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8th Grade Ch 18
America Emerges as a World Power
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the sinking of the Lusitania bring and end to American neutrality? | Because it 128 Americans died, it increased pressure on President Wilson to declare war on Germany |
| How did the Zimmerman Telegram end American neutrality? | Because Germany asked Mexico to fight with Germany in WWI, in return Germany would help Mexico get land back from the United States. This led to US declaration of war. |
| Womens contribution to the war effort. | nurses, ambulance drivers in the Red Cross, Salvation Army and US Army Signal Corps |
| Mens contributions to the war effort. | served in battle at sea and destroyed German u-boats, distinguished themselves in final Allied offense that broke Germany and ended the war |
| How did the way in which the war was fought make soldiers' suffering much worse than in previous wars? | Trench warfare and development of highly effective weapons led to higher numbers of injured and dead. |
| How did the US expand its interests in Mexico in 1865? | Seward sent 50,000 Union troops to the Mexican border to defend Mexico against France. |
| How did the US expand its interests in Cuba in 1898? | US entered the Spanish-American war to expand interests in Cuba. |
| How did the US expand its interests in the Philippines 1899 to 1902? | Commodore Perry was sent to the Philippines to take control of the islands from Spain. War broke out and the US defended the Filipinos from Span and won. |
| How did the US expand its interests in Panama in 1903? | Colombian government would not sell land for the canal to the United States so the US helped Panamanian rebels gain independence from Columbia. |
| How did the US expand its interests in Mexico in 1914? | President Wilson ordered the US Navy to take port of Veracruz to begin intervention in Mexico's political affairs. |
| How did the US expand its interests in Mexico 1916 to 1917? | President Wilson sent General Pershing to capture rebel leader Pancho Villa--but failed. US troops were brought home to participate in WWI in Europe. |
| Economic factors used to justify expansion | need for foreign markets and need for raw materials from other countries |
| Social factors used to justify expansion | Social Darwinism the survival of the fittest in society |
| Who contributed to expansion by purchasing Alaska in 1867? | William H. Seward |
| Who contributed to expansion by writing Influence of Sea Power Upon History, urging the US to obtain defense bases overseas, establish colonies and build a strong navy? | Alfred T. Mahan |
| How did the US expand its empire into China? | persuaded the Europeans to accept the Open Door Policy |
| How did the US expand its empire into Japan and Korea? | negotiated trade agreements |
| How did the US expand its empire into Hawaii? | helped overthrow Queen Liliuokalani and annex the island |
| How did WWI unite Americans? | pulled together to sacrifice, save and invest in the US decision to go to war |
| How did WWI divide Americans? | those who criticized the war were put in prison and foreigners were suspected of treason and physically attacked |
| How did WWI change lives of women? | allowed them to prove their abilities in jobs normally held by men |
| How did WWI change lives of blacks? | offered jobs usually given to whites and they proved they could perform equally well |
| After WWI, what divided Americans? | racial hatred, intolerance of different religious and political views, labor disputes, Red Scare |
| Why did Americans desire a return to normalcy | they were tired of the war and violent events of the post-war period. |
| to create more of something that there is demand for | saturate |
| a large boat or ship | vessel |
| quick and lively | brisk |
| secretly planned | plotted |
| Social Darwinists believed | the strongest nations should control weaker ones |
| In the late 1800s, American wanted | to get more power around the world |
| American businesses saw many good chances here to sell their products and to get raw materials | foreign countries |
| The Open Door Policy was one step the US took to have more trade with | Asian countries |
| At the end of the 19th century, America began moving into the Pacific and took over | the Hawaiian Islands |
| After the Civil War, what did China want to do to China | divide it into spheres of influences |
| Who was sent to Japan to negotiate a trade agreement? | Commodore Mathew Perry |
| What three islands did the US want to control to influence China and Japan? | Midway Islands, Samoan Islands and Hawaii |
| What document was issued to keep foreign countries away from Latin America | Monroe Doctrine |
| What country controlled Cuba when they began to fight for independence? | Spain |
| What US ship exploded in the Cuban harbor near Havana | USS Maine |
| Who won the Spanish-American War? | United States |
| What areas did the US gain as a result of the Spanish American War? | Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines |
| What was an extension to the Monroe Doctrine and said the US had the right to intervene in Latin American nations | Roosevelt Corollary |
| What general murdered his country's president and took over the country? | General Victoriano Huerta |
| Why were the Mexican people angry with the United States? | the US navy took over the port of Veracruz |
| What countries made up the Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy |
| What countries made up the Triple Entente | Britain, France and Russia |
| What was the spark which ignited WWI? | Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne |
| What act required all men between the age of 21 and 30 to register for military service | Selective Service |
| What four new weapons made WWI exceptionally deadly? | machine guns, poison gas, torpedoes, tanks |
| Who won WWI? | the Allies: Britain, France, Russia and the United States |
| What Act was passed by Congress to stop dissent and made it a crime to speak against the government or its symbols | Sedition Act |
| Name the treaty that ended WWI | Treaty of Versailles |
| What country was blamed for WWI | Germany |
| Who developed a plan for peace known as the Fourteen Points | President Woodrow Wilson |
| Why didn't the US join the League of Nations | US didn't' want to have to go to war to protect another country |
| Why did Warren G. Harding win the 1920 presidential election? | promised a return to normalcy |
| to find a solution to; to settle | resolve |
| to have an outside person or group settle a disagreement | arbitration |
| to represent | embody |
| to officially take back or do away with | repeal |
| to step in or interfere with | intervene |
| The Philippines surrender to the US after a three year war. | early in 1902 |
| The US Congress declares that Cuba is independent of Spain | April 19, 1898 |
| Spain signs a treaty, giving up Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the US | December 10, 1898 |
| The US gains the fight to build and run a canal through Panama | November 1903 |
| The warship Maine is sunk in Havana harbor | February 1898 |
| group of nations that agree to work together | alliance |
| someone who has the right to a person's belongings or title when that person dies | heir |
| a brief event or happening | incident |
| to get hold of | intercept |
| a group of vehicle or ships traveling together | convoy |
| This war had been going on for three years by the time the US became involved | WWI |
| On April 2, 1917,Congress declared war on | Germany |
| During WWI who worked to prepare for war | every part of American society |
| What made WWI the bloodiest war ever? | deadly new weapons |
| to make a person leave his or her own country | deport |
| loyal to one's country | patriotic |
| using spies to get secret information about a country | espionage |
| taking legal action against someone | prosecution |
| complete honesty | integrity |
| people who were against WWI and foreign-born Americans lost many of their | civil rights |
| during WWI, for the first time many jobs were available for | blacks and women |
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