Imperialism - P7

Question 1

American Exceptionalism

Answer 1

the idea that the US has a unique destiny to foster democracy and civilization on the world stage

Question 2

Monroe Doctrine (1823)

Answer 2

Western Hemisphere is closed to European colonization (and in return, the US will stay out of European affairs)

Question 3

Seward’s Folly

Answer 3

the purchase of Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million

Question 4

Indian Citizens Act of 1924

Answer 4

granted citizenship to Native Americans born in the US

Question 5

Alaska Natives Claims Settlement Act (1971)

Answer 5

transferred 1/9 of all Alaskan land, plus $962 million, to 200 native tribes in Alaska & their descendants

Question 6

War of 1898

Answer 6

The US will annex Philippines, Guam, & Puerto Rico (Teller and Platt Amendment)

Question 7

Kanagawa Treaty

Answer 7

ended Japan’s economic isolation; secured American rights/trade in Japanese ports

Question 8

Open-Door policy

Answer 8

all nations seeking to do business in China should have equal trade access

Question 9

Roosevelt Corollary (1904)

Answer 9

The US WILL be militarily involved in Latin America

Question 10

Isolationism

Answer 10

seeking to end direct military confrontations in foreign affairs (Wilson)

Question 11

National War Labor Board (NWLB)

Answer 11

no strikes, 8hr work day, 1.5x pay for overtime, equal pay for women

Question 12

Sedition Act of 1918

Answer 12

prohibited any words/behavior that might promote resistance to the US or help in the cause of its enemies

Question 13

Eugene Debs

Answer 13

a socialist strike leader

Question 14

Great Migration

Answer 14

400,000+ African Americans move from South to Northern cities (more jobs/freedoms)

Question 15

Treaty of Versaille

Answer 15

officially ends war & pronounces terms of peace (minimal consequences for Germany)

Question 16

League of Nations

Answer 16

Wison wants an LoN to prevent another world war: preventing wars, settling international disputes (Rejected)

Question 17

Teller Amendment

Answer 17

declaration of war against Spain (US will not occupy Cuba), the US would uphold democracy abroad

Question 18

Insular Cases

Answer 18

the constitution did not extend citizenship to people in acquiring territories (only Congress can grant citizenship)

Question 19

Platt Amendment

Answer 19

blocked Cuba from making a treaty with any country except the US, only the US can intervene in Cuban affairs

Question 20

Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 20

offered US territory to Mexico in return for joining to German cause (helped bring the US into the war)

Question 21

War Industries Board

Answer 21

directed military production, allocation of resources, setting of prices

Question 22

Four-Minute Men

Answer 22

volunteers enlisted to deliver speeches to gain support for the war and suppress dissent

Question 23

National Women’s Party

Answer 23

a party that fought for an equal rights amendment to the constitution

Question 24

14 Points

Answer 24

peace negotiations: open diplomacy, freedom of the seas, free trade, arms reduction, League of Nations

Question 25

Alfred Mahan

Answer 25

he believed that the future of military power lay in the navy

Question 26

Roosevelt

Answer 26

26th President; increased size of Navy and added the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

Question 27

Emilio Aguinaldo

Answer 27

leader of Filipino independence movement

Question 28

Wilson

Answer 28

28th President; WW1 leadership, Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission

Question 29

Roosevelt

Answer 29

26th President; increased the size of the Navy and added the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine