UNIT 6 EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA

How were Germans portrayed in propaganda posters?

• As violators of human rights

• As heroes

• As allies

• As liberators

How did unrestricted submarine warfare lead America to join WWI?

• It established new rules for naval battles

• It led to anti-immigrant feelings

• It resulted in the loss of Amerian lives

• It lead to militarism

Why did the US Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and have Ameria join the League of Nations?

• it failed to reduce tariffs

• it did not address colonialism

• it threatened US sovereignty

• it outright rejected Wilson's 14 Points

What did America do as a RESULT of unrestricted submarine warfare and the interception of the Zimmermann Telegram?

• American joined World War One

• America sent additional loans to Britain

• America declared a position of neutrality

• America declared war on Great Britain

Identify the goal or purpose of Wilson's Fourteen Points.

• To request additional funding for WWI

• To establish a peace plan to prevent future wars

• To punish war criminals

• To estabalish alliances for future security

Check all that apply.

What arguments were made in opposition (against) America building an empire and pursing a policy of imperialism in the late 1800s?

• No government without the consent of the governed

• High cost of defending territories outside the US

• United States has a tradition on noninvolvement

• United States needs access to raw materials

Check all that apply.

Identify the territories that the United States acquired in the PACIFIC region:

• Hawaii

• Guam

• Samoan Islands

• Cuba

Match the following

• America gained overseas colonies

• Outcome of the Spanish-American War

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Amended the Monroe Doctrine so that America should intervene in internal affairs of other nations

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Foreign policy agenda that suggested America should interact with foreign nations in a way that benefited US corporations

• Panama Canal

• Built so that America could move from one ocean to another quickly

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• America should acts an an international police power. "Speak softly and carry a big stick"

How did the USA help the Allies win WWI?

• Secret agreement with the Central Powers

• Gave financial help to Germany

• USA provided strong, energized troops

Why did America enter WWI?

• To protects its rights as a neutral nation

• To protect the Pacific colonies

• It was obligated to do so because of an alliance with Britain

• It suffered a direct military attack