Vocabulary
an official agreement between nations or groups
Treaty
a waterway built for boat travel and shipping
canal
a narrow strip of land that links two larger pieces of land. It has water on both sides.
isthmus
True or False: We DO know what happened to the Maine ship.
False
Who were the new workers in factories during World War I?
African Americans and women
a person who is not in the military
civilian
an agreement nations make to support and defend each other
alliance
an agreement to stop fighting
armistice
True or False: The Panama Canal WAS built on an isthmus.
True
Soldiers fought and lived on the battlefields in trenches.
information that is used to shape people's thinking
propaganda
the limits on the amount of some goods civilians can have
rations
the murder of an important leader
assassination
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What treaty ended World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
when people want to stay out of world events
isolationism
when nations build empires by adding colonies
imperialism
a way of fighting in which soldiers fought from long narrow ditches, or trenches
trench warfare
What led congress to declare a war on Spain?
The U.S. Navy ship "Maine" exploded in a Cuban harbor
When did World War I end?
November 11, 1918
militarism
a kind of writing that exaggerates news to shock and attract readers
yellow journalism
the belief that your country deserves more success than others
nationalism
What is one result of the Spanish American War?
Spain gave Puerto Rico, the Phillipines, and Guam to the U.S.
What main event led the U.S. to enter the war?
Germany began attacking American ships