Transcript Modern U.S. History Ch. 10 Test Review World War I

Modern U.S. History
Ch. 22-23Test Review
“Imperialism, Spanish-American War, and World War I”
What is imperialism?
• A government
policy of building
an empire by
founding colonies
or conquering
other nations in
order to gain raw
materials and
markets for your
trade goods
What is isolationism?
• A government
policy of avoiding
involvement in the
affairs of other
countries, which
the U.S. practiced
for most of the
19th century
What was the territory that the U.S.
purchased from Russia in what was
known as “Seward’s Folly”?
• Alaska
What nation was taken over by the U.S.
when it supported a revolution started
by American business people there, so
the U.S. could gain a naval base there?
• Hawaii
Name the nation that ended its isolation
when a U.S. fleet led by Commodore
Matthew Perry came and negotiated a
trade agreement with them.
• Japan
What was the nation that the U.S.
wanted opened for trade when it
issued the Open Door Policy?
• China
What is yellow journalism?
• Technique used by
newspapers to
exaggerate news
stories in order to
gain more readers,
which helped turn
public opinion against
the Spanish and
helped lead to the
start of the SpanishAmerican War
What was the name of the U.S. ship that
sunk in Havana Bay whose sinking was
blamed on the Spanish, which led to the
start of the Spanish-American War?
• U.S.S. Maine
Name the territory where the Spanish
fleet in the Pacific Ocean was defeated
by American commodore George
Dewey during the war with Spain.
• Philippines
What was the nation where the bulk of
the fighting of the Spanish-American
War on land took place?
• Cuba
What was the name of the fighting
force led by future President Theodore
Roosevelt that is given credit for
making a brave charge that helped
win the Spanish-American War?
• Rough Riders
What was the territory gained by the
U.S. in the Spanish-American War that
is still a part of the U.S., and its people
are U.S. citizens?
• Puerto Rico
Name the territory that the U.S. supported
a revolution in so that it could acquire the
rights to build a water route there to
shorten travel between two oceans.
• Panama
What was the name of the addition to
the Monroe Doctrine that gave the
U.S. a “police power” to intervene in
Latin America?
• Roosevelt Corollary
What is dollar diplomacy?
• Nickname for the
foreign policy used by
President Taft in
which the U.S. tried
to influence the
governments of other
nations through
economic, not
military intervention
What nation had a revolution in which
the U.S. intervened by taking over a
port city to prevent rebels from
gaining weapons there?
• Mexico
What is the name of the Mexican rebel
leader who led an attack on a US town
to provoke the US during the Mexican
Revolution?
• Pancho Villa
What was the immediate cause of
World War I (event that started it off)?
• Assassination of
the Archduke
Franz Ferdinand
(heir to the
throne of
Austria-Hungary)
What were the four long-term causes
of World War I?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Imperialism
Nationalism
Militarism
Alliances
What is the name of the alliance that
included Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire?
• Central
Powers
What is the name of the alliance
that included Great Britain, France,
and Russia?
• Allied Powers
(also called the
Triple Entente)
Name 3 new weapons used
during World War I.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Machine gun
Poison gas
Tank
Airplane
Submarine
What was the Lusitania, and how did it
help get the U.S. to enter WWI?
• A British
passenger ship
that was sunk by
a German U-boat
submarine,
which had 128
U.S. citizens
aboard, which
angered the U.S.
What was the Zimmerman Note, and how
did it help get the U.S. to enter WWI?
• It was a message sent
by the German
government to Mexico
asking that they join
the war against the
U.S., and in return
they would receive
the territories lost to
the U.S. in the
Mexican War
Which one of the major Allied
nations was defeated by Germany
and had to sign a separate peace to
withdraw from the war?
• Russia
What is trench warfare?
• The name for the
kind of fighting in
World War I where
opposing armies dug
in to defend against
enemy attacks, and
fought in miserable
conditions
What is the convoy system?
• The use of a heavy
guard of destroyers
to escort merchant
ships across the
Atlantic Ocean to
help supply our
allies in World War I
What did the Selective Service do?
• It set up a draft of
soldiers between
the ages of 21 and
30 for potential
service in the war.
What are liberty bonds?
• Low interest loans
by civilians to the
government to be
repaid in a number
of years, which
helped pay for the
cost of the war
What is propaganda?
• Opinions expressed
for the purpose of
influencing the
actions of others
Name the four countries represented
at the postwar peace conference held
in Versailles, France.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Great Britain
France
Italy
The United
States
Who was the author of the Fourteen
Points peace plan?
• U.S. President
Woodrow Wilson
What was the 14th point of the
Fourteen Points peace plan?
• Creation of a
League of
Nations
What were three ways that the Allies
punished Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?
1. Had to pay reparations
(money to the winners of
the war)
2. Lost land to France
3. Lost colonies
4. Limits were set on the
size of their military
5. Had to accept “war guilt”
or blame for the start of
the war
What long-range problem was created
by the Treaty of Versailles?
• Resentment in
Germany over
how World War
I ended, which
helped lead to
World War II
Why did the U.S. not join the
League of Nations?
• Republican Senators
were upset about not
being included in the
peace talks after the
war, and worried that
membership would
pull the US into wars
that didn’t benefit US
interests.
Good Luck!
WWI Victory Parade in Chicago