Standard 5 - Study Guide Questions

Question 1

After which war did the US gain control of Guam, Cuba, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico?

Answer 1

Spanish-American War

Question 2

How did Social Darwinism contribute to American Imperialism?

Answer 2

a. Belief that Americans were superior to other cultures and had a responsibility to rule those less developed. Americans also wanted to spread Christianity and democracy.

Question 3

How involved was the us in foreign affairs in the decade immediately after WWI?

Answer 3

Not very! Neutrality laws were passed to keep the US mostly out of foreign affairs.

Question 4

4. The Roosevelt Corollary was added to what other statements of American foreign policy?

Answer 4

The Monroe Doctrine

Question 5

What are the reasons the US wanted to create an empire?

Answer 5

Social Darwinism, a desire to get more raw materials, and a need to sell products in new markets

Question 6

What country was impacted by the Platt Amendment?

Answer 6

Cuba

Question 7

What did Alfred Thayer Mahan encourage the United States to do? Why?

Answer 7

Encouraged the US to build a strong navy to build up an empire

Question 8

What did teddy Roosevelt consider to be America’s “big stick”?

Answer 8

Navy

Question 9

What foreign policy did the us adopt toward south America AFTER WWI?

Answer 9

Good Neighbor Policy – We’ll trade with them, but won’t interfere unless asked

Question 10

What is considered to be the spark that ignited WWI

Answer 10

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 11

What is yellow journalism?

Answer 11

Journalism using eye-catching headlines to sell papers rather than good investigation

Question 12

What law was passed during WWI to limit criticism of the war effort?

Answer 12

The Sedition Act

Question 13

What was “dollar diplomacy”?

Answer 13

President Taft’s promise that American $$ invested in Latin America would be protected by US intervention if needed

Question 14

What was the “open door” policy in China?

Answer 14

Trade should be open to all countries equally.

Question 15

What was the initial policy to the us when WWI broke out?

Answer 15

Neutrality

Question 16

What was the Platt amendment?

Answer 16

An amendment to the Cuban constitution giving the US control over Guantanamo Bay and final control over Cuban laws.

Question 17

What was the purpose of teddy Roosevelt’s “big stick” policy?

Answer 17

To show that the US was a major world power

Question 18

What was the Roosevelt corollary to the Monroe doctrine?

Answer 18

The US will be the one to act as a policeman to keep Europe out of the West.

Question 19

What was Wilson’s main goal at the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 19

To prevent future wars.

Question 20

What were the main provisions of the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 20

Germany received the blame for WWI and was forced to pay back the other countries of Europe for damages, A League of Nations was Created, New borders were drawn to try to account for the ethnic diversity of Europe

Question 21

What were the underlying causes of WWI?

Answer 21

Nationalism, militarism, imperialism, & secret treaties between countries

Question 22

What were Wilson’s “fourteen points”?

Answer 22

His plan to end war by undoing the circumstances that led to the war. (Specifically, freedom of the seas, ending secret treaties, reducing arms, and creating a League of Nations)

Question 23

Which country originally controlled Panama?

Answer 23

Colombia

Question 24

What country was blamed by many for sinking the USS Maine?

Answer 24

Spain

Question 25

Which territory gained after the Spanish-american war immediately began fighting the us for independence?

Answer 25

The Philippines

Question 26

Why did the Boxer rebellion occur?

Answer 26

Top push American and Western influence out of China

Question 27

Why did the sinking of the Lusitania anger many Americans?

Answer 27

Over 100 Americans were killed when it was sunk

Question 28

Why did the us advocate for an “open door” policy in china?

Answer 28

We wanted to trade in China and didn’t have any spheres of influence

Question 29

Why did the US enter WWI?

Answer 29

Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare AND sent the Zimmerman Note to try and get Mexico to attack the US.

Question 30

Why did the US refuse to ratify the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 30

The Senate that the US would give up its sovereignty to other nations if we joined.

Question 31

Why had the us NOT gotten involved in foreign affairs prior to the 1890s?

Answer 31

George Washington encouraged us not to, we were burdened by serious domestic affairs, limited naval strength

Question 32

Wilson argued that the us should go to war with Germany to make the world safe for _____

Answer 32

Democracy