History 3

Question 1

imperialism

Answer 1

stronger nations attempt to create empires by dominating weaker nations

Question 2

economic

Answer 2

the growth of industry increased the need for natural resources

Question 3

commerce

Answer 3

new markets and expansions of trade into Asia and Latin America

Question 4

nationalistic

Answer 4

European nations competed for large empires was the result of a rise in nationalism

Question 5

military

Answer 5

Europe had better armies than Africa and Asia, and needed bases around the world to refuel and supply navy ships

Question 6

humanitarian

Answer 6

desire/ duty to spread western civilization into other countries

Question 7

The New Manifest Destiny

Answer 7

trade into Asia and Latin America, keeping up with Europe, trade center of the world, build a canal

Question 8

Imperialists

Answer 8

Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley, William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer

Question 9

Anti-Imperialists

Answer 9

Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie, Susan B. Anthony

Question 10

The Monroe Doctrine

Answer 10

The U.S. declared itself neutral in the European wars and warned other nations to stay out of the western hemisphere

Question 11

Seward’s Folly

Answer 11

In 1867, secretary of state, William Seward, bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.

Question 12

Midway Islands

Answer 12

Seward bought the Midway Islands for use as repairing and refueling stations for navy seals in the Pacific.

Question 13

Open Door Policy

Answer 13

John Hayes proposed them to European powers to respect the territorial integrity of China and for trade rights. All nations had equal trade in China.

Question 14

Fist of Righteous Harmony

Answer 14

members were called boxers because they practiced martial arts. Their cause was to expel all “foreign devils” from China.

Question 15

Russo Japanese War

Answer 15

Roosevelt acted as the mediator between them, he won a Nobel Peace Prize award for negotiating a peace settlement between Russia and Japan.

Question 16

Portsmouth Treaty

Answer 16

Japan controlled some of the territorial gains from the war. Russia and Japan would split the Sakhalin Islands. Japan agreed to stop fighting and expanding. The U.S. relations between Russia and Japan decrease.

Question 17

Panama Canal

Answer 17

President Roosevelt helped the Panamanian Revolution overthrow the Columbian government. It was built through and from the U.S. and Latin America (Columbia to be exact) to help improve trade. Latin America was angered by these actions so the U.S. tried to undo the damage by paying Columbia $25 million. The Columbian government gained access to the canal as well.

Question 18

Roosevelt in Corollary

Answer 18

The U.S. acted as an international police power in the Western Hemisphere

Question 19

Roosevelt in Asia

Answer 19

wanted to preserve the Open Door policy to trade with China.

Question 20

Realism

Answer 20

beliefs that relations with other countries should be guided by self-interest, benefits themselves

Question 21

Idealism

Answer 21

beliefs that values and ideals should influence how countries relate to one another, benefiting other countries as well

Question 22

Selective Service Act

Answer 22

In May 1917, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which created a national draft. The act required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for military service at local polling stations. This was the first time the U.S. government had established a draft before entering a war.

Question 23

American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)

Answer 23

They were the first U.S. military force/Americans to reach French soil. They were nicknamed “the doughboys”.

Question 24

369th Regiment

Answer 24

They were an African American regiment of the U.S. They took part in active combat, for which they earned high praise. The soldiers of the 369th fought so fiercely, Germans called them the “Hell Fighters.” After the war, France was awarded the 369th the country’s highest military honors.

Question 25

Pacifists

Answer 25

People who for political, moral, or religious reasons oppose all wars.

Question 26

Conscientious Objectors

Answer 26

It’s someone who opposes war for religious or moral reasons and therefore refuses to serve in the military

Question 27

Committee on Public Information (CPI)

Answer 27

Their purpose was to promote pro-war propaganda to the American public. Their goal was to create massive propaganda campaigns. The most successful one is How The War Came to America and it came in 4 or more languages.

Question 28

4-Minute Men

Answer 28

It was where CPI recruited 75,000 men to speak for 4 minutes at civic and social clubs, etc. They carried out CPI’s most successful campaign.

