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Imperialism SA-War WW1 – Causes + War WW1 – Treaty + HF Post WW1 America 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

Imperialism– 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: Secretary of State William Seward’s purchase of Alaska was mocked with this nickname ANSWER: Seward’s Folly/Ice Box

Imperialism– 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: The US Navy earned this nickname due to the color of its ships. ANSWER: Great White Fleet

Imperialism– 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: This admiral is most famous for his book "The Influence of Sea Power on History" which defined Naval strategy. His philosophies had a major influence on the growth of the Navy ANSWER: Alfred T Mahan

Imperialism– 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities ANSWER: Sphere of Influence

Imperialism– 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China. ANSWER: Open Door Policy/Notes

Spanish-American War – 10 Points QUESTION: Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers, helped start the Spanish American War ANSWER: Yellow Journalism

Spanish-American War – 20 Points QUESTION: U.S. Battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898; Evidence suggests an internal explosion, however Spanish military was framed by Yellow Journalism ANSWER: USS Maine

Spanish-American War – 30 Points QUESTION: Allowed the United States to intervene in Cuba and gave the United States control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay. ANSWER: Platt Amendment

Spanish-American War – 40 Points QUESTION: Volunteer regiment of US Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War ANSWER: Rough Riders

Spanish-American War – 50 Points QUESTION: Was a Filipino leader who fought first against Spain and then against the United States. Was a leader in the fight for Filipino independence ANSWER: Emilio Aguinaldo

WW1 Causes and War – 10 Points QUESTION: British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans. ANSWER: Lusitania

WW1 Causes and War– 20 Points QUESTION: Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft ANSWER: Selective Service Act

WW1 Causes and War– 30 Points QUESTION: Communication intercepted by Allied officials stating that Germany would help Mexico take back lost territory if they declared war on the U.S. ANSWER: Zimmerman Telegram

WW1 Causes and War– 40 Points QUESTION: Two laws, enacted in 1917 and 1918, that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against US participation in WWI ANSWER: Espionage and Sedition Act

WW1 Causes and War– 50 Points QUESTION: Name at least 2 reasons (out of the 4 we learned about) as to why the U.S. did not immediately jump into war ANSWER: Immigrants, socialists, pacifists, women and parents

WW1 Treaty + Home Front – 10 Points QUESTION: Outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace; called for self-determination, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and a league of nations. ANSWER: Fourteen Points

WW1 Treaty + Home Front– 20 Points QUESTION: An international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; suggested in Wilson's Fourteen Points. ANSWER: League of Nations

WW1 Treaty + Home Front– 30 Points QUESTION: Headed by George Creel, this organization was responsible for propaganda to galvanize support for the war. ANSWER: Committee of Public Information

WW1 Treaty + Home Front– 40 Points QUESTION: The Fuel Administration helped create this in order to conserve fuel and energy sources back at home (This still happens today). ANSWER: Daylight savings time

WW1 Treaty + Home Front– 50 Points QUESTION: 1919 Court case decision upholdng conviction of a socialist who had urged young men to resist the draft during WW1. Gov't ruled it can limit speech if the speech provokes a "clear and present danger" of substantive evils. ANSWER: Schneck vs US

Post WW1 America – 10 Points QUESTION: A policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations ANSWER: Isolationism

Post WW1 America– 20 Points QUESTION: A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. ANSWER: Communism

Post WW1 America– 30 Points QUESTION: Became symbols of the Red Scare of the 1920s; arrested, tried and executed (1927) for a robbery/murder, they were believed by many to have been innocent but convicted because of their immigrant status and radical political beliefs ANSWER: Sacco and Vanzetti

Post WW1 America– 40 Points QUESTION: Limitations on immigration that were passed by the U.S. government that established preferred immigration of those who were thought to be more "capable" and capable of success in the U.S., while limited the immigration of those who were deemed "unnecessary." ANSWER: Immigration Quotas

Post WW1 America– 50 Points QUESTION: Part of the Red Scare, these were measures to hunt out political radicals and immigrants who were potential threats to American security; led to the arrests, deportations. ANSWER: Palmer Raids