Spanish American War
group of men, consisting of rugged westerners and upper-class easterners who fought during the Spanish-American War
What are the Rough Riders?
passed by Congress in 1917 authorizing a draft of men for military service
What is the Selective Service Act?
sent from a German official in Mexico asking Mexico to attack the U.S. if we entered the war; which would pre-occupy us so we couldn’t help the Allies
What is the Zimmerman Telegram or Note?
Woodrow Wilson’s plan for World Peace after WWI
What are the 14 Points?
political, military, and economic domination of strong nations over weaker nations
What is Imperialism?
newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories in order to promote readership
What is yellow journalism?
foreign policy of staying neutral; not getting into other country’s affairs
What is Isolationism?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
What are the Central Powers during WWI?
ended WWI; established the League of Nations (without the U.S.), Punished Germany
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy of creating and using a strong military when necessary to achieve America’s goals.
What is the Big Stick Policy?
an agreement signed by the United States and Spain in which officially ended the Spanish-American War
What is the Treaty of Paris 1898?
movement of African-Americans from the South to the North for jobs in war industry
What is the Great Migration?
Germany’s practice of sinking ships that aided the Allies; major cause of the U.S. getting into WWI
What is submarine Warfare?
This day has become a federal holiday, celebrating the end of WWI.
What is Veteran's Day?
William Howard Taft’s foreign policy of buying up Latin America’s debt to keep other countries’ influence out of the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Dollar Diplomacy?
President Theodore Roosevelt's reassertion of the Monroe Doctrine to keep the Western Hemisphere free from intervention by European powers
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
passed by Congress in 1917 enacting severe penalties for anyone engaged in disloyal or treasonable activities
What is the Espionage Act?
this is where the the soldiers fought during ww1
What are the trenches?
The US did not sign the Treaty of Versallies because of this reason.
What is forming alliances?
violence started by members of a secret society in China, which prompted the governments of Europe and America to send troops to squash the rebellion
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
an American statement that the government did not want colonies in China, but favored free trade there
First Amendment rights can be denied if national security is at risk
What is Schneck vs US?
This agreement from Germany promised that only warships would be bombed during WWI.
WW2 is a result of this country feeling angry after the Treaty of Versailles.
What is Germany?
The US wanted the islands of Hawaii for these 2 reasons.
What are coaling stations and sugar?