American Imperialism
"Open Door Policy" advocated for free trade with what nation?
What is China?
This was the name of the ship that exploded in Havana's harbor, setting off tensions between Spain & the U.S.
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
Resulted in the Confederacy being split in half along the Mississippi River
What is the Union victory at Vicksburg?
This was Wilson's justification for supporting the 19th amendment
What is women were vital to the war effort and the amendment was a war measure?
These were the four primary causes of World War I.
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
This was Roosevelt's imperialism policy to get people to do what he wanted
What is Big Stick Policy?
This was the name of the U.S. troop regiment credited with the victory at the Battle of San Juan Hill. Led by a future President.
Who are the Rough Riders?
Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine?
This was Woodrow Wilson's way combating those speaking out against the war.
What are the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
The sinking of this British passenger ship created tension between the U.S. and Germany after 128 Americans were killed in the attack.
What is the Lusitania?
This was the Roosevelt policy that said we would be the policemen of the Western Hemisphere?
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
This was the term for the press that got us into the war with "fake news"
What is yellow journalism?
This group gained more power by the ratification of the 17th Amendment.
Who are the citizens of the U.S.?
Effects of the Selective Service Act of May 1917 (the draft) was passed so quickly because the United States previously
What is maintained a very small peacetime military?
These were the "Big Four" nations present at the Paris Peace Conference.
Who are Britain, France, Italy, and the U.S.
In order to get the Panama Canal, we did this
What is start a revolution in Panama to get it free from Colombia?
The U.S. gained these territories as a result of the war.
What is Cuba, Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
These two NFL teams have the most Super Bowl wins (6).
Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots?
The movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920.
What is The Great Migration?
The reason the U.S. entered WWI.
What are German unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram?
The Roosevelt Corollary built on this policy from the 1820's.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
He was our president during the Spanish-American War
Who is McKinley?
This is the total number of stickers on a standard Rubik's Cube.
What is fifty-four (54)?
This prominent Socialist in the U.S. was sentenced to 10 yrs in prison for speaking against the war and ran for president from a prison cell in 1920.
Who is Eugene Debs?
A plan for post war peace
What is Wilson's "14 Points"?