WW1 & Imperialism PT2

Short answer questions

Why did many Americans support overseas expansion in the late 1800s?

They wanted new markets and resources, military power, national prestige, and opportunities to spread Christianity and American culture.

How did the closing of the frontier encourage expansion?

Some Americans believed that with western land largely settled, the U.S. needed new territories and markets overseas

How were racial theories used to justify imperialism?

Some Americans used racist ideas of Anglo-Saxon superiority to claim they had a duty to “civilize” other peoples

How did Manifest Destiny relate to overseas expansion?

Some Americans extended the idea that the United States was destined to expand beyond North America to territories overseas

What did Alfred Thayer Mahan argue in The Influence of Sea Power upon History?

He argued that a powerful navy and overseas bases were essential to national strength and trade.

What caused the Spanish-American War?

Americans sympathized with Cuba’s rebellion against Spain, and sensationalist reporting and the explosion of the USS Maine increased calls for war

How did the war against Spain lead to war in the Philippines?

After Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States, Filipinos who wanted independence fought against American control in the Philippine-American War.

What was the Boxer Rebellion?

An uprising against foreign influence and Christian missionaries in China that was suppressed by the United States and other foreign powers.

Why was the Panama Canal important?

It connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, making trade and naval travel faster.

What was Dollar Diplomacy?

President Taft’s policy of using American loans and investments to expand U.S. influence abroad.

What did Wilson’s Neutrality Proclamation declare?

It declared that the United States would remain neutral when WWI began in 1914.

How did the sinking of the Lusitania affect Americans?

A German submarine sank the British passenger ship in 1915, killing 128 Americans and turning many Americans against Germany.

How did the Russian Revolution relate to U.S. entry into WWI?

The overthrow of Russia’s monarchy in early 1917 made it easier for Wilson to present the Allies’ cause as a fight for democracy. Later, the Bolsheviks took power and withdrew Russia from the war.

What did Schenck v. United States decide?

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of an anti-draft activist, ruling that speech presenting a “clear and present danger” could be restricted.

What caused the Great Migration during WWI?

Black Americans moved from the South to Northern cities for industrial jobs and to escape Jim Crow segregation, discrimination, and racial violence

What were the effects of the Great Migration?

It expanded Black communities in Northern cities, created new economic and cultural opportunities, and sometimes intensified racial tensions.

How was the 18th Amendment related to WWI?

Wartime calls to conserve grain and anti-German sentiment helped the existing temperance movement gain support. The amendment established Prohibition.

How was the 19th Amendment related to WWI?

Women’s wartime work strengthened arguments for suffrage, although activists had campaigned for voting rights long before the war.

What is isolationism, and how did it affect the United States after WWI?

Isolationism is avoiding involvement in other nations’ conflicts. After WWI, it contributed to opposition to joining the League of Nations.

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

The 1919 treaty that ended the war between Germany and the Allies and imposed reparations, territorial losses, and military limits on Germany.