History Test study guide (standard 4)

Question 1

Social Darwinism

Answer 1

The belief that certain nations and races were superior to others and therefore destined to rule (“survival of the fittest”)

Question 2

What would someone who supports social darwinism think of imperialism?

Answer 2

They would support it

Question 3

Imperialism

Answer 3

Expansion of American political, economic, cultural, and military influence outside of the U.S.

Question 4

Militarism

Answer 4

Glorification of the military

Question 5

How could you relate militarism to imperialism?

Answer 5

Militarism makes imperialism possible, to expand you need to have a strong army, like having a strong navy to expand markets

Question 6

What is “Yellow Journalism” and why was it used?

Answer 6

Refers to sensationalistic or biased stories that newspapers present as an objective truth, used to drive the U.S. to war (spanish-american war)

Question 7

Theodore Roosevelt

Answer 7

The 26th president who was the main constructor of the Panama Canal and assistant secretary of the Navy

Question 8

Queen Liliuokalani

Answer 8

The last sovereign monarch of Hawaii

Question 9

US Ambassador John L. Stevens

Answer 9

US ambassador to Hawaii

Question 10

Sanford Dole

Answer 10

American businessmen in Hawaii

Question 11

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Answer 11

Author and admiral who advocated for increased naval sizes, believed that supremacy at sea was essential for political and commercial success

Question 12

What three factors led to the Spanish-American War for the United States?

Answer 12

Sinking of the USS. Maine, yellow journalism, and the Delome letter

Question 13

Explain Teddy Roosevelt’s approach to foreign policy as reflected in the proverb, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”?

Answer 13

The idea is backing up negotiations with military strength

Question 14

What did Woodrow Wilson hope to achieve with his “Missionary/Moral Diplomacy”?

Answer 14

To promote democracy

Question 15

What was the Open Door Policy?

Answer 15

Opening access to China for American investments and commercial interests (making sure Europe did not take control)

Question 16

Why did William Howard Taft issue his foreign policy called “Dollar Diplomacy”?

Answer 16

To protect American investors with military action if necessary

Question 17

How did the US get the land for the Panama Canal?

Answer 17

By helping Panama in its fight for independence from Colombia

Question 18

Isolationism

Answer 18

National policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries

Question 19

What did the Committee of Public Information do during the war?

Answer 19

Produced propaganda to encourage the war effort

Question 20

League of Nations

Answer 20

World organization established after World War I to promote peaceful cooperation between countries

Question 21

What was considered a weakness of the League of Nations?

Answer 21

America never joined

Question 22

What were the causes of the US involvement in World War I?

Answer 22

The Lusitania sinking, unrestricted submarine warfare (German U-boat activity), and Zimmerman telegram

Question 23

Why did the Senate reject the Versailles Treaty?

Answer 23

They thought American soldiers would be obligated to get involved in foreign entanglements

Question 24

For what reasons was Warren G. Harding elected President in 1920?

Answer 24

He promised a return to normalcy and the American economy to be independent of foreign influence

Question 25

What was wrong with the Fourteen Points?

Answer 25

Woodrow Wilson failed to address how it was going to be implemented

Question 26

What does “expanding capitalism” mean?

Answer 26

Expanding markets to other countries (ex. sugar in Hawaii) so we wouldn’t have to pay tariffs