US History - Unit 7: Imperialism & WWI

What is Imperialism?

A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

Give 2 examples of U.S. Imperialism

* US annexation of Hawaii
* Purchase of Alaska
* Spanish American War
* Open Door Policy 
* Philippine-American War

List 2 pro-imperialist arguments

* New markets for American businesses
* Build military bases
* New resources (oil, fruit)
* Spread democracy/Western style ideals (medicine, econ, religion) to other nations

List 2 anti-imperialist arguments

* Need to focus on improving wages at home
* Military should not be preoccupied with war
* Raw materials but inhumane costs
* Should not impose way of life on others.

What 3 territories does the US acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?

* Guam
* Puerto Rico 
* Philippines 

What event led to the US declaring war on Spain?

U.S.S. Maine sinking

What helped to speed up calls for war?

Yellow Journalism

What territory acquired by the U.S. rose up in rebellion?

The Philippines

What were the 3 Diplomacies of the Imperialist Era?

* Big Stick (Roosevelt)
* Dollar (Taft)
* Moral (Wilson)

What was the policy that led to increased trade with China?

Open Door Policy 

What are the 4 causes of WWI?

MAIN

* Militarism 
* Alliances
* Imperialism 
* Nationalism

What are 2 events that bring the US into the war?

* Sinking of the Lusitania 
* Breaking of the Sussex Pledge
* Zimmermann Note

List 2 ways the US was the first “modern” war

Tanks, mustard gas, Shell shock, planes, new communication, women involved

What was going on in Russia during WWI?

Russian Revolution (fall to Communism)

What was Woodrow Wilson’s main reason for joining the war?

Make the world safe for democracy

What were 3 types of propaganda used in WWI?

Recruitment, Rationing, Revenue

What controversial act was passed in 1917?  Why was it controversial?

Espionage and Sedition Acts

Give an example of someone who violated the Espionage and Sedition Acts

Eugene v. Debs, Charles Schenck

What did the Supreme Court decide in the case Schenck v. United States?

Freedoms may be limited in times of war (clear and present danger)

List 2 social changes during the WWI era

* African American migration to the North 
* Women’s involvement in war helps with suffrage movement
* US becomes more industrial

What was the purpose of Wilson’s 14 Points?

Peace Plan following WWI (freedom of the seas, self-determination, League of Nations)

What is the greatest cost of WWI?

The Treaty of Versailles leads to WWI (blamed Germany, US did not join the League nor ratify the treaty)