Imperialism and WWI

Question 1

policies

Answer 1

a deliberate system of principles to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes

Question 2

world power

Answer 2

a country that has significant influence in international affairs.

Question 3

imperial power

Answer 3

the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. 2. advocacy of imperial interests.

Question 4

civilized society

Answer 4

a city, state, or country with well-organized laws and rules about how people behave with each other

Question 5

international police power

Answer 5

Roosevelt stated that in keeping with the Monroe Doctrine, the United States was justified in exercising “international police power” to put an end to chronic unrest or wrongdoing in the Western Hemisphere.

Question 6

missionaries

Answer 6

a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

Question 7

territorial acquisitions

Answer 7

attaining territory or land along with all it contains. This is achieved in various ways, including war, treaties and purchase.

Question 8

neutrality

Answer 8

the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, Synonym: impartiality.

Question 9

aggressive actions

Answer 9

actions taken by a hostile power with the intent of harming or destroying property or life

Question 10

causes

Answer 10

the reason or reason(s) something occurs

Question 11

policy

Answer 11

a course of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual.

Question 12

isolationism

Answer 12

a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

Question 13

international leaders

Answer 13

usually the head of a nation who represents a country or regions interests

Question 14

1898

Answer 14

The Start of the Spanish American War

Question 15

Spanish-American War

Answer 15

The Spanish–American War was fought between the United States and Spain in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba

Question 16

U.S. Expansionism

Answer 16

The process of the U.S. gaining important territories like Hawaii (Dole), The Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico (Spanish American War) in order to gain world power and influence

Question 17

Henry Cabot Lodge

Answer 17

served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Cabot is most remembered for his opposition to the League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles

Question 18

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Answer 18

was a United States naval officer and historian who wrote, book “The Influence of Sea Power Upon History”

Question 19

Theodore Roosevelt

Answer 19

The 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. Prior to that, leader of the Rough Riders and an important figure in Conservation (The National Park system).

Question 20

Sanford B. Dole

Answer 20

Dole advocated the westernization of Hawaiian government and culture. After the overthrow of the monarchy, he served as the President of the Republic of Hawaii until his government secured Hawaii’s annexation by the United States.

Question 21

USS Maine

Answer 21

The Battleship that sunk in Havana Cuba and gave America a reason to declare war on Spain

Question 22

Treaty of Paris *1898

Answer 22

was an agreement made in 1898 that involved Spain relinquishing nearly all of the remaining Spanish Empire, especially Cuba, and ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States

Question 23

European Nations

Answer 23

The countries that encompass the continent of Europe

Question 24

Philippines

Answer 24

A series of Islands in the South Pacific that the U.S. gained control of after the Spanish American War

Question 25

Cuban Independence

Answer 25

Cuban rebels who fought the Spanish Government for control of the Island, backed by The United States government which turned into the Spanish American War

Question 26

Puerto Rico

Answer 26

Caribbean Island obtained by the U.S. after the Spanish American War