Unit 5 Timeline (Chapters 10 & 11) a
Roosevelt negotiates an end to the Russo-Japanese War
Sinking of the Lusitania
Passage of the Selective Service Act
United States purchases Alaska
Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino revolt against the US rule in the Philippines
International Flu epidemic reaches the US
Germany invades Belgium
US declares war on Spain
US sends 2000 Marines to Nicaragua
US annexes Hawaii
Average income in America exceeds $1000
USS Maine explodes
Schenck v. United States
US buys French company’s Panama Canal route
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Alvin York kills 25 Germans and captures 132
US takes over the Midway Islands
Woodrow Wilson delivers his war resolution
US Marines occupy Vera Cruz, Mexico
Battle of Verdun
Chapter 10 Study Questions
1. Explain how the US acquired Alaska.
2. What did the Foraker Act do? Describe the civilian government established
in Puerto Rico.
3. List two members of the Anti-Imperialist League? What were the beliefs of
the League? What did Mark Twain think about American Imperialism?
4.What did the Monroe Doctrine say? How did the Roosevelt Corollary expand
the Monroe Doctrine.
Chapter 11 Study Questions
1. List the Allied Nations during World War I. List the Central Powers during
World War I.
2. Look at the map on pg 375. At which battle was the German attempt to
capture Paris stopped? Which side gained the most territory in France between
1914 and 1916?
4. How many US troops ended up serving in Europe during World War I?
5. Explain the 4 crucial steps the US took in order to mass produce ships for
its fleets.
6. Explain how the convoy system worked and why it was important.
7. List and describe the uses of 2 new weapons during World War I.
8. Summarize the military career of Alvin York.
9. List four examples of anti-immigrant/ anti-German hysteria that took place
in the US during World War I.
10. Based on the Quote on pg. 392 what did W.E.B. DuBois want African
American’s to do during World War I?
11. Describe the impact of World War I on African Americans and Women.
Unit 5 Vocabulary American History
Alfred T. Mahan war guilt clause armistice
propaganda convoy system
George Dewey Boxer Rebellion
John J. Pershing Allies Central Powers
Alvin York trench warfare protectorate