Imperialism
What is the process of a nation expanding its power by taking control of new territories?
Imperialism
What country did the US fight in the Spanish-American War?
Spain
What conflict took place in Europe during the early 20th century?
WWI
What right(s) were suppressed during WWI in the US?
Speech, press, assembly
What was the period of anti-communist sentiment after WWI?
The First Red Scare
What states did the US add during the period of American imperialism?
Hawaii and Alaska
What president fought in the Spanish American War?
Theodore Roosevelt
What are the 4 MAIN reasons for WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
How did the US convince its citizens that supporting the war was in their interest?
Propaganda
What caused the First Red Scare?
The fall of Russia
What war did the US fight as part of its imperialistic goals?
The Spanish-American War
What country did the US claim they were fighting the Spanish-American War to free?
Cuba
What countries started WWI?
Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire
What laws did the US pass to stop people from criticizing the war effort?
Sedition and Espionage Acts
What was the foreign policy that the US pursued after WWI?
Isolationism
What was Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy known as?
Big Stick Diplomacy
What territories did the US gain after the Spanish-American War?
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
What country was the first to mobilize for WWI?
Russia
What document promised German aid to Mexico if Mexico declared war on the US?
Zimmerman Telegram
Why did the US return to isolationism after WWI?
Because the US citizens did not want to risk losing more lives and resources in another pointless war
What building project did the US complete during the age of imperialism to increase world trade?
Panama Canal
What amendment in the US declaration of war against Spain prevented the US from Annexing Cuba?
Teller Amendment
Who was assassinated to start WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Why did the US join WWI?
Germany resuming unrestricted submarine warfare, the threat of a Mexican invasion, US investments in Britain
What organization did the US refuse to join at the end of WWI?
The League of Nations