What Pacific island chain did the U.S. annex
(add) during the 1890s?
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Hawaii
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Who was the last native ruler of Hawaii?
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Queen Liluokalani
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What was the Open Door Policy?
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All nations would have equal trading rights in
China
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Who won the Spanish-American War?
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The United States
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What territory did the U.S. get in the
Spanish-American War?
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1. Philippines2. Puerto Rico
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At the end of the Spanish-American War in what
country did the U.S. say it could intervene
militarily?
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Cuba
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Who was president when the Panama Canal was built?
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Theodore Roosevelt
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What did the Panama Canal do?
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Provided a short-cut between the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans
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What president was known for Dollar Diplomacy?
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William Howard Taft
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What was Dollar Diplomacy?
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1. United States business would invest in Latin
America.2. If necessary, United States would
intervene militarily in Latin America.
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Name 2 examples of American economic imperialism.
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1. Open Door Policy2. Dollar Diplomacy
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What was the basis of U.S. foreign policy from
President Washington until World War I?
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Isolationism
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When did World War I occur?
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1914-1918
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Who were the Central Powers in World War I?
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1. Germany2. Austria-Hungary3. Ottoman Empire
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Who were the Allies in World War I?
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1. Great Britain2. France3. Russia
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What major nation joined the Allies and entered
World War I in 1917?
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The United States
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Did the Central Powers or the Allies win World
War I?
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The Allies
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Who developed the Fourteen Points?
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Woodrow Wilson
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What were the three key ideas of the Fourteen
Points?
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1. National self-determination2. Freedom of the
seas3. League of Nations
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What is national self-determination?
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The idea that each national group should be in
charge of its own destiny
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What was the League of Nations?
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An organization of nations started at the end of
World War I to maintain peace
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What treaty ended World War I?
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The Versailles Treaty
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What were the four key points of the Versailles
Treaty?
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1. National Self-determination2. Freedom of the
Seas3. the League of Nations4. the Mandate
System
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What is internationalism?
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1. The opposite of isolationism 2. Heavy
involvement in foreign affairs
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Except for a period in the 1920s and 1930s, what
has been the basis of U.S. foreign policy from
World War I to the Present?
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Internationalism