Unit 7 Review

Front

What was referred to as "Seward's Folly?"

Back

the purchase of Alaska

Front

What was U.S. Secretary of State John Hay's plan to allow all nations to trade with China?

Back

Open Door Policy

Front

Which country became a protectorate of the U.S. in 1902?

Back

Cuba

Front

Why did Wilson send several thousand U.S. soldiers across the Mexican border in 1916?

Back

Francisco Villa raided and burned Columbus, NM, killing 18.

Front

How did Americans react to the revolt in Cuba?

Back

many were sympathetic to Cubans

Front

Which event in 1898 ultimately led to war between the US and Spain? Options: the feeding of Cuban prisoners to sharks, the death of Jose Marti, the reconcentration of Cubans, the sinking of the Maine

Back

the sinking of the Maine

Front

Who did U.S. forces chase into Mexican territory?

Back

Pancho Villa

Front

Why did American postwar strikes trouble many Americans?

Back

people were afraid of a Communist revolution was beginning

Front

What reform movement resulted in the Eighteenth Amendment?

Back

temperance movement

Front

What became widespread due to Prohibition?

Back

organized crime and violence