US History: Imperialism and WW1 Study Guide
1.) Why did Senators oppose the United States to join the League of Nations? Pg.
389
2.) Where is Guantanamo Bay? How was the naval base acquired?
3.) What made the United States to adopt the Open Door Policy? Pg. 312-313
4.) What event is associated to the Open Door Policy? Pg. 312, 313
5.) What country was a target of the United States Open Door Policy? Pg. 313
6.) What foreign policy actions dealt with United States relationship with Latin
America? Pg. 298
7.) What was the name of the ship that sunk in the Havana Harbor? Give a date of the ship’s fate.
Pg. 308
8.) What island was annexed by the United States in Southeast Asia? Pg. 304
9.) Give three reasons of the cause of the Spanish-American War.
10.) Negative journalism was employed during the early 1900s and had a considerable effect on public support of the Spanish-American War
11.)
_____________________________. Pg. 302
Former President _______________________ fought at San Juan Hill
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13.) during the Spanish-American War. Pg. 303
Who was William Randolph Hearst? Pg. 302
What islands were fought in the Caribbean and the Pacific? Pg. 303
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Define jingoism.
Page 303
Who was Commodore Dewey? What was his role in the Spanish-
American War? How many soldiers did he bring with him in the USS Olympia?
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Page. 303
What was the result of the Spanish-American War? Page. 305
17.) Define annexation. Give an example of Americans who oppose annexation.
Page. 305-06
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The 1900 Congress Act Foraker Act.
Define protectorate. Pg. 307
Pg. 307.
List the specific points of the Platt Amendment. Pg. 307
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314
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How did the US acquire the Panama Canal?
What US President ordered the construction of the Panama Canal?
Define Big Stick Diplomacy. Page 314
Page. 314
Define dollar diplomacy. Who was the President?
What region was benefited the dollar diplomacy?
Pg. 314
Pg. 315
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Summarize the Fourteen Points. Pg. 388
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Define and explain Moral Diplomacy.
Pg. 367-68.
Full mobilization of the civilian economy for military purposes is called
29.)
_________________________.
Explain the Zimmerman Telegram. Pg. 373
30.) What is the name of the luxury cruiser that was sunk by a German U-boat?
Pg. 373.
31.) The Acts that became illegal to speak out or print anything against the war in Europe?

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What was the role of women in the US during World War 1? Pg. 377
A fear of _________________ caused the Palmer Raids.
Pg. 394
_________ dealt one of the most devastating blows to the US economy during World War 1. pg. 392
35.) Why was the Committee on Public Information significant to the general public during World War 1? Pg. 379
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379
Define Victory Gardens, Victory Bonds, and Liberty Bonds.
Pg. 378
What caused the Great Migration? Give numbers, dates, and reasons. Pg.