Study Guide Unit 1 - Ms. Price's History Class



Study Guide Unit 8: Imperialism & World War I

Directions:

• Each term & question should be answered with ONE complete sentence.

8.1 Imperialism & the Spanish American War

Essential Question: Why did the United States embrace imperialism and declare war on Spain?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |Why did the United States declare war on Spain in 1898? |

|Alfred Thayer Mahan |Why did missionaries tend to support imperialism? |

|Rough Riders |At what battle did Theodore Roosevelt & the Rough Riders achieve fame? |

|U.S.S. Maine |Why did Western nations (including the U.S.) embrace imperialism? |

|Yellow Journalism |What was the result of the Spanish American War? |

|Battle of Manila Bay | |

8.2 New Colonies and Asian Affairs

Essential Question: What were the consequences of the Spanish American War?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |What was the Platt Amendment, and what did it do to Cuba? |

|Sphere of Influence |What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish American War? |

|White Man’s Burden |Why did William McKinley decide to take over the Philippines? |

|Boxer Rebellion |What was the Open Door Note (a.k.a. Open Door policy)? |

|Emilio Aguinaldo |Why did Anti-Imperialists oppose annexing the Philippines? |

|Walter Reed | |

8.3 Imperialism in Latin America

Essential Question: What foreign policy goals did the Progressive Presidents have in Latin America?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |What was the purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary? |

|Roosevelt Corollary |How did Theodore Roosevelt obtain the land for the Panama Canal? |

|Panama Canal |What was Theodore Roosevelt’s favorite foreign policy slogan? |

|Dollar Diplomacy |How did Woodrow Wilson respond to Pancho Villa? |

|Great White Fleet |What was the “Gentleman’s Aggreement”? |

|Pancho Villa | |

8.4 The Great War

Essential Question: How did World War I begin, and what made it unique?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |What was Woodrow Wilson’s campaign slogan in 1916? |

|Trench |What new weapons were used in World War I? |

|Lusitania |What were the underlying causes of World War I? |

|Balkans |What event sparked World War I? |

|Sussex Pledge |What was our initial policy after World War I began? |

|U-Boat | |

8.5 U.S. in World War I

Essential Question: Why did the U.S. declare war on Germany, and how did American society change due to the war?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |What German weapon infuriated Americans? |

|Committee on Public Information |Why did the U.S. declare war on Germany in 1917? |

|Zimmerman Telegram |Why did Germany resume unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917? |

|Great Migration |Why did Wilson say the U.S. should declare war on Germany? |

|Selective Service Act |How did the Allies defeat the u-boats? |

|Espionage & Sedition Acts | |

8.6 Victory and Versailles

Essential Question: What were the goals of Woodrow Wilson and Henry Cabot Lodge, and whose vision was adopted?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |Why did Woodrow Wilson support the League of Nations? |

|Fourteen Points |Why did Henry Cabot Lodge oppose the League of Nations? |

|Treaty of Versailles |Why did the U.S. Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles? |

|League of Nations |Who led the American Expeditionary Force? |

|Russian (or Bolshevik) Revolution |Who led the Bolshevik Revolution? |

|Collective Security | |

8.7 Postwar Isolationism

Essential Question: How did the United States change after World War I?

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|History Terms |Questions |

|Define: |Why were Americans so afraid of Bolsheviks in 1919-1920? |

|Red Scare |What was the purpose of the Palmer raids? |

|Influenza Pandemic |How did the Red Scare affect American attitudes toward unions? |

|A Mitchell Palmer |Why did Americans become isolationist after World War I? |

|Isolationism |Why did the Boston Police Strike fail? |

|Calvin Coolidge | |

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