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Imperialism
and WWI
US History | Unit 4
Name: _______________________________
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Imperialism and WWI
[all homework assignments must be turned in prior to taking your assessment]
4.1: Due
Pages 187-207
1. Imperialism
2. Annexing Hawaii
3. Yellow Press
4. Explain why many Americans blamed Spain for the explosion of the U.S.S Maine.
5. Treaty of Paris 1898
6. The Panama Canal
7. Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” policy and the Roosevelt Corollary.
8. Need to add questions
9. Need to add questions
10. Need to add questions
4.2: Due
Pages 214-238
1. The Alliance System
2. How did Nationalism cause tension in Europe?
3. U-boats/ The Lusitania
4. Western Front/Trench Warfare
5. Selective Service Act
6. Espionage Act
7. Great Migration
8. Russia leaves the war/ Communist Revolution
9. The Treaty of Versailles
10. The League of Nations
Assessment Date:
[please write the assessment date below when given to you by your teacher]
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Imperialism – Quick Recap
Concept/Topic
Imperialism
Causes of
Imperialism
American
Imperialism:
Spanish American
War
American
Imperialism:
Panama
Roosevelt
Corollary and Big
Stick Diplomacy
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Define It or Describe It
Draw It or Word Art It
US Foreign Policy
USS Maine:
Guam:
Puerto Rico:
Philippines:
Cuba:
Placing US Actions on the Foreign Policy Spectrum
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US Foreign Policy at the Turn of the Century
Directions: After reading about US foreign policy in each country, write a simile representing US foreign policy. Below
your simile write two “because” phrases for each simile explaining how the simile represents US foreign policy.
Country
Cuba
Philippines
Puerto Rico
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US foreign policy in __________ was like…
Placement on Foreign Policy
Spectrum
*the following nations are examples of American Imperialism, but are unrelated to the Spanish-American War
Country
US foreign policy in __________ was like…
Placement on Foreign Policy
Spectrum
Hawaii
Mexico
Panama
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Personal Analysis
1.
Which foreign policy stance has the US appeared to favor the most? Explain.
2. Which foreign policy stance has the US appeared to favor the least? Explain.
3. Under what circumstances is it appropriate for the US to intervene in the affairs of another country?
4. Based upon what you know about American foreign policy in current events (i.e. Iraq, Afghanistan,
Russia/Ukraine, Libya, Africa, Israel), where on the foreign policy spectrum would you place the United
States today? Explain.
5. In your opinion, where on the foreign policy spectrum SHOULD the US position itself today? Explain.
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WWI – The Home Front
Causes of WWI:
1. American Neutrality
• When fighting began President Wilson declared the
United States to be ________________.
•
•
Although most Americans favored the ___________
and hoped they would win, they did not want to join
the conflict.
•
Why was this side the most supported?
Why do you think Wilson kept the US out of the war?
2. America’s Path to War
• In 1914, Britain set up a naval blockade of German
ports.
•
In response, German submarines (__________) sank all
Allied merchant ships they found off the British coast.
•
___________________________________ outraged
many Americans.
•
International treaties stated that military
vessels must reveal their intentions to
merchant ships and make provisions for the
safety of the ship’s crew and passengers
before sinking it.
2. America’s Path to War: The Lusitania
 What happened:

Additional Lusitania details:
Deaths:
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2. America’s Path to War: Zimmerman Telegram
• In 1917, a telegram proposing an alliance between
Draw a picture showing the situation and the path of the
Zimmerman Telegram.
____________ and_____________
•
In exchange for ______________ help,
________________ would help _____________ regain
Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
•
The telegram was intercepted and leaked to newspapers.
Americans were ______________.
What two major events led to public outrage and a US
declaration of war against Germany in April of 1917?
1.
“The world must be made safe for democracy. We have no
selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion.
We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material
compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are
but one of the champions of the rights of mankind.” Woodrow Wilson
2.
3. Mobilization
• Congress passed the _________________
________________ Act in 1917
• This was a nationwide draft which required men to register
Economic Mobilization
• To win the war it was necessary to mobilize the
economy.
•
__________________ gave President Wilson direct
with the government so that some of them could be
control over much of the economy, including the power
selected for military service.
to ____________________ and to regulate certain war-
• By 1918 nearly __________________ men had been
related industries.
drafted.
4. War Industries Board
• Main regulatory body involved in mobilization of the
economy.
•
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Other Regulatory Boards
 the ______________________________
Administration controlled the nation’s railroads

the ___________ Administration monitored coal
supplies and rationed gasoline and heating oil (they
also introduced __________________
______________________________________
•
•
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5. Food Administration
• Set up to help conserve food
•
6. Financing the War
• ______________ _____________ were raised and
McAdoo organized vigorous ____________
•
Hoover declared days each week “meatless”,
“sweetless”, “wheatless”, or “porkless”
•
Many homeowners planted
__________________________________
During WWI the US
billion from the American
form of bonds.
borrowed $20
people in the
_________________ campaigns
•
By buying bonds, Americans were ________________
the government money. The government would repay
the money, with interest, in a specific number of years
7. Committee on Public Information
• This was the nation’s first propaganda agency and had the task of selling the war to the American people.
•
Headed by George Creel, a former journalist, it relied on _______________ and ___________ _______________ to
mold public opinion.
•
Creel mobilized the nation’s artists and advertising people to create thousands of paintings, posters, cartoons, and
sculptures promoting the war.
“A little on intolerance” details:
Sedition Act
14 Points
Treaty of Versailles
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Test Review
Imperialism and WWI – Unit 4
This test will consist of multiple choice, short answer questions and political cartoon and/or WWI propaganda analysis.
Studying the information below will help you prepare for your assessment, please also take time to review your
homework and the rest of this workbook.
Imperialism
Causes
Anglo-Saxonism
Social Darwinism
Roosevelt Corollary
Spanish American War
Territories gained
Yellow Journalism
USS Maine
US Foreign Policy In:
Cuba
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Mexico
Panama
World War I
Causes of WWI
American Neutrality
Causes of US Entrance into WWI
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Allies
Central Powers
Zimmerman Telegram
Lusitania
Committee on Public Information
War Industries Board
Liberty Bonds
Victory Gardens
Selective Service Act
Fuel Administration
Regulatory Boards
Food Administration
Sedition Act
Intolerance during WWI
Fourteen Points (Wilson)
Treaty of Versailles
Big Four
League of Nations
Dates: Beginning of WWI, US Entrance, End of WWI
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