Unit 3 Assessment

Question 1

Annexation

Answer 1

To incorporate territory into an existing country or state

Question 2

Apply annexation

Answer 2

US agreed to import Hawaii sugar duty free
McKinley tariff eliminated duty free status of Hawaii sugar
So American planters in Hawaii called for US to annex the islands so they wouldn’t have to pay the duty

Question 3

Imperialism

Answer 3

The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories

Question 4

Reasons for start of Spanish American war

Answer 4

Partly imperialism
Spain out of Cuba
Yellow journalism 
De lome letter 
USS Maine

Question 5

Start of flow chart for Spanish American war

Answer 5

Jose marry starts a revolution in Cuba because people want freedom from Spain

Question 6

How does Spain respond to revolution

Answer 6

Sent general valeriamo weaker to Cuba to restore order

Question 7

What was going on in America during Cuba revolution

Answer 7

Exaggerated the news to lure and enrage readers (yellow journalism)

Question 8

Americans are sympathetic toward Cuba but president McKinley wants to try

Answer 8

Diplomacy, avoid war

Question 9

Diplomacy works until

Answer 9

The New York journal publishes the de lome letter calling the president weak

Question 10

After calling the president weak what happened

Answer 10

USS Maine explodes in Havana, killing 260 men, which lead to war

Question 11

America fights Spain in which places for the Spanish American war

Answer 11

Philippines
Cuba
Caribbean

Question 12

Effects of Spanish American war effects were America gains

Answer 12

Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines

Question 13

Agreements reached at annexing the Philippines voiced three concerns

Answer 13

Treaty violatedDeclaration of Independence (deny self gov)
Should settle race- related problems at home before problems elsewhere
Philippine immigrants compete for jobs

Question 14

Panama Canal

Answer 14

Columbia wouldn’t give permission to panama for us, so panama declared independence supported by us, then gave us panamal canal

Question 15

Zimmerman note

Answer 15

Alliance between Mexico and Germany

Question 16

Convoy system

Answer 16

German u boat attacks on merchant ships caused Britain to use convoy system, which heavy guard of destroyers escorted merchant ships back and forth across Atlantic

Question 17

Selective service act

Answer 17

Required men to register gov in order to be randomly selected for military service
African American soldiers are excluded and serve in segregation units

Question 18

Espionage

Answer 18

Spying, going against gov

Question 19

Sedition

Answer 19

First amendment violated speaking out against country

Question 20

Espionage and sedition acts

Answer 20

A person could be up to $10,00 and 20 years in jail for interfering with war effort
First amendment broke

Question 21

Allies

Answer 21

France, Britain, and Russia, US eventually enters

Question 22

Triple alliance

Answer 22

Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy

Before war

Question 23

Central powers

Answer 23

Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire

After during war

Question 24

Wilson fourteen point plan

Answer 24

Wilson’s plan to prevent future wars
Boundary changes to be fair to people and countaries
League of Nations- provided forum for nations to discuss and settle disputes

Question 25

Armistice

Answer 25

Truce or agreement to end a war, seize fire | Germany signed it to end WWI

Question 26

War guilt clause

Answer 26

Forced Germany to take sole responsibility for war

Question 27

Imperialism causes

Answer 27

Desire for military Thirst for new markets Belief in cultural superiority

Question 28

How did America participate in imperialism

Answer 28

Building us navy to acquire Hawaii and other islands New market with Alaska for lumber and oil, Hawaii for sugar Manifest destiny, social Darwinism, took over Hawaii

Question 29

How did Roosevelt deal with foreign nations

Answer 29

Chapter ten notecards

Question 30

Why was Mexico a challenge for Wilson

Answer 30

Chapter ten notecards

Question 31

What were the overall causes of WWI

Answer 31

``` Militarism Alliances Assassination Imperialism Nationalism Ch11.1 notecards ```

Question 32

Why did America wait so long to join, and why did they join

Answer 32

Ch.11 sec 1

Question 33

How were Americans impacted at home by war, changes undergo

Answer 33

Ch 11 3-4

Question 34

Why did allied leaders refuse wilsons fourteen point plan

Answer 34

Wanted to punish Germany

Question 35

What did treaty of Versailles require Germany to do

Answer 35

Get rid of army Return land to France Pay war damages ($33 million to allies)

Question 36

Points in fourteen point plan

Answer 36

``` No secret treaties Freedom of seas Economic barriers lowered Colonial policies League of Nations ```

Question 37

How did American senate respond to treaty of Versailles

Answer 37

Concerned about losing power to declare war Drug into European wars Limiting self government