Leaders/Diplomacy
The policy in which stronger nations extend their control over weaker territories
Imperialism
Those who joined the armed forces as nurses, office workers, stenographers, switchboard operators
Women
Secret note released to U.S. newspapers in 1917.
Zimmerman note/telegram
Britain erected this around Germany; led to famine in Germany
A naval blockade
What war was caused by America's imperialist occupation of the Philippines?
The Fillipino-American War
Trade/loans
Lusitania
Propaganda
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Zimmerman Telegram
America annexed this territory because of the sugar industry
Hawaii
Were not allowed to speak their ancestral language
German Americans
To prevent another World War, this group would settle disputes between countries.
League of Nations
List the countries of the Central Powers
List the countries of the Allies
CP: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Allies: France, Britain, Russia
Which war gave America the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba?
The Spanish-American War
Fought with the French and awarded the French Legion of Honor
African Americans
What were the 3 reasons for American neutrality?
1. Sanctuary (nation of immigrants)
2. Arbitrations (negotiations)
3. Travelers
The group that started the Civil War in Russia, which pulled them out of the war
This was Germany's plan to fight a two-front war. Explain it.
Schlieffen Plan
Germany invades France through Belgium, takes France quickly, and then moves for Russia (it failed)
List 3 reasons for American Imperialism
1. new markets/resources
2. military strength
3. cultural superiority
2 Ways the homefront supported the war effort
Rationing, bonds, loans, victory gardens, Red Cross, donations
List 3 things that happened to Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versaille
Reparations, demilitarization, loss of territory, blame for the war