1. Imperialism and
World War I
Goals 6 and 8

2. A. Imperialism:
- When a stronger
nation attempts to
create an empire by
dominating weaker
nations –
economically,
politically, culturally,
and/or militarily.

3. B. Frederick Turner’s
Thesis:
- Western Frontier has
closed and no more
land in America is to
be discovered.

4. C. Spheres of
Influence:
- Areas of political and
economic control in
China.
- America and other
powers such as
Britain, France, and
Germany were looking
for these.

5. D. Alfred T. Mahan:
- Writes Influence of
Sea Power Upon
History.
- Argues that America’s
success rests on
finding new markets
and having a two sea
navy.

6. E. Anglo-Saxon
Superiority:
- Helping natives or
“heathens” by
spreading Christianity
and modern society.
- Favored by Josiah
Strong.

7. A. Seward’s Folly:
- Secretary of State
William H. Seward
purchased Alaska from
Russia. Many people
were against the
purchase, which is why
it became known as
“Seward’s Folly.”

8. B. Annexation of
Hawaii:
- After a power struggle
between Hawaiian
royalty and planters,
Congress approved the
annexation of Hawaii in
order to protect its world
trade.

9. C. Queen Liliuokalani:
- With the help of
pineapple planter,
Sanford Dole, Queen
Liliuokalani was removed
from her throne and
Hawaii was declared a
republic.

10. D. Panama Canal:
- Built under T.
Roosevelt’s
administration in order
to provide a shorter
route between the
Pacific and Atlantic
oceans.
- Provided for faster and
cheaper global shipping
as well as increased
naval speed in a time of
war.

11. Answer this
question on a
sheet of paper.
Can magazine,
newspaper, and online
articles be enough to
start an entire war??

12. A. Cuba:
- Cubans begin to rebel
against their
government.
- Ask for help from
America but are
repeatedly turned down.
- Begin setting fire to
American sugar
plantations.

13. B. USS Maine:
- Mysteriously blows up
in Havana harbor.
- U.S. blames on Spain.

14. C. De Lome Letter:
- Letter found by
America that insulted
President McKinley.

15. D. Yellow Journalism:
- News stories that
sensationalized
events in Cuba.
- William Randolph
Hearst and Joseph
Pulitzer.

16. E. Jingoism:
- Yellow Journalism led
to extreme bursts of
national pride.

17. F. “Splendid Little
War”:
- Fought in Cuba and
the Philippines.
- Called this as it only
lasted 100 days.

18. G. Rough Riders:
- Group of cowboys,
convicts, and tough
guys.
- Led by Theodore
Roosevelt.

19. H. San Juan Hill:
- Rough Riders and
Theodore Roosevelt
charge up San Juan
Hill.
- Most famous battle in
the war.

20. I. Treaty of Paris:
- Ended the war.
- $20 million for Cuba’s
independence and
U.S. got Philippines,
Guam, and Puerto
Rico.
- U.S. military
government in Cuba
for 3 years.

21. J. Teller Amendment:
- U.S. not to annex Cuba.
K. Platt Amendment:
- Cuba creates constitution.
- Cuban government could
not enter any foreign
agreements, it must allow
the US to have naval bases
in Cuba, and it gave the US
permission to intervene in
Cuba whenever the US
deemed necessary.

22. • You have been given a number.
• These numbers are posted around the room.
• Go to these numbers.

23. • Now that you are at your station: you and your
partner will answer the questions on the board
based on the image at your station.
• You will do this on one sheet of paper. Put both
names on the paper.
• You will have 4 minutes at each station then
you will switch.

24. • You will now create your own Yellow Journalism
Article on a modern person, event, or issue.
• You must include:
- Image that you have drawn depicting person,
event, or issue.
- Caption or title that is over-sensationalized.
- Description of how your creation relates to those
from the Spanish American War.

25. • Based on the creations you have made you will
perform a gallery walk.
• You will visit each creation for 2 minutes.
• You will SILENTLY view each one as if in an art
gallery.
• You will grade each one on a rubric.
• I will tell you when to move stations.

26. MET
Not Yet

27. 1) In your own words explain the quote above.
2) Who would America show diplomacy
toward?
3) Based on this what are we talking about
today?

29. A. Diplomacy:
- How a country deals
with foreign affairs.

30. B. “Big Stick
Diplomacy”:
- President Roosevelt’s
philosophy on foreign
affairs.

31. C. Roosevelt
Corollary:
- U.S. does not want
more territory but just
wanted to protect the
smaller and weaker
ones.
- Added to the Monroe
Doctrine.

