Review - Imperalism & World War I

Review: Imperalism & World War I

What are the main causes of Imperialism? What led to America’s search for colonies?
Identify several reasons (immediate and underlying) for US involvement in the Spanish American War.
What was the Open Door Policy? Why did America want this policy?
What is yellow journalism? What role did this type of journalism play in the Spanish American War?
The US intervened in Latin American affairs more and more as the 20th century was beginning…why?
What caused the US to leave behind the policy of neutrality?
Identify reasons for US involvement in World War I:
At the beginning of World War I, how did President Wilson continue the traditional foreign policy of the US?
What was the United States’ relationship with Mexico during WWI? What document shaped this relationship?
How did the Fourteen Points proposed by President Woodrow Wilson inspire hopes for a fair settlement of World War I?
Identify a similarity between the US Articles of Confederation and the League of Nations.
Name the “Big Four” from the Treaty of Versailles convention and where they were from.
Explain the decision in Schenck v. United States. How did it impact the idea of personal freedoms in relation to the Constitution? What was the result?
According to the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, when did the US have the right to intervene in foreign affairs?
Explain in detail the outcome of the Treaty of Versailles (regarding Germany, League of Nations, etc).
Identify reasons for American support of the Allies upon entry into WWI.
What objection did many American senators have to the entering the League of Nations?
What was the main objective of Wilson’s 14 Points?
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Versailles in the US Senate was it approved or rejected? Why?