American Imperialism and World War I

1. American Imperialism and World War I

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

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

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

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

6. Define imperialism. • One country gaining political or economic control over another country

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. From what country did Panama gain independence? • Columbia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. What country’s military tipped the balance of World War I and led to Germany’s defeat? • The United States

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

29. Who developed the Fourteen Points? • Woodrow Wilson

30. What were the 3 key ideas of the Fourteen Points? • National self-determination • Freedom of the seas • League of Nations

31. What treaty ended World War I? • The Versailles Treaty

32. What is national self-determination? • The idea that each national group should be in charge of its own destiny

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

34. What was the League of Nations? • An organization of nations started at the end of World War I to maintain peace

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

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

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

38. Did the Senate ratify the Versailles Treaty? • NO.

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

40. What legislative body ratifies treaties? • United States Senate

41. What vote is needed in the Senate to ratify a treaty? • 2/3

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

43. What is internationalism? • The opposite of isolationism • Heavy involvement in foreign affairs

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