Spanish-American War
started the Spanish American War
What is the explosion on the USS Maine?
wrote sensationalized news stories
required to admit all responsiblity and blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles
Who is Germany?
expansion of one's land to strengthen the military, have more resources and markets, and to spread political and religious beliefs
What is imperialism?
president who devoted time to conservation of lands
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
Philippines, Puerto Rico, & Guam
What are lands that came under US control due to the Spanish American War?
event that started WWI
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie?
proposed the League of Nations
Who is President Woodrow Wilson?
Annexed after the Queen was overthrown
What is Hawaii?
stated "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
African American troops who provided tactical support in the Spanish American War
Who are the Smoked Yankees?
extreme fear of communism at the end of WWI
What is the Red Scare?
limiting free speech in the Espionage and Sedition Acts, Daylight Savings Time, and quotas for manufacturers
What are examples of the government's expansion of power in WWI?
the action that established the US as a world power in the early 1900's
What is building a colonial expire overseas?
President William Howard Taft's "dollar diplomacy"
What is using America economic power to push for favorable foreign policies?
Platt Amendment
What did the US require Cuba to include in their constitution? - established Cuba as a US protectorate
signed on 11/11/18 to bring an end to WWI
What is an armistice?
3 causes of the US entry into WWI
What are the sinking of merchant ships (Lusitania), the Zimmerman telegram, and restricted trade?
suggested the US build a strong navy which required more naval bases
What is one of Alfred Thayer Mahan's suggestions for the US?
Wilson's policy at the beginning of WW1
What is neutrality?
empire building went against the principles of democracy and freedom on which the US was founded
What are reasons the Anti-Imperialistic League opposed the annexation of the Philipinnes?
Monroe Doctrine
What was the Roosevelt Corollary an extension of?
reason that most opponents of the League of Nation did not want the US to join it
What is belief that it would increase involvement in European affairs?
3 reasons the US was motivated to engage in imperialism
What are the belief in cultural superiority, new economic markets due to overproduction, military strength (through more naval bases), Manifest Destiny?
14 Points
What was the name of President Wilson's plan for peace ending WWI?