Spanish/American War
What island was trying to gain its independence from Spain?
Cuba
What is one other nickname for WWI?
The Great War
The war to end all wars.
This President kept America out of the Spanish American War until the USS Maine mysteriously exploded.
President McKinley
He was the tsar of Russia during WWI, and blamed for Russia's downfall.
Tsar Nicholas I
This is the nickname for the 1920s.
The Roaring Twenties
Why did America want to protect Cuba?
Supported Cuba's fight for independence.
Protect American businesses in Cuba.
Protect land owned by Americans in Cuba.
These are the four main Allied Powers.
Great Britian, Russian, France, United States
He dressed as a holy man and claimed to be a healer.
Rasputin
She befriended Rasputin and allowed him too much power over Russia.
Tsaress Alexandra
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
The 19th amendment
This was a group of volunteer cavalry that charged up San Juan Hill and was led by Theodore Roosevelt.
Rough Riders
These are the four main Central Powers.
Austria-Hungary, Germany, The Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria.
His assassination was the tipping point, leading to the first world war.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
He was the leader of Austria-Hungary before and after his nephews assassination.
Franz Josef
This was a major cause of The Great Depression.
The crash of the stockmarket
Buying on credit
High interest rates
Smoot Hawley Act
Bad decisions by the feds
This type of journalism was created by two competing newspaper men in order to sell more newspapers.
Yellow Journalism
This document was signed on June 28, 1919, officially ending the war.
The Treaty of Versailles
He was the leader of Germany during WWI.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
This President put America to work during the Great Depression, building back its economy with The New Deal.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (F.D.R.)
This amendment made it illegal to make, buy/sell, and transport alcohol. This was called Prohibition.
The 18th Amendment
What were the three main outcomes of the Spanish American War?
Cuba gained its independence from Spain.
America gained several new territories.
America became a world power.
This communication tried to convince Mexico to side with Germany against America, if they joined the war. Mexico was promised it would get back land it lost to America.
The Zimmerman Telegram
He was the leader of America and gave the 14 Points of Light speech.
Woodrow Wilson
Vladmir Lenin
This happened when farming land was over-worked and was unable to be farmed, leaving loose soil to blow around.
The Dust Bowl