Imperialism
WWI in America
WWI Abroad
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
Secretary of State John Hay referred to the Spanish American War as this as it was an easy victory helping America assume a more prominent role in the world.
"Splendid Little War"
100
The US president during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
100
His death started WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
100
By not joining the League of Nations after WWI, the U.S. briefly practiced this foreign policy
Isolationism
100
The years WWI started and ended
1914- 1918
200
Purchased from Russia, this land was called a "Frozen Wasteland" by the public
Alaska
Bonus: How much did they pay??!!
200
At the beginning of WWI, the U.S. followed a policy of ________________
Neutrality
200
Two of the European allied forces (America's allies)
Great Britain
France
Russia
200
Exaggerating of headlines and articles to increase sales
Yellow Journalism
200
This Allied power(country) endured the most damage from WWI. Georges Clemenceau, this country's prime minister, argued that the war was a crime against humanity, caused by the Germans
"There must be justice for the dead and wounded and for those who have been orphaned that Europe might be freed from Germany…"
What is France?
300
This boat was sunk of the coast of Cuba leading to the Spanish American War
USS Maine
300
The public was very upset from this coded letter being intercepted by Britain calling for Mexico to join the central powers
The Zimmermann Telegram
300
Germany threatened to sink a ship for entering this area
War Zone
300
a passenger ship that was sunk by German U boats
Lusitania
300
What is the president saying about the progressive movement?
There is no room for war if we desire progress.
400
A man made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It made trade easier from America, specifically after the Spanish-American War
Panama Canal
400
2 reasons America joined WWI
sinking of the Lusitania
Zimmermann telegram
Unrestricted submarine warfare
400
MAIN
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
400
To Annex means....
to add or claim territory
400
Yellow Journalism
Bonus Question: This journalism contributed to the start of which war?
What does this say about the power of media?
500
Name 2 key effects of the Treaty of Versailles
Germany took full responsibility for the war, the creation of The League of Nations, drawing of new national borders, and the payment of reparations to the Allied Powers
500
Charles Schenck violated this act/law when he urged people to resist the draft into the army
Espionage and Sedition Acts
500
These countries were part of the Central Powers (2 countries)
Germany, Autria-Hungary & Ottoman Empire
500
Name one writer responsible for yellow journalism at the turn of the century
William Randolph Hearst or Joseph Pulitzer
500
What is Imperialism?