American
Imperialism and
World War I
Define
Isolationism.
•The United States
should stay out of
world affairs.
What set precedent
for Isolationism?
•Washington’s
Farewell Address
What was the basis of
U.S. foreign policy
from President
Washington until
World War I?
•Isolationism
Define the Monroe
Doctrine.
• The U.S. policy that
European countries should
stay out of the affairs of the
Western Hemisphere.
Define imperialism.
• One country gaining
political or economic
control over another
country
What was the Open
Door Policy?
•All nations would
have equal trading
rights in China
What president is
known for the Open
Door policy?
•William McKinley
What Secretary of
State is known for the
Open Door Policy?
•John Hay
What does the
Secretary of State
do?
• Handles foreign
affairs for the
President
Who was the last
native ruler of Hawaii?
•Queen Liluokalani
Who fought in the
Spanish-American
War?
•United States
•Spain
What country controlled
Cuba before the SpanishAmerican War?
•Spain
Who won the SpanishAmerican War?
•The United States
What territory did the
U.S. get in the SpanishAmerican War?
• Philippines
• Puerto Rico
• Guam
At the end of the SpanishAmerican War in what
country did the U.S. say it
could intervene militarily?
•Cuba
From what country did
Panama gain
independence?
• Columbia
Who was president
when the Panama
Canal was built?
•Theodore
Roosevelt
What did the Panama
Canal do?
• Provided a short-cut
between the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans
What type of imperialism
was advanced by the
Panama Canal?
• Economic Imperialism
What president was
known for Dollar
Diplomacy?
•William Howard
Taft
What was Dollar
Diplomacy?
• U.S. business would invest in
Latin America
• If necessary, U.S. would
intervene militarily in Latin
America
Name 3 examples of
American economic
imperialism.
• Open Door Policy
• Dollar Diplomacy
• Panama Canal
Who were the Central
Powers in World War I?
• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Ottoman Empire
What modern nation
was known as the
Ottoman Empire
during World War I?
•Turkey
Who were the Allies
in World War I?
• Great Britain
• France
• Russia
What country’s military
tipped the balance of
World War I and led to
Germany’s defeat?
•The United States
What official is the
nation’s chief
diplomat?
• The President,
assisted by the
Secretary of State
Who developed the
Fourteen Points?
•Woodrow Wilson
What were the 3 key ideas of
the Fourteen Points?
• National self-determination
• Freedom of the seas
• League of Nations
What treaty ended
World War I?
•The Versailles
Treaty
What is national
self-determination?
• The idea that each
national group should
be in charge of its own
destiny
What is freedom of the
seas?
• Ships can sail in
international waters
without threat of attack
What was the League of
Nations?
• An organization of
nations started at the
end of World War I to
maintain peace
What was a
mandate?
• A region governed by
another country until it
is ready for
independence
What two countries
were British Mandates
after World War I?
•Palestine
•Iraq
What country was a
French mandate after
World War I?
•Syria
Did the Senate ratify
the Versailles
Treaty?
•NO.
Which political party was
responsible for defeating
the Versailles Treaty in
the Senate?
• The Republican Party
What legislative
body ratifies
treaties?
• United States Senate
What vote is needed
in the Senate to
ratify a treaty?
•2/3
Did the United
States join the
League of Nations?
•NO
What is
internationalism?
• The opposite of
isolationism
• Heavy involvement in
foreign affairs
Except during the 1930’s,
what has been the basis
of U.S. foreign policy
from World War I to the
Present?
•Internationalism