American Imperialism and World War I

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American Imperialism and World War I
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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 was the basis of U.S. foreign policy from
President Washington until World War I?
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• Isolationism

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Define the Monroe Doctrine.
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• The U.S. policy that European countries should
  stay out of the affairs of the Western
  Hemisphere.

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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 was the Open Door Policy?
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• All nations would have equal trading rights in
  China.

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What president is known for the Open Door policy?
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• William McKinley

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What Secretary of State is known for the Open
Door Policy?
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• John Hay

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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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Who was the last native ruler of Hawaii?
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• Queen Liluokalani

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Who fought in the Spanish-American War?
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• 1. United States
• 2. Spain

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What country controlled Cuba before the
Spanish-American War?
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• Spain

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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. Philippines
• 2. Puerto Rico
• 3. Guam

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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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From what country did Panama gain independence?
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• Colombia

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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 type of imperialism was advanced by the
Panama Canal?
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• Economic Imperialism

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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. U.S. business would invest in Latin America.
• 2. If necessary, U.S. would intervene militarily
  in Latin America.

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Name 3 examples of American economic imperialism.
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• 1. Open Door Policy
• 2. Dollar Diplomacy
• 3. Panama Canal

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Who were the Central Powers in World War I?
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• 1. Germany
• 2. Austria-Hungary
• 3. Ottoman Empire

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What modern nation was known as the Ottoman
Empire during World War I?
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• Turkey

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Who were the Allies in World War I?
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• 1. Great Britain
• 2. France
• 3. Russia

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What countrys military tipped the balance of
World War I and led to Germanys defeat?
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• The United States

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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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Who developed the Fourteen Points?
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• Woodrow Wilson

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What were the 3 key ideas of the Fourteen Points?
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• 1. National
• Self-determination
• 2. Freedom of the Seas
• 3. League of Nations

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What treaty ended World War I?
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• The Versailles Treaty

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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 is freedom of the seas?
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• Ships can sail in international waters without
  threat of attack

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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 was a mandate?
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• A region governed by another country until it is
  ready for independence

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What two countries were British Mandates after
World War I?
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• 1. Iraq
• 2. Palestine

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What country was a French mandate after World War
I?
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• Syria

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Did the Senate ratify the Versailles Treaty?
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• NO

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Which political party was responsible for
defeating the Versailles Treaty in the Senate?
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• The Republican Party

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What legislative body ratifies treaties?
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• United States Senate

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What vote is needed in the Senate to ratify a
treaty?
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• 2/3
• (Two-thirds)

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Did the United States join the League of Nations?
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• NO

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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 during the 1930s, what has been the basis
of U.S. foreign policy from World War I to the
Present?
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• Internationalism