Imperialism
Roosevelt’s diplomatic foreign policy in which negotiation is backed up by military forc
Big Stick Diplomacy
Supported imperialism by suggesting that the strongest, “culturally superior” nations had a right and duty to dominate weaker ones.
Social Darwinism
What was the spark that started WW1?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
At the beginning of WW1, what was America’s and Pres. Woodrow Wilson’s position?
How did American pop culture become more unified during the 1920s?
Radio
The U.S. gained the territories of Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico from this conflict, as well as Guantanamo Bay on Cuba
SPAM
This territory was taken over by American businessmen involved in sugar and pineapple plantations
Hawaii
This was the agreement that Germany would no longer attack civilian ships
Sussex Pledge
The Russian Empire fell to communism when this happened
Bolshevik Revolution
Relief, Recovery and Reform described FDR’s program called what?
New Deal
Increased U.S. strategic power by reducing shipping time and costs and establishing U.S. in Latin America on a vital trade route
Panama Canal
When the Filipinos sued for rights as citizens, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not follow the flag
Insular Cases
The U.S. was concerned with freedom of the seas because of what Germany action during WW1?
unrestricted submarine warfare
This severely limited Americans right to Free speech during the war
Sedition Acts (Espionage)
After WW1 there was a First Red Scare, so Congress passed immigration quotas for people from where?
southern and eastern Europe
The U.S. took a leading role in putting down the Boxer Rebellion, establishing this to ensure equal trading rights in China
These Americans did not believe the U.S. had to control territories to trade with them, and did not want war for economic gain
Anti-Imperialist
What is one way the government encouraged civilians to conserve food for the troops
rationing
This was the peace agreement that punished Germany harshly
Treaty of Versailles
What actually ended the Great Depression and brought about an economic boom for America?
What actually ended the Great Depression and brought about an economic boom for America?
The explosion on this ship was sensationalized to get Americans into war
USS Maine
One of the MAIN causes of WW1, often secret, that brought many nations into the war?
Alliances
How did Germany reach out to Mexico for them to be on their side and attack the US
Zimmerman Telegram
At the end of WW1, U.S. Senators did not want to be tied to Europe’s collective security so the U.S. did NOT join this international organization
League of Nations
What was economic prosperity during the 1920s largely an illusion?
Buying on credit