Lesson 5: The Problem Of Neutrality And Entry Into The First World War

Question 1

Who was elected president in 1912?

Answer 1

Woodrow Wilson

Question 2

Why was it unlikely that Wilson would continue to follow an expansionist foreign policy?

Answer 2

• strong Chrisitan who wanted peace and ethical approach
• His secretary of state, Williams Jennings Bryan took Democratic anti-imperialist opposition

Question 3

What was the name given to W.J.Bryan following his public speeches agruing against wars

Answer 3

‘Prince of Peace’

Question 4

What evidence shows that Woodrow Wilson rejected expansionist foreign policy?

Answer 4

1913 - He withdrew Dollar Dipolmacy given to China and instead accepted the new regime in China that gained power after the 1911 revolution

Question 5

What evidence shows that Wilson continued expansionist foreign policy?

Answer 5

-Mexico 1914
-Mexico 1916

Question 6

What happened in Mexico in April 1914?

Answer 6

Following revolution in Mexico 1910-11, USA businesses were threatened.
Wilson was criticized for not doing enough.
April 1914 he sent American marines to occupy port of Veracruz and restore order

Question 7

What did Wilson do in 1916 in Mexico?

Answer 7

Sent a large navy to Mexico
Spent months chasing Pancho Villa without success
Pulled force out in 1917.