Spanish-American War
Imperialism
U.S. Foreign Policy
World War I
America @ War
100
The explosion of this United States battleship in Cuba led to war with Spain.
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
100
He was a famous writer who was a bitter critic of imperialism.
Who is Mark Twain?
100
This policy proposed that all foreign nations have equal trading rights with China.
What is the Open Door Policy?
100
The alliance system, economic rivalries, nationalism, and militarism were all.
What are causes of World War I?
100
Congress passed this law that created procedures for detecting and imprisoning spies.
What is the Espionage Act?
200
This type of reporting is used to sell more newspapers through sensationalizing and distorting the truth.
What is yellow journalism/press?
200
The United States wanted imperial control over smaller countries because of these types of goods it would receive for its manufacturing and economy.
What is raw materials?
200
The United States ensured the construction of the Panama Canal by preventing what country from interfering.
What is Columbia?
200
This act requires young adult males to register for possible conscription.
What is the Selective Service Act?
200
This agency was responsible for posters, pamphlets, billboards, and news releases to win American support for the war.
What is the Committee of Public Information (CPI)?
300
The Spanish-American War lasted this number of months.
What is four months?
300
Guam and the Philippines are two of three islands in the Pacific Ocean under U.S. possession, the third is this.
What is Samoa?
300
American investment in Latin America was known as this under President William Howard Taft.
What is the Dollar Diplomacy?
300
The Central Powers consisted of these three countries in WWI.
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire (Turkey)?
300
Britain decoded this message that promised Mexico it would receive New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas if it sided with Germany against the United States.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
400
This future U.S. President was a leader of this voluntary group, the Rough Riders during the war.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
400
Alfred Thayer Mahan believed the United States needed to develop this branch of the military to increase its wealth and power.
What is the Navy?
400
President Roosevelt orchestrated this treaty between Russia and Japan, and he also won the Nobel Peace Prize because of it too.
What is the Treaty of Portsmouth?
400
The final terms of this peace treaty dealt harshly with Germany and the other defeated Central Powers.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
400
This was the movement of nearly 5 million African-Americans from the South to the Northeast and Midwest for factory jobs.
What is the Great Migration?
500
He was the leader of the Cuban revolution.
Who is Jose Marti?
500
This amendment assured that the United States would not annex Cuba.
What is the Teller Amendment?
500
The Roosevelt Corollary was an add on to this previous presidential document concerning the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
500
The assassination of this heir to the Austria-Hungary throne led to start of World War I.
Who is Archduke Francis Ferdinand?
500
German leaders declared this when attacking all ships traveling in the area of the British blockade.
What is "unrestricted submarine warfare"?
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