Spanish-American War
The year the Spanish-American War began.
What is 1898?
The years when World War I was fought.
What is 1914-1918?
He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a machine gun nest in WWI, killing 28 German soldiers, capturing 132, and taking 32 machine guns.
Who is Alvin York?
The commander of the AEF.
Who was General John J. Pershing?
The purpose of Wilson's 14 points.
What is to prevent future global conflicts?
The cavalry unit Teddy Roosevelt led to victory during the Spanish-American War.
Who are the Rough Riders?
The year the U.S. entered World War I.
What is 1917?
World War I had this effect on the US economy.
What is it increased economic opportunities for US citizens?
When the AEF arrived in Europe, the Allies were able to launch a major counterattack here during WWI.
What is the Western Front?
This act helped the U.S. increase its military during WW.
What is the Selective Service Act?
The spark that started the Spanish-American War.
What is the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor, Cuba?
Henry Cabot Lodge opposed the U.S. joining this organization after WWI because he did not want America getting involved in other countries problems.
What is the League of Nations?
This declared that the US had trading rights in China.
What is the Open Door Policy of 1990?
When the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, this country declared war on Serbia.
What is Austria-Hungary?
This contributed to a stalemate along the Western Front in WWI due to the massive casualties they caused.
What are machine guns?
Alfred Thayer Mahan believed the U.S. needed to do these two things in order to become a world power.
What are a strong navy and expand overseas?
The sinking of this ship in World War I effected the U.S. by helping to shift public opinion against Germany.
What is the sinking of the Lusitania?
Sanford B. Dole wanted to annex this island/islands to the U.S. as a way to expand U.S. power.
What is Hawaii?
Wilson's 14 points was intended to prevent these two problems on the seas that happened during WWI.
What are blockades and unrestricted submarine warfare?
The main reason tanks were introduced during WWI.
What is to overcome trenches and end stalemates?
Causes of this War: Cuba & Philippines struggle for independence, yellow journalism, and sinking of the USS Maine
What is the Spanish-American War?
The US became a world power after the Spanish-American War because it acquired territory in these two areas:
What is the Caribbean and the Pacific?
President Taft's support for the private investment of US businesses in Latin America was called this:
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
This proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. It angered Americans and led to the U.S. entry into WWI.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
The allied victory in the Battle of the Argonne Forest led to this.
What is the signing of the Armistice?