32. D. Open Door Policy:
- Ensure that America
has an opportunity to
access Chinese
markets.
- China is reluctant to
be under influence of
foreign nations.

33. E. Boxer Rebellion:
- 300 foreigners and
Christians killed in
China.
- Resulted from Open
Door Policy.

34. F. “Dollar Diplomacy”:
- President Taft’s
philosophy on
diplomacy.
- Substitute dollars for
bullets. Invest in
smaller and weaker
nations’ economies.

35. G. Missionary (Moral)
Diplomacy:
- President Wilson’s
approach to
diplomacy.
- Help smaller and
weaker nations only
when it felt morally
obligated.

36. A. Anti-Imperialism
League:
- Many argued that if
the United States took
over nations, those
nations’ citizens
should be entitled to
the same rights as US
citizens.

37. B. Others:
- White Southerners
believed imperialism
meant absorbing more
races into America.
- Others believed it to
be expensive.

38. • Pass out Roosevelt Corollary Article/Excerpt.
• I will read the second paragraph.
• Who will read the third, fourth, etc.?
• When we are finished answer the
comprehension questions that are on the back.
• SHARE OUT!

39. • Pass out Presidents Charts.
• Using notes, Roosevelt Corollary Article, and
other information that you have been provided
with:
- Describe the diplomacy of each president listed
in your OWN words.
• We will fill in Roosevelt as a class.

40. • Compare and contrast the policies.
• How are they alike? How are they different?
•
•
-
Write a 1 – 2 paragraph response.
Be sure to:
Show how they are similar.
Show how they are different.
Explain which one you think the people of Latin
America preferred and why.
- Explain which one you prefer and why.

41. On a Sheet of Paper:
How could imperialism lead to conflict between
many different nations? Explain.

42. A. Short-Term
Causes:
- Assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand.
- Countries involved in
alliances.

43. B. Archduke
Ferdinand:
- Heir to the AustroHungarian Empire,
and his wife were
killed on a visit to
Bosnia. AustriaHungary declared war
on Serbia (thinking
they were behind the
attack).

44. C. Alliance System:
- Other countries
brought into war as
they back other
nations with money
and support.

45. • Turn to your neighbor.
• Review the short term causes of WWI and
discuss.
• Create a pair summary (IN YOUR OWN
WORDS) of the short term causes of World War
I.

46. • You have been given a memoir from Count Franz
von Harrach who was at the scene of the
assassination.
• Read the memoir excerpt and record your
reactions in the blank space below the excerpt.
• Read the directions on the next page.
• Choose a side, write a letter, and use evidence!

47. D. Long Term Causes:
- Militarism, Alliances,
Imperialism,
Nationalism

48. E. Militarism:
- Nations of Europe had
been building up their
armies and weapons.

49. F. Alliances:
- European countries
had created a system
of alliances to keep a
balance of power.

50. G. Imperialism:
- European countries
had been competing
for influence around
the world.

51. H. Nationalism:
- Countries wanted to
gain power and took
actions that were in
their own interest.

52. Turn to your neighbor.
Review the long term causes of
WWI and discuss.
Create a pair summary (IN YOUR
OWN WORDS) of the short term
causes of World War I.

53. What is a mnemonic
device?
Any learning device that
helps you retain
information learned.
Causes of WWI:
M – Militarism
A – Alliances
I – Imperialism
N – Nationalism
MAIN Causes of WWI

54. • Let’s make sure that we have understood the
story that is the causes of WWI.
• Using the History Frames you have been given
let’s digest the information and map it out as we
have done with other events this week.
• We will do the first few boxes together.

55. A. Allies:
- Russia, France, Great
Britain.

56. B. Central Powers:
- Germany, AustriaHungary, Ottoman
Empire.

57. C. United States:
- Remained
neutral/isolationist in
the beginning to
protect trade.

58. Look at the image on
the right.
Analyze it.
Record your response
on a sheet of paper.

59. A. Trench Warfare:
-Armies dug long
trenches in which they
hid, they would stand
and shoot out the top
short distances away
from each other.

60. B. “No Man’s Land”:
- Unoccupied region
between the two
armies.

61. C. Mustard Gas:
- Efficient way to kill a
large number of
people.
- Created gas masks to
protect army.

62. D. Tanks and
Airplanes:
- Made travel across
land easier.
- Planes allow for aerial
warfare and bomb
droppings.

63. http://www,youtube.com/watch?v=WV_KLJKikfc
Respond to the following:
1) WWI was the first modern war. Yes? No? How So?
2) How did these inventions change the way wars are
fought?

