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ATS-History 7
Spanish Am War/WWI Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Yellow Journalism? | Exaggerated news reports of events |
| What was the "Big Stick" that Teddy Roosevelt used? | • Big Stick Diplomacy- When solving international matters, first try to solve things peacefully, but be willing to use force when necessary. |
| Give 4 reasons why the US eventually got invlved in WWI... | • Inability to remain neutral • Economic and political ties to Great Britain • Sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915 • Interception of the Zimmermann Telegram in January 1917 |
| What treaty ended WWI? | -the Fourteen Points |
| List all 6 of the Allied countries. | British Empire France Russia Serbia Belgium United States |
| List all 4 of the Central Powered countries. | German Empire Austro-Hungarian Empire Bulgaria Ottoman Empire |
| Explain the Rough Riders | It was a volunteer cavalry regiment and they were responsible for the capture of San Juan Hill. This was a huge victory. |
| Who led the Rough Riders? | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Name a reason for the Spanish American War that involved Cuba | 1-American support of Cuban rebels to gain independence from Spain. |
| Name a reason for the Spanish American War where we protected somethings from being destroyed and what were the 2 main things? | 2. Protecting American businesses and property (sugar and tobacco fields) from being destroyed by the fighting between the rebels and Spain. |
| Name a reason for the Spanish American War that involved a battleship. | 3. Rising tensions between Spain and the US after the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor. The US declared war on Spain two months later |
| Why did the newspapers over exaggerate the sinking of what battleship? | Newspapers over exaggerated the sinking of the USS Maine as a way to increase newspaper sales. |
| Name 3 results of the War. | • The US emerged (became) a world power. • Cuba gained independence from Spain • The gained possession of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. |
| Be able to locate these 5 places on a map; | Cuba Puerto Rico Panama Canal Philippines Guam |
| What did Roosevelt use the "Big Stick Diplomacy" for? | To help Panama rebel from Columbia. This led to the building of the Panama Canal. |
| What years did WWI occur in? | 1914-1918 |
| What year did the US get involved in WWI? | 1917 |
| What were the 4 long term causes for WWI and the acronym for it. | MAIN; Militarism- countries increased their military strength Alliances- countries formed friendships to protect themselves Imperialism- nations competing for trade and territory Nationalism- people were devoted to their countries |
| What was the short term causes for WWI? | The assassination of the heir to Austri0-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Freidan. |
| At the end of World War I, who prepared a peace plan? | -President Woodrow Wilson |
| Why did the United States decide to not join the League of Nations? | because the United States Senate failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles. |
| What was the Fourteen Points peace treaty about? | -it called for the formation of the League of Nations, a peacekeeping organization. |
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