Question 29

5 ways Americans supported the war effort.

Answer 29

1) During parades, families waved patriotic flags and wore patriotic costumes. 2) In schools, children saved tin cans, paper, and old toothpaste tubes to recycle into war materials. 3) Families collected peach and apricot pots to make gas masks. 4) Women knitted blankets and socks for soldiers. 5) Many people joined the Red Cross packaging and rolling bandages sending them overseas.

Question 30

Liberty Bond

Answer 30

Liberty bond is a government-issued bond sold during World War I to raise money for the Allied war effort.

Question 31

War Industries Board

Answer 31

It was created to direct industrial production. Coordinate the work of government agencies and industry groups to make sure supplies and equipment were produced and delivered to the military.

Question 32

National War Labor Board

Answer 32

To ensure the cooperation of unions in the war effort, labor leaders readily agreed. They had to peacefully settle labor disputes in order to prevent strikes or lock-outs in war industries

Question 33

Food Administration

Answer 33

To oversee the production and distribution of food and fuel. They raised crop prices to encourage farmers to produce more food and began a campaign that urged Americans to conserve food and reduce waste.

Question 34

Fuel Administration

Answer 34

Introduced daylight savings by time. Met the nation’s energy needs through a combination of increased production and conservation. To conserve energy, Americans turned down their heaters and wore sweaters on “heatless Mondays.” On “gasless Sundays,” they went for walks instead of driving their cars.

Question 35

Espionage Act

Answer 35

It made it a crime to spy or interfere with government foreign policy, or resist the military draft.

Question 36

Sedition Act

Answer 36

Made it a crime for American citizens to say anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort.

Question 37

Socialist Party position on the war

Answer 37

They viewed the war as a fight among capitalists for wealth and power.

Question 38

Schenck v. U.S.

Answer 38

In 1919, it was a Supreme Court case that declared that Charles Schenck’s propaganda efforts against the military draft were illegal under the Espionage Act of 1918 and were not protected by his First Amendment right to freedom of speech

Question 39

Wilson’s vision for world peace was called Wilson’s Fourteen Points.

Answer 39

He wanted Freedom of the Seas which was for merchant ships to have the right to travel freely and unthreatened in international waters in times of peace and war. Another was to ensure the right to self-determination for ethnic groups so they could control their own political future. And lastly was an international organization called the League of Nations. It was to promote international peace and security.

Question 40

What did France want from Germany?

Answer 40

France wanted Germany to reduce to only 100,000 men and that they be stripped of its coal-rich Saar Valley.

Question 41

What did England (Lloyd George) want from Germany?

Answer 41

England wanted Germany to take responsibility for starting the war. This included the War-Guilt Clause which held Germany responsible for the war and required it to pay $33 billion to make reparations to the Allied nations for losses and damages.

Question 42

reparation

Answer 42

a payment demanded of a nation defeated in war by a victorious nation.

Question 43

As a result of the concept of self-determination after WWI, what happened in Europe?

Answer 43

Only self-determination remained in Europe because of the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it had left the unclear fate of many ethnic groups.

Question 44

Was American foreign policy from the 1800s to 1917 motivated more by realism or idealism?

Answer 44

It was motivated more by realism because America had helped many countries but to their own benefit. They had gone to war, gained land, and benefited in other countries with trade and investments.

Question 45

Dollar Diplomacy

Answer 45

Was to encourage protecting U.S. trade and investments in Latin America and Asia.

Question 46

Alaska

Answer 46

Instead of buying it, Russia offered the region to the U.S. for 7.2 million dollars. Gained vast natural resources, including gold.

Question 47

Self-determination

Answer 47

the right of people of other nations to determine their own government, free of outside influence.

Question 48

Moral Diplomacy

Answer 48

Promoted democratic ideals abroad. Based on democratic ideals than economic investment or use of force. The U.S. would use its power to aid the development of the world.