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Imperial/World War I
VUS.9a
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define isolationism. | U.S. should stay out of world affairs. |
| What was American foreign policy from President Washington to World War I? | Isolationism |
| Define the Monroe Doctrine. | European countries should stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. |
| What was the Open Door Policy? | All nations would have equal trading rights in China. |
| What president started the Open Door Policy? | William McKinley |
| What Secretary of State proposed the Open Door Policy? | John Hay |
| Who was the last native ruler of Hawaii? | Queen Liluokalani |
| What country controlled Cuba before the Spanish-American War? | Spain |
| Who won the Spanish-American War? | The United States |
| What territory did the United States get in the Spanish-American War? | 1) the Philippines 2) Puerto Rico 3) Guam |
| At the end of the Spanish-American War, where did the U.S. say it could send troops? | Cuba |
| What president was responsible for the Panama Canal? | Theodore Roosevelt |
| What did the Panama Canal do? | Short-cut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| What president was responsible for Dollar Diplomacy? | William Howard Taft |
| What was Dollar Diplomacy? | American business would invest in Latin America. |
| Who were the Central Powers in World War I? | 1) Germany 2) Austria-Hungary 3) Ottoman Empire |
| What modern country was known as the Ottoman Empire? | Turkey |
| Who were the Allies in World War I? | 1) Great Britain 2) France 3) Russia |
| What country's entry into World War I led to Germany's defeat? | United States |
| Why did the U.S. enter World War I? | 1) German submarine warfare 2) Close ties to Great Britain |
| What was the Great Migration? | Movement of African-Americans from the South to the North to get jobs |
| Who was president during World War I? | Woodrow Wilson |
| Who developed the Fourteen Points? | Woodrow Wilson |
| What were the 3 key ideas of the Fourteen Points? | 1) National self-determination 2) Freedom of the seas 3) League of Nations |
| What was the League of Nations? | Organization of nations started at the end of World War I to keep world peace |
| What treaty ended World War I? | Versailles Treaty |
| Who ratifies or approves treaties? | United States Senate |
| What vote is needed in the Senate to ratify a treaty? | Two-thirds |
| Did the Senate ratify the Versailles Treaty? | No |
| Did the United States join the League of Nations? | No |
| What is internationalism? | 1) Opposite of isolationism 2) Heavy involvement in world affairs |
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