5. 1. Which policy's
purpose was it to
establish equal trading
rights in China?
6. U.S
Intervention
The United States began to fear
that China would be carved out into
colonies and American traders
would be shut out.
7. Secretary of State John Hay
To protect American interests,
Secretary of State John Hay
issued several foreign policy
statements, which became
known collectively as the
Open Door Policy.
(US was at a disadvantage
geographically compared
to Russia and Japan, and
Americans feared they
might get frozen out if they
didn’t act quickly.)
8. 1. Which policy's
purpose was it to
establish equal trading
rights in China?
Open Door Policy
9. 2. President Theodore Roosevelt issued
the corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
Did this increase or decrease American
involvement in world affairs?
___________________
What does the Roosevelt Corollary give
to the Monroe Doctrine? ___Money,
Force , or land
12. 2. President Theodore Roosevelt issued
the corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
Did this increase or decrease American
involvement in world affairs?
___________________
Increase – because we were the “Police”
What does the Roosevelt Corollary give
to the Monroe Doctrine? ___Money,
Force , or land
13. 3. True or False:
Imperialist wanted to
acquire territories for
economic, political, and
social reasons?
15. 3. True or False:
Imperialist wanted to
acquire territories for
economic, political, and
social reasons?
True
16. 4. The United States
became a world power as a
result of which event?
Spanish American
War
24. 10. Describe how yellow
journalism effected the way
Americans viewed international
events, such as the Spanish-
American War.
Many people were upset
and called for US to fight
to help Cuba.
25. 11. What were the advantages
to building the canal?
Would save time and
money for shipping.
26. 12. The French began the
Panama Canal but were unable to.
What were the difficulties in
building the canal?
Illness, and
bankruptcy
27. 13. What caused so many Panama
Canal workers to get tropical
diseases like yellow fever and
malaria?
mosquitoes
What happened to many of them?
______________
they Died
28. 14. Alfred Thayer Mahan Feelings
towards imperialism:
_____________________________
Strength of us was in navy protection
____
and refueling stations
Needed to be larger to protect US
Size of the navy:
________________
investments
29. 15. President Theodore Roosevelt
intervened in Latin America because
of the Big Stick Diplomacy.
Define Big Stick Diplomacy:
What is the stick?
Walk softly and carry a big stick.
You need to be able to back up
what you say.
The Big Stick for the US was the
Navy.
31. 16. What was the short-term
cause (trigger) of WWI?
Assassination of Arch Duke
Franz Ferdinand
32. 17. Define the LONG- TERM causes
(MAIN) of WWI:
Militarism-
When military goals take over
civilian society
Alliances-
When a country agrees to help another
Imperialism-
Nationalism-
country
Stronger nation seeks to dominate a weaker
nation politically, economically, and socially
Belief the citizens should promote their
nations interests
33. 18.What years was WWI fought?
1914-1919
What year did the US enter the
war?
1917
34. 19. There were two reasons why the
United States entered the war.
Describe each of them.
Zimmermann note-
Germany asks Mexico to join in the war and they will
give them parts of the US they lost (AZ, TX, CA, NM)
Unrestricted Submarine warfare-
Sinking of ships – specifically the Lusitania
35. 20.
Who was General John J. Pershing?
Pershing to command the American
Expeditionary Force (AEF), American
troops being sent to Europe called the .
36. 21. How did industry continue to
produce equipment despite losing
men to war?
Women stepped in
37. 22. Why was the United States
willing to suspend freedom of speech
(Espionage Act) during WWI?
Espionage Act essentially made it a crime for
any person to convey information intended to
interfere with the U.S. armed forces
prosecution of the war effort or to promote
the success of the country's enemies.
Anyone found guilty of such acts would be
subject to a fine of $10,000 and a prison
sentence of 20 years
38. 23. What is a stalemate?
a contest, dispute, competition, etc., in which
neither side can gain an advantage or win
39. 24. What caused the stalemate in
WWI after two years of fighting?
Trench Warefare
40. 24. How did trench warfare effect
the war
You tell me.
41. 25. New technology during WWI:
List some of the new technology-
Planes, poisonous gas, machine gun, tanks
What was the result of using the
new weapons on the death rate?
Increase or decrease
42. 26. Put the following events in order:
sinking of Lusitania, assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Treaty of
Versailles is signed, America enters World
War I.
Archduke, Lusitania, American enters war,
Treaty of Versailles.
43. 27. How did the United States pay for the
war?
Raised income tax, and taxes on
corporations. Eventually added war
bonds
Why were Americans willing to pay for
the war?
To show their patriotism
45. 29. Who did Great Britain and France
demand pay reparations to the Allies?
Germany
46. 30. What was the purpose of President
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
The Fourteen Points was a speech given to
a joint session of Congress on January 8,
1918. The address was intended to assure
the country that World War I was being
fought for a moral cause and for postwar
peace in Europe
47. Worried that it was cause the US to fight
in further wars.
League of Nations:
31.What is it?
An international organization set up
for world peace.
Why did President Wilson want it?
He wanted to avoid another War.
Why did the US Senate not want to join
it?
48. 32. What foreign policy position did the United
States chose after WWI?
Isolationism - Loner