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Progressive Era: Emergence as a World Power Test Review
1. Who was Sanford B. Dole and what were his accomplishments?
Helped to overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, President of Hawaii, Governor of Hawaii
2. What geographic factors hindered the building of the Panama Canal?
Tropical climate and vegetation, heavy rains and mud slides, tropical diseases –
malaria and yellow fever
3. List the effects of building the Panama Canal.
Faster travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, faster trade
4. Explain the annexation of Hawaii.
The white planters, led by Sanford B. Dole overthrew the Queen and forced
Hawaii’s annexation
5. Explain the impact of Roosevelt’s Foreign Policies (Roosevelt Corollary and Big Stick).
Roosevelt Corollary – the U.S. would stop Europe from intervening in Latin America
Big Stick Policy – the U.S. would use words and then force to promote their
foreign policy in Latin America and Asia
6. What were the goals of Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy?
Political and economic stability
New markets for trade
7. Why did the U.S. enact the Open Door Policy in China and what were its effects?
Access to new markets
Increase U.S. influence in China
8. What effect did missionaries have on U.S. expansionism?
Increased further motivation for expansion
9. What were the goals of policies like Dollar Diplomacy, Big Stick, and the Open Door
Policy?
10. When did the Spanish American War take place? What were the results of the
Spanish-American War?
1898 (De Lome Letter and Sinking of the USS Maine
Results – use acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines (more markets =
more trade), the U.S. became a world power, U.S. became an imperial power like
European nations
11. How did yellow journalism impact U.S. Expansionism?
Exaggerated news stories led to U.S. entry into the Spanish-American War
12. List the leaders of U.S. Expansionism and explain their significance.
Theodore Roosevelt – expansionist president, leader of Rough Riders in SAW
Henry Cabot Lodge
Alfred Thayer Mahan – wanted to increase the power of the navy so America could
remain a world power
13. How did the U.S. justify the desire to expand during the Progressive Era?
Controlling trade was important for the U.S. to be a world power
14. Why did the US want to expand to places like Guam, Midway, Hawaii, and the
Philippines?
Naval bases
15. What were the events that led to World War I?
M ilitariam
A lliances
I imperialism
N ationalism
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
16. What year did World War I begin and end?
1914-1918
17. What events led to U.S. entry into World War I?
S ussez Pledge
L usitania
U nrestricted submarine warfare
T ies with Britain
Z immerman Telegram
Wilson wanted to make the world safe for democracy
18. What was the Selective Service Act?
Created military draft
Increased the size of the military
19. Why did the government use propaganda posters during World War I?
To get Americans to support the war effort (war bonds, rationing, volunteerism)
20. Why were the American Expeditionary Forces important?
Boosted Allied morale
Increased Allied forces
21. Who were John J. Pershing and Alvin York?
John J. Pershing – leader of the American Expeditionary Forces, trained
inexperienced soldiers into an effective fighting force
Alvin York – received the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery during WWI
22. What is significant about the Battle of Argonne Forest?
Last battle of World War I, which led to the Allies winning the war
23. What were the technological innovations of World War I and what were their effects?
caused the stalemate – trenches and machine guns
broke the stalemate – tank, airplanes, poison gas
24. Explain the significance of Schenck v. United States.
Created the “clear and present danger” clause, which allows the government to
limit free speech (1st Amendment) that effects the security of all
25. Why are the Espionage Act and Sedition Act significant?
Shows that the government put limits on the First Amendment right to free speech
26. What was the major purpose of Wilson’s Fourteen Points and why was the League of
Nations the most important part of these Fourteen Points?
Set goals for creating peace after World War I
Autonomous development – self-determination for new nation states
League of Nations – cooperation among countries was the key to maintaining peace
27. How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?
Accept blame for causing the war
Pay reparations
Reduce its military
Lost territory
28. Why did the Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
Opposed the creation of the League of Nations, which would involve the U.S. in
future foreign conflicts (against isolationism)
29. Explain territorial changes in Europe after World War I.
Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungry Empire dissolve
New countries are created (nation states)
Germany lost territory
30. How did the role of the United States change in global affairs during the Progressive
Era?