Spooky Review

Spooky ReviewChapters 8-9

Test Review• You and your groups will see a series of

questions. • When you group knows the correct answer

they must write it on a sheet of paper and stand up with the correct answer.

• The first group to stand up and get the correct answer get a prize.

Test Review1. Why did the United States Need to

Build a Canal?

A: So the Navy could move more quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Test Review• Which U.S. President was responsible

for the building of the Panama Canal?

A: Theodore Roosevelt

Test Review• Why was the way the U.S. got the

Panama Canal built controversial?

A: They wrongfully started a revolution in Panama.

Test Review• What was the purpose of the Open

Door Policy?

• A: to protect U.S. trade in China.

Test Review• What was the main area that the U.S.

had territorial expansion during and after the Spanish American War?

• A: The Pacific Ocean

Test Review• What was the main reason the U.S.

got involved in Latin America during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries?

A: To protect economic interests

Test Review• What Geographic problem did the

U.S. face in the building of the Panama Canal?

• A: Mudslides from rain.

Test Review• What area of the world was

Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy mostly used in?

• A: Latin America

Test Review• How did the Spanish American war

change the United States Foreign Policy?

A: The United States became a World Power because they began to expand through Imperialism.

Test Review• What is yellow Journalism?

• A: Propaganda, or the sensationalizing of a story.

Test ReviewWhat did yellow journalism encourage

congress to do after the event the USS Main was involved in?

A: Cause them to declare war on Spain

Test Review• What policy was used by the United

States in order to further American interests in Latin America by using the financial power of American businesses?

• A: Dollar Diplomacy

Test Review• Who wanted to build a canal in

panama and increase Naval power with fueling stations in the Pacific. (hint: not Roosevelt)

• A: Alfred Thayer

Test Review• Who helped overthrow Hawaii and

served as governor there?

• A: Sandford Dole

Test Review• What was the Roosevelt Corollary

Used for in enforcing the Monroe Doctrine?

• Collecting Debts in Latin America

Test Review• What was the main event that

caused the United States to enter WWI?

• A: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Test Review• What was the type of warfare used in

WWI?

• A: Trench Warfare

Test Review• Why didn’t congress want to join the

league of Nations?

• A: They feared that it would obligate them to be involved in future wars.

Test Review• What was the main purpose of

Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

• A: To set goals in achieving peace in Europe

Test Review• Why did Woodrow Wilson originally

pledge to stay out of WWI?

• He felt that to U.S. progress from the progressive movement would best be served by peace.

Test Review• Why was it difficult for the United

States to remain neutral in WWI? (Think of unrestricted sub warfare and the British blockade. How did these cause problems for the U.S.?)

A: there was not freedom of the seas making it difficult to trade with Europe.

Test Review• What Geographic feature helped to

keep the American Mainland fairly safe from war during WWI?(Where was the war mainly fought and who were the primary participants?)

A: The Atlantic Ocean

Test Review• What document imposed punishment

on Germany after WWI?

• A: Treaty of Versailles.

Test Review• Place the following in the correct

chronological order: A. WWI BeginsB. Lusitania is sunk C. Archduke of Austria Hungary Assassinated D. U.S. Declares War On Germany

A: C-A-B-D

Test Review• What was the main argument

Woodrow Wilson would use to get Congress to enter WWI?

• A: Freedom of the Seas

Test Review• Who made sure American Soldiers

were well trained before entering the battle field in WWI?

• A: John Jay Pershing

Now a prize for everyone!

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