Imperialism

Question 0

Define foreign-policy

Answer 0

A government strategy in dealing with other nations

Question 1

Define imperialism

Answer 1

The policy of extending a nations authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means

Question 2

Define diplomacy

Answer 2

The profession, activity, or scale of managing international relations, typically buy a countries representatives abroad

Question 3

Define yellow journalism

Answer 3

The use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract readers

Question 4

Defined USS Maine

Answer 4

Commissioned in 1895 it was built in response to the Brazilian battleship and the increase of naval forces in Latin America. Despite these advances the main was out of date by the time she entered service due to her protracted construction. And changes in the role of ships of her type

Question 5

Causes of the Spanish-American war

Answer 5

Causes:
US support of Cuba's independence
To protect US business interests in Cuba
Yellow journalism
Thinking of the USS Maine

Question 6

Where did the US attack Spain after declaring war on them

Answer 6

In the Philippine Islands. Though the US didn’t take long first without a fight as the USS Charleston south from Hawaii to the Philippines to help Adm. Dewey

Question 7

US foreign-policy at the time of the Spanish-American war was isolationism. Did the US go against that policy by declaring war of Spain?

Answer 7

No because the US believe we were attacked by Spain and were justified in declaring war on them as result of being attacked

Question 8

What was the final battle that gave Cuba their independence from Spain

Answer 8

Battle of san Juan hill

Question 9

What famous fighting group was formed that helped win the battle of San Juan hill

Answer 9

Teddy Roosevelt and the Roughriders

Question 10

What was the result of the Spanish-American war

Answer 10

Cuba gained their independence from Spain
The US gained the Philippine island, Quan, and Puerto Rico as US territories
US becomes a world power

Question 11

Define open door notes

Answer 11

Messages sent by Secretary of State John hey in 1899 to Germany, Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan, asking the countries not to interfere with the US trading rights in China

Question 12

Find Roosevelt corollary to the Monro doctrine

Answer 12

It Corley to the Monroe doctrine, asserting that the US might intervene in the affairs of an American Republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country

Question 13

Define the big stick diplomacy

Answer 13

Big stick ideology policy refers to US Pres. Theodore Roosevelt’s form policy speak softly and carry a big stick
The idea of negotiating peacefully simultaneously threatening with the big stick

Question 14

Define dollar diplomacy

Answer 14

The use of a country’s financial power to extend its international influence

Question 15

Define national security

Answer 15

To protect the nation from either a real or perceived threat

Question 16

Define economic

Answer 16

To gain needed natural resources, products, or markets for economical well-being

Question 17

Define humanitarian

Answer 17

To help or assist other people who may be victims of oppression, poverty, or natural disasters

Question 18

Define Ethnocentric

Answer 18

Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one’s own culture

Question 19

Define ideological

Answer 19

To gain support for a way of thinking.or to prevent the spread of an opposing viewpoint

Question 20

Main causes of the trench warfare

Answer 20

The German force became exhausted and had to retreat to northern France. From there the Germans Doug trenches. When the British and French forces tried to pass these trenches, they were killed by machine guns and chemicala. The Allied forces could not pass through those trenches effectively and therefore, Doug their own trenches. Because of this the warfare became slowly because neither forces were capable of penetrating the opposing forces trenches

Question 21

What was the Zimmerman note

Answer 21

A message send in 1917 by the German Foreign Minister to the German ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if the United States entered World War I

Question 22

What were the Central Powers

Answer 22

One side in World War I Germany, Austria – Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

Question 23

What were civil liberties during wartime

Answer 23

Civil liberties were restricted in World War I through laws passed by Congress the two most important of these were the Espionage act of 1917 and the sedition act of 1918

Question 24

What was the espionage act and the sedition acts

Answer 24

Two laws and acted in 1917 and 1918 that and post harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against US participation in World War I

Question 25

Main causes of the treaty of versailles

Answer 25

Germany lost World War I which they were largely responsible for starting and the Treaty of bursae was imposed on them afterwards by the victorious allies

Question 26

What was the treaty of Versailles

Answer 26

1919 peace treaty at the end of World War I which established new nations, borders, and war reparations. The more important and recognize agreements require that Germany except full responsibility for causing the war

Question 27

What were the 14 points

Answer 27

The principles making up Pres. Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace following World War I

Question 28

What was the league of Nations

Answer 28

association of nations established in 1920 to promote international Corporation and peace

Question 29

What were the results of the Spanish-American war

Answer 29

The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. As a result, Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire Cuba Puerto Rico the Philippine Islands Quam and other islands

Question 30

What were the main causes of World War I

Answer 30

Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism

Question 31

What was militarism

Answer 31

The policy of building up Armed Forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy

Question 32

What was nationalism

Answer 32

A devotion to the interest and cultures of one's nation

Question 33

Why did the US try to remain neutral in World War I began

Answer 33

Socialists- saw the war as an imperialist struggle between German and English businessman Pacifists- believed that all wars were bad. They urged the United States to set an example for peace Parents- did not want to send their sons to war Naturalized citizens- still had ties to the countries they came from. many immigrants from Germany, for example sympathized with Germany

Question 34

Why did the US finally join World War I in 1917

Answer 34

1. Germany announced it would sink all ships in British waters on site whether they were hostile or neutral 2. British agents intercepted the Zimmerman note 3. The replacement of the Russian monarchy with a representative government allowed American to characterize the war as a struggle of democracies against brutal monarchies

Question 35

How did World War I affect women

Answer 35

1. Before the war the most common implement for woman was a domestic servant- after the war thousands of women were sent from jobs in dressmaking, military and jewelry making 2. During the war women played an active part persuading British men to join the army 3. The introduction of conscription in 1916 lead to an increase in the number of women employed 4. Women gained access to a whole range of jobs that had previously been the preserve of men 5. Wages for women rose as well

Question 36

How did World War I impact African Americans

Answer 36

In 1917 Congress passed the selective service act requiring all male citizens between the ages of 21 and 31 to register for the draft. Even before the act was passed African-American males from All over the country eagle he joined the war effort. African-Americans soon were able to lead to their own groups to battle but could only lead African-Americans

Question 37

What were some of the key ideas of the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 37

1. The war guilt clause 2. Caps were put on the number of soldiers Germany's army could have an outlawed conscription 3. Caps were put on the German Navy 4. Germany cannot import, export, or manufacture weaponry 5. Brought brought about The League of Nations

Question 38

Why did many in the US not support the treaty

Answer 38

Saw the US involvement in World War I as a waste of time. When the war ended many Americans saw A Europe that had changed a little. Men had died and sacrifices were made but little changes came of it.