Started by the explosion of the American battleship the USS Maine
What is U.S.S. Maine
100
Treaty that ended World War I
Result was the League of Nations was ineffective.
What is Treaty of Versailles
100
Payments for war damages
What is Reparations
100
A viral illness
Caused many casualties during WWI
What is Influenza
200
Organization founded to help African American families and those less fortunate
Founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What is National Association of Colored Women
200
U.S. won decisively and gained the territories of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
What is Spanish American War
200
Their roles were increased in industry
Proved they could be valuable assets in American Labor during WWI
What is World War I Status of Women
200
27th president of the United States
Secretary of State under Roosevelt
Governor of the Philippines
Who is William Howard Taft
200
Created Yellow Journalism that sensationalized the Spanish American War
Owned the New York Journal
Who is William Randolph Hearst
300
Caused by rising prices
Labor Strike 1919
300
War where Filipinos rebelled using the same tactics the Spanish had used in Cuba
What is Filipino War
300
Term used to describe the Atlantic border of France
Critical for winning World War I
What is Western Front
300
President Wilson’s foreign policy approach
U.S. would not use force to assert influence in the world
What is Moral Diplomacy
300
Theory that only the strong will survive
Through natural selection other more “primitve” races will eventually die off
Used by the United States in many foreign policy decisions
What is Social Darwinism
400
Focused on Economic Reform
Business and Labor Reform
What is Woodrow Wilson’s New Freedom Policies
400
Big Stick Diplomacy
What is Teddy Roosevelt’s foreign policy
Strong military to achieve American goals
400
Commander of the U.S. military in Europe during WWI
Who is John J. Pershing
400
Cuba was granted independence
U.S. gained a sphere of influence over Cuba
Restricted Cuban rights
What is Platt Amendment
400
Act passed by Congress that promised the Philippines would ultimately gain its independence
What is Jones Act
500
Three things the Progressive Reform focused on
What is Education
Working Conditions
Government
500
Filipino nationalist who rebelled against both Spain and the U.S.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo
500
Passed by Congress in 1917 authorizing a draft for military service
What is Selective Service Act
500
Foreign policy where dominant countries had political and social influence over other countries
European countries had privileged access to Chinese ports and markets
What is Spheres of Influence
500
An aggressive form of nationalism popularized by U.S. press