Chapter 27 Flashcards
The practice of building an empire by taking control of the government and economies of other countries is called
Imperialism
Why did American business leaders want to build an empire
To gain control over more resources and create new markets
The US government was pressured to annex Hawaii by
Sugar planters
Americans were convinced to go to war for Cuban independence by
Yellow journalism
After the brief Spanish American war, Cuba
gained its independence
What did the Filipinos initially think about American involvement in the Philippines
They believe that the United States would help them gain independence
How did the Spanish American war affect the Philippines
The United States annex the Philippines is an American territory
What did Theodore Roosevelt want to do with the canal
Do you want to join the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
How would is canal through Panama benefit the United States
It would allow the Navy to better defend new American territories
Why did the United States send a warship to Panama
To help Panama win independence in exchange for control over the canal zone
The cause of World War I was an intense rivalry among nations based on nationalism, alliances and
Militarism
How did the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife led to the outbreak of World War I
The system of alliances Drew many nations into war after Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia
What new weapons added to the horror of trench warfare
Machine guns in chemical weapons
What event led many Americans to side with allied countries instead of the central powers
German U-boats continue to torpedo American merchant ships
How did US forces help turn the tide during World War I
They reinforce the exhausted allies and push the Germans back to their own border
Which statement about the treaty of Versailles is true
The allies use the treaty to punish Germany harshly for its role in the war
How did the US senate react to the treaty of Versailles
The senate reject the treaty because it did not want to join the league of nations
The league of nations was an organization that called for nations to
Join a general association were they could protect each other’s independence
What did the senates rejection of the treaty of Versailles do for the position of the US in the world
it turned the United States toward isolationism
Seward’s folly
what people thought the US purchasing Alaska was 
What started World War I
When archduke Franz Ferdinand got shot
what was the lusitania?
a british luxury liner
What events led to President Wilson to ask Congress to declare war on Germany on April 6, 1917?
When Germany attacked the U.S.’s battleship, the Lusitania, and killed a lot of men. Also, Germany wanted to help next to go read game territory from the U.S.
In 1916, Wilson one reelection under what slogan?
He kept us out of war
