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SOL Review American Foreign Policy & Diplomatic History

SOL Review American Foreign Policy & Diplomatic History. What country helped the Americans win their independence from England?. France. What two nations signed the Treaty of Alliance in 1778?. The United States France. What American negotiated the Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778?.

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SOL Review American Foreign Policy & Diplomatic History

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  1. SOL ReviewAmerican Foreign Policy & Diplomatic History

  2. What country helped the Americans win their independence from England? • France

  3. What two nations signed the Treaty of Alliance in 1778? • The United States • France

  4. What American negotiated the Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778? • Benjamin Franklin

  5. What official is the nation’s chief diplomat? • The President, assisted by the Secretary of State

  6. What does the Secretary of State do? • Handles foreign affairs for the President

  7. Define Isolationism. • The United States should stay out of world affairs.

  8. What set precedent for Isolationism? • Washington’s Farewell Address

  9. What president bought the Louisiana Territory? • Thomas Jefferson

  10. From what country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory? • France

  11. How did the Louisiana Territory affect the size of the United States? • Doubled it

  12. What war lasted from 1812 to 1815? • The War of 1812

  13. What two countries fought the War of 1812? • The United States • Great Britain

  14. What territory did the United States claim after the War of 1812? • The Oregon Territory

  15. What territory did the United States acquire in 1819? • Florida

  16. From what country did the United States acquire Florida? • Spain

  17. What issue did the Monroe Doctrine involve? • Foreign Policy

  18. What set forth the basic principles of American foreign policy from 1823 until the end of the 19th century? • The Monroe Doctrine

  19. What were the 4 points of the Monroe Doctrine?

  20. No more European colonies in the Americas • Countries in Western Hemisphere were republics; countries in Europe were monarchies • If European countries threatened any country in Americas, then they threatened the United States • U.S. would stay out of European affairs

  21. What was the mostimportant point of the Monroe Doctrine? • European countries should stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere

  22. What precedent did the Monroe Doctrine set for American presidents ? • American presidents would consider it a threat to the United States, if European countries meddled with countries in the Western Hemisphere

  23. What precedent did the Monroe Doctrine set for American presidents ? • American presidents would consider it a threat to the United States, if European countries meddled with countries in the Western Hemisphere

  24. What idea provided political support for territorial expansion? • Manifest Destiny

  25. What was Manifest Destiny? • The belief that it was God’s will for the United States to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

  26. What war lasted from 1846 to 1848? • The Mexican War

  27. What two countries fought in the Mexican War? • The United States • Mexico

  28. Who won the Mexican War? • The United States

  29. What was the Mexican Cession? • The territory the United States got from Mexico at the end of the Mexican War

  30. What present-day states were part of the Mexican Cession?

  31. California • Nevada • Utah • Arizona • part of Colorado • part of New Mexico

  32. Define Imperialism. • One country gaining political or economic control over another country

  33. What Pacific island chain did the U.S. annex (add) during the 1890s? • Hawaii

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

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

  36. Who won the Spanish-American War? • The United States

  37. What territory did the U.S. get in the Spanish-American War? • Philippines • Puerto Rico

  38. At the end of the Spanish-American War in what country did the U.S. say it could intervene militarily? • Cuba

  39. Who was president when the Panama Canal was built? • Theodore Roosevelt

  40. What did the Panama Canal do? • Provided a short-cut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

  41. What president was known for Dollar Diplomacy? • William Howard Taft

  42. What was Dollar Diplomacy? • U.S. business would invest in Latin America • If necessary, U.S. would intervene militarily in Latin America

  43. Name 2 examples of American economic imperialism • Open Door Policy • Dollar Diplomacy

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

  45. When did World War I occur? • 1914-1918

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

  47. Who were the Allies in World War I? • Great Britain • France • Russia

  48. What major nation joined the Allies and entered World War I in 1917? • The United States

  49. Did the Central Powers or the Allies win World War I? • The Allies

  50. Who developed the Fourteen Points? • Woodrow Wilson

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