64. • You have been given a number.
• That number is somewhere in the room.
• Go to your part of the room and meet your
partner(s).
• Read your excerpt from the novel.
• Recreate the scene in a skit.
• Perform for the class.

65. • Separate desks to form two rows.
• Get paper to create “grenades.”
• No Man’s Land is in the center.
• You may go into No Man’s Land to get more
ammo but if you are hit, you are dead and must
remain there until the next round.

66. 1) In what ways did technology change as a result of
the ensuing World War
2) What types of technology were invented and what
did they do?
3) Predict what this will mean at the end of the war.

67. Of the information, issues, and incidents you have
learned about…Which is most likely to bring
America into WWI?
Record your answer on a sheet of paper.

68. A. U-Boat Submarine
Warfare:
- German submarines
were attacking
unarmed Ally
merchant and
passenger ships
without warning.
Several Americans
were killed in the
attacks.

69. B. Lusitania:
- British passenger ship,
torpedoed and sunk,
killing over 1200,
including 128
Americans.
C. Sussex:
- French ship torpedoed
after Wilson had
demanded Germany
stop attacking.

70. D. Sussex Pledge:
- Germany promised to
begin warning ships
before they attacked.
- Germany ends the
pledge and U.S.
breaks ties and arms
ships.

71. E. Election of 1916:
- Woodrow Wilson
reelected as he kept
America out of the war
in the beginning.

72. F. Zimmerman
Telegram:
- A telegram from
Germany to Mexico
was intercepted
Germany attempted to
convince Mexico to
declare war on the US
in return for land.
- U.S. enters war to
make the world safe
for democracy.

73. How does a nation prepare for war?
Record your responses on a sheet of paper.

74. Analyze the image above on your DO
NOW.

75. A. Great Migration:
- African Americans
move North for factory
jobs.
B. Boards:
- War Industries Board,
War Labor Board, and
Food & Fuel
Administration board.

76. C. Committee on
Public Information:
- George Creel was
appointed by
President Wilson to
head this war
propagation
committee which
promoted the war
domestically while
publicizing American
war aims abroad.

77. 1) You have each been given a propaganda
poster.
2) You will analyze the poster with the following
questions:
- What is this poster about?
- Who is it meant for?
- How does it relate to the war?
- Is it convincing/enticing?
3) You will present your findings to the class.

78. D. Food
Administration:
- Herbert Hoover
headed this
organization during
WWI, designed to
conserve food at
home so that it may
be provided to allied
troops.

79. E. War Industries
Board:
- Established to
mobilize the nation's
resources for war
while protecting the
economy's basic
structure and
character for the
peace that was to
follow.

80. F. Espionage and
Sedition Acts:
- Provided the
government with
powers over the rights
of free speech and
press.

81. A. Wilson’s Fourteen
Points:
- Stated support for
open peace
covenants, no secret
agreements, freedom
of the seas, free trade,
disarmament,
adjustment of colonial
claims, a League of
Nations, and the rights
of minorities.

82. B. League of Nations:
- A proposal of a group of
countries that would
keep peace, presented
to Senate in what
became known as his
“peace without victory”
speech. Under the
League of Nations, an
attack on one was
considered an attack on
all.
- U.S. does not join.

83. C. “The Big Four”:
- These were the four
men that were
responsible for creating
the peace after WWI.
They were President
Woodrow Wilson of the
United States, the
Prime Minister of Great
Britain, the Premier of
Italy, and the Premier of
France.

84. D. Treaty of Versailles:
- France was given
territory; The German
Rhineland area would
be demilitarized.
- England and the U.S.
would protect France.
- Germany was give full
responsibility for the war
and was forced to
billions of dollars in war
reparations.

85. 1) You have been given a reading and an
opinion sheet.
2) You will partner up and share these.
3) Read the reading and answer the opinion
questions that go along with it.
4) We will perform a simulation where you will
paly the role you have been assigned.
5) BE SURE TO THINK AND ANSWER IN
ROLES!

86. 1) Listen to the Flocabulary rap about WW1.
2) Follow along with your printed lyrics.
3) Underline, highlight, circle everything you
remember us talking about as you go along.
4) We will answer the challenge questions at
the end.
http://www.flocabulary.com/world-war-i/

87. E. Washington Naval
Conference:
- International
conference called by
the United States to
limit the naval arms
race and to work out
security agreements
in the Pacific area.

88. F. Dawes Plan:
- American investors
loaned Germany $2.5
billion to pay back
Britain and France
with annual payments
on a fixed scale.

89. 1) List at least two ways in which the United
States prepared for/participated in the war.
2) Why did America get involved? Explain.
3) How might the end of World War I led to
another war (WWII)?