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VUS.9 Questions
VUS.9 Essential Information on the Emerging Role of the U.S. in World Affairs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What war ensured America’s role as a world power? | World War I |
| What was the Open Door Policy? | Secretary of State John Hay proposed a policy that would give all nations equal trading rights in China |
| What was Dollar Diplomacy? | President Taft urged American banks and businesses to invest in Latin America and he promised that the U.S. would step in if unrest threatened their investments |
| When was the first era of a true “global economy”? | from the late 1800s to World War I |
| List two results of the Spanish American War. | Puerto Rico was annexed by the U.S. and the U.S. asserted the right to intervene in Cuban affairs |
| How did the U.S. gain access to Panama to build a canal? | By encouraging Panama’s independence from Colombia |
| Why was the Panama Canal important to the U.S.? | To transport the navy from ocean to ocean quickly |
| What was the policy in Hawaii? | U.S. deposed Hawaii’s monarchy and annexed Hawaii |
| What happened to the Philippines after the Spanish American War? | It was annexed by the U.S. |
| What policy in China urged all foreigners in China to obey Chinese law and observe fair competition? | The Open Door Policy |
| In what year did World War I begin? | 1914 |
| Which countries went to war? | Germany and Austria-Hungary went to war with Britain, France and Russia |
| Why did the U.S. remain neutral for three years? | There was strong sentiment to not get involved in a European war. |
| Why did the U.S. change its mind and get involved in the war? | Continuing German submarine warfare (freedom of the seas) and American ties to Great Britain |
| What reason did Woodrow Wilson give for entering the war? | Americans wanted to “make the world safe for democracy” |
| What tipped the balance of the war and led to Germany’s defeat? | America’s military resources of soldiers and war materials |
| What was the name given to Wilson’s plan to eliminate the causes of war? | Fourteen Points |
| List four of the key ideas of the Fourteen Points. | Self-determination, freedom of the seas, the League of Nations and the Mandate system |
| How did the French and British differ with Wilson on the treatment of the Germans? | They insisted on punishment of Germany |
| What treaty ended World War I? | The Treaty of Versailles |
| What international organization was formed to keep the world from future wars? | The League of Nations |
| Which nation did not join? | The United States |
| How did the Treaty of Versailles deal with national boundaries? | It redrew national boundaries creating many new nations and ethnic problems. |
| Why did the United States Senate fail to approve the Treaty of Versailles? | They objected to U.S. foreign policy decisions being made by an international organization, not by U.S. leaders. |
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