Spanish American War
U.S. Expands
World War I
Latin American Policies
Potpurri
100
The battleship that was sunk in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898.
What is U.S.S. Maine?
100

The United States urged it's inhabitants to overthrow the queen on this island in hopes of acquiring it as a territory?

What is Hawaii?

100

The event that ignited World War I.

What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

100

Enacted in 1820, this proclaimed that the Western Hemisphere is no longer open to European Colonization.

What is the Monroe Doctrine?

100

This event killed 128 Americans and prompted the U.S. to enter World War I.

What is the sinking of the Lusitania?

200
The two island nations where the Spanish-American War took place.
What is Cuba & the Philippines?
200

The United States gained this territory in the Caribbean after defeating the Spanish in the Spanish American War.

What is Puerto Rico?

200

Developed by the Germans, this was the first weapon of mass destruction.

What is poison Gas?

200
The United States urged the Panamanians to revolt against this country, so we could have exclusive rights to the proposed Panama Canal.

What is Columbia?

200

Consisted of Russia, Great Britain, and France during World War I.

What are the allied Powers?

300
This very short war was ended when the U.S. and Spain had a break in the war to talk peace. This would also be known as this vocabulary word.
What is armistice?
300

The United States gained this small island in the Pacific after defeating the Spanish in the Spanish American War. It is still a U.S. possession today.

What is Guam?

300

Tactic used by German U-boats to discourage ships from entering various European ports.

What is unrestricted submarine warfare?

300

This proclaimed that the U.S. could use any means to protect its interests in the Caribbean. An addition to the Monroe Doctrine

What is the Roosevelt Corellary?

300

As America expanded, some people believed that we were using the practice of taking over land to become a stronger nation. Also known as this

What is imperialism?

400
The results of the war for Cuba and the United States
What is independence for Cuba and new territories for the U.S. (Puerto Rico, Guam, & the Philippines)?
400

A series of island that United States in the Pacific after the Spanish American War.

What are the Phillipines?

400

Made up of Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.

What are the Central Powers?

400

Focusing on giving loans to Latin American countries in hopes that that European influence would disappear in the those countries.

What is Dollar Diplomacy?

400
This group of soldiers was led by Teddy Roosevelt when he left his government job to fight in Cuba.
Who were the Rough Riders?
500

Exaggerated stories in American newspapers designed to sway the public's attituded towards war with Spain.

What is yellow journalism?

500
Many Americans wanted to remain in isolation from the rest of the world, however even they could not argue that expansion was a good idea for this reason.
What is trade?
500

This promised to give Mexico Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas after the war, if they came in on the Central Powers side.

What is the Zimmerman Telegram(Note)?

500

This path cut travel time from the Atlantic and Pacific by 12,000 miles. 

What is the Panama Canal?

500

The four M.A.I.N. reasons for World War I

What is militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.

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