Standard 5 - Study Questions for Brainscape Flashcards
Why did the Boxer Rebellion occur?
Many Chinese believed that westerners had too much impact on China & wanted them to be removed from their country.
What were the main reasons for American Imperialism in the late 1800’s-early 1900’s?
Desire to export to new markets, Social Darwinism, Desire to prove that we were among the strongest nations in the world
Why did the US propose the Open Door Policy with China?
In hopes that we would be able to trade with China & make even more money.
Why did Social Darwinists believe that the US should build an empire?
They believed that nations who were more advanced had a responsibility to help those who weren’t.
The US sent ships to South America to collect $$ they owed to Europe because were were enforcing what policy?
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Many in the late 1800’s (especially Alfred Thayer Mahan) believed that if the US wanted to become a world power, it should build up which branch of the Armed Services?
Navy
Why did the Philippines fight against the US?
It wanted true independence - not to be ruled by another country.
What events pushed us into WWI?
The sinking of the Lusitania, The interception of the Zimmerman Note, and Germany’s decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare (in that order!)
Why did the US refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
Many Americans feared that the US would give up its sovereignty to the League of Nations if we joined it.
What single event was the immediate cause of WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdianand
What were the long term causes of WWI?
European militarism & nationalism
Woodrow Wilson asked that Congress authorize American entry into WWI so that we could do what?
“Make the world safe for democracy”
