Modern U.S. History Ch. 22-23Test Review “Imperialism, Spanish-American War, and World War I”

1. Modern U.S. HistoryCh. 22-23Test Review“Imperialism, Spanish-American War, and World War I”

2. What is imperialism? • A government policy of building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations in order to gain raw materials and markets for your trade goods

3. What is isolationism? • A government policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries, which the U.S. practiced for most of the 19th century

4. What was the territory that the U.S. purchased from Russia in what was known as “Seward’s Folly”? • Alaska

5. What nation was taken over by the U.S. when it supported a revolution started by American business people there, so the U.S. could gain a naval base there? • Hawaii

6. Name the nation that ended its isolation when a U.S. fleet led by Commodore Matthew Perry came andnegotiated a trade agreement with them. • Japan

7. What was the nation that the U.S. wanted opened for trade whenit issued the Open Door Policy? • China

8. What is yellow journalism? • Technique used by newspapers to exaggerate news stories in order to gain more readers, which helped turn public opinion against the Spanish and helped lead to the start of the Spanish-American War

9. What was the name of the U.S. ship that sunk in Havana Bay whose sinking was blamed on the Spanish, which led to the start of the Spanish-American War? • U.S.S. Maine

10. Name the territory where the Spanish fleet in the Pacific Ocean was defeated by American commodore George Dewey during the war with Spain. • Philippines

11. What was the nation where the bulk of the fighting of the Spanish-American War on land took place? • Cuba

12. What was the name of the fighting force led by future President Theodore Roosevelt that is given credit for making a brave charge that helped win the Spanish-American War? • Rough Riders

13. What was the territory gained by the U.S. in the Spanish-American War that is still a part of the U.S., and its people are U.S. citizens? • Puerto Rico

14. Name the territory that the U.S. supported a revolution in sothat it could acquire the rights to build a waterroute there to shorten travel between two oceans. • Panama

15. What was the name of the addition to the Monroe Doctrine that gave the U.S. a “police power” to intervene in Latin America? • Roosevelt Corollary

16. What is dollar diplomacy? • Nickname for the foreign policy used by President Taft in which the U.S. tried to influence the governments of other nations through economic, not military intervention

17. What nation had a revolution in which the U.S. intervened by taking over a port city to prevent rebels from gaining weapons there? • Mexico

18. What is the name of the Mexican rebel leader who led an attack on a US town to provoke the US during the Mexican Revolution? • Pancho Villa

19. What was the immediate cause of World War I (event that started it off)? • Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary)

20. What were the four long-term causes of World War I? • Imperialism • Nationalism • Militarism • Alliances

21. What is the name of the alliance that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire? • Central Powers

22. What is the name of the alliance that included Great Britain, France, and Russia? • Allied Powers (also called the Triple Entente)

23. Name 3 new weapons used during World War I. • Machine gun • Poison gas • Tank • Airplane • Submarine

24. What was the Lusitania, and how did it help get the U.S. to enter WWI? • A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat submarine, which had 128 U.S. citizens aboard, which angered the U.S.

25. What was the Zimmerman Note, and how did it help get the U.S. to enter WWI? • It was a message sent by the German government to Mexico asking that they join the war against the U.S., and in return they would receive the territories lost to the U.S. in the Mexican War

26. Which one of the major Allied nations was defeated by Germany and had to sign a separate peace to withdraw from the war? • Russia

27. What is trench warfare? • The name for the kind of fighting in World War I where opposing armies dug in to defend against enemy attacks, and fought in miserable conditions

28. What is the convoy system? • The use of a heavy guard of destroyers to escort merchant ships across the Atlantic Ocean to help supply our allies in World War I

29. What did the Selective Service do? • It set up a draft of soldiers between the ages of 21 and 30 for potential service in the war.

30. What are liberty bonds? • Low interest loans by civilians to the government to be repaid in a number of years, which helped pay for the cost of the war

31. What is propaganda? • Opinions expressed for the purpose of influencing the actions of others

32. Name the four countries represented at the postwar peace conference held in Versailles, France. • Great Britain • France • Italy • The United States

33. Who was the author of the Fourteen Points peace plan? • U.S. President Woodrow Wilson

34. What was the 14th point of the Fourteen Points peace plan? • Creation of a League of Nations

35. What were three ways that the Allies punished Germany in the Treaty of Versailles? • Had to pay reparations (money to the winners of the war) • Lost land to France • Lost colonies • Limits were set on the size of their military • Had to accept “war guilt” or blame for the start of the war

36. What long-range problem was created by the Treaty of Versailles? • Resentment in Germany over how World War I ended, which helped lead to World War II

37. Why did the U.S. not join the League of Nations? • Republican Senators were upset about not being included in the peace talks after the war, and worried that membership would pull the US into wars that didn’t benefit US interests.

38. Good Luck!WWI Victory Parade in Chicago