WWI and US Imperialism

Question 1

What were the contents of the Zimmerman telegram

Accepted Answer

Germany asked Mexico to assist them in defeating the US if war was declared

Question 2

An armistice is the same thing as a peace treaty

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

How were African and Native Americans treated in the war?

Accepted Answer

They were segregated from whites and often did the "dirty work"

Question 4

When did the United States enter World War 1?

Accepted Answer

1917

Question 5

Who were the main countries in the Triple Entente?

Accepted Answer

Russia, France, and Great Britain

Question 6

What is militarism?

Accepted Answer

Updating military technology to be the latest and greatest, Spending excessive amounts of government money to strengthen the military, Something much of the world was doing leading up to World War One, Flexing military power

Question 7

At what point does patriotism turn into nationalism?

Accepted Answer

To believe your country&#x27;s superior to others in every way and does no wrong

Question 8

What were the effects of the Roosevelt Corollary?

Accepted Answer

Declared US as a "world police force" that they continue to be to this day, Justified and allowed for US intervention in Latin America (EX: Pan. Canal), The US declared itself the protector of the Western Hemisphere

Question 9

What were the effects of using trench warfare combined with new technology like tanks and machine guns?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

What happened to Americans who were convicted of espionage or sedition?

Accepted Answer

They served 10+ years in prison

Question 11

The Roosevelt Corollary reinforced what early 1800s American declaration?

Accepted Answer

The Monroe Doctrine

Question 12

True or False: At the turn of the century, each race was thought to be a different species with unchangeable qualities:

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

What was a main motivator for countries to colonize other weaker ones during this time period?

Accepted Answer

Acquire resources

Question 14

What was "The White Man&#x27;s Burden"?

Accepted Answer

"Difficult responsibility" of white nations to show others the "right way", An excuse for American and European colonization and imperialism, A racially charged poem by famous author Rudyard Kipling

Question 15

What is isolationism?

Accepted Answer

National policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements worldwide

Question 16

What groups in the United States remained against the war after most of the country supported joining the fight?

Accepted Answer

Socialists and Women

Question 17

Who were the main countries in the Triple Alliance?

Accepted Answer

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

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