American Imperialism and World War I

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American Imperialism and World War I
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Define Isolationism.

• The United States should stay out of world
  affairs.

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What set precedent for Isolationism?

• Washingtons Farewell Address

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What was the basis of U.S. foreign policy from
President Washington until World War I?

• Isolationism

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Define the Monroe Doctrine.

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

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Define imperialism.

• One country gaining political or economic control
  over another country

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What was the Open Door Policy?

• All nations would have equal trading rights in
  China

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What president is known for the Open Door policy?

• William McKinley

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

• John Hay

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What does the Secretary of State do?

• Handles foreign affairs for the President

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Who was the last native ruler of Hawaii?

• Queen Liluokalani

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Who fought in the Spanish-American War?

• United States
• Spain

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What country controlled Cuba before the
Spanish-American War?

• Spain

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Who won the Spanish-American War?

• The United States

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What territory did the U.S. get in the
Spanish-American War?

• Philippines
• Puerto Rico
• 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?

• Cuba

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From what country did Panama gain independence?

• Columbia

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Who was president when the Panama Canal was built?

• Theodore Roosevelt

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What did the Panama Canal do?

• Provided a short-cut between the Atlantic and
  Pacific Oceans

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What type of imperialism was advanced by the
Panama Canal?

• Economic Imperialism

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What president was known for Dollar Diplomacy?

• William Howard Taft

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What was Dollar Diplomacy?

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

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Name 3 examples of American economic imperialism.

• Open Door Policy
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Panama Canal

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Who were the Central Powers in World War I?

• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Ottoman Empire

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

• Turkey

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Who were the Allies in World War I?

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia

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

• The United States

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What official is the nations chief diplomat?

• The President, assisted by the Secretary of State

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Who developed the Fourteen Points?

• Woodrow Wilson

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What were the 3 key ideas of the Fourteen Points?

• National self-determination
• Freedom of the seas
• League of Nations

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What treaty ended World War I?

• The Versailles Treaty

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What is national self-determination?

• The idea that each national group should be in
  charge of its own destiny

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What is freedom of the seas?

• Ships can sail in international waters without
  threat of attack

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What was the League of Nations?

• An organization of nations started at the end of
  World War I to maintain peace

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What was a mandate?

• 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?

• Palestine
• Iraq

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What country was a French mandate after World War
I?

• Syria

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Did the Senate ratify the Versailles Treaty?

• NO.

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Which political party was responsible for
defeating the Versailles Treaty in the Senate?

• The Republican Party

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What legislative body ratifies treaties?

• United States Senate

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What vote is needed in the Senate to ratify a
treaty?

• 2/3

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Did the United States join the League of Nations?

• NO

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What is internationalism?

• The opposite of isolationism
• 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?

• Internationalism