Expansion
A nation uses political pressure, trade, or military force to extend its power over other lands. Name this policy.
Imperialism
Sensational headlines and exaggerated stories helped turn Americans against Spain. Name this reporting style.
Yellow journalism
Victory over Spain in this 1898 conflict accelerated America’s emergence as an overseas empire.
Spanish-American War
The sinking of this British passenger liner in 1915 killed Americans and increased tensions with Germany.
Lusitania
This 1917 law authorized the federal government to draft men for military service.
Selective Service Act
Wilson outlined a postwar peace program with this numerical name.
Fourteen Points
American manufacturers wanted overseas customers and resources. Identify these two economic motives for expansion.
New markets and access to raw materials
Hawaii was annexed and the Philippines came under U.S. control during this president’s administration.
William McKinley
Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines came under U.S. control, but this northern neighbor did not.
Canada
This intercepted German message proposed an alliance with Mexico if the United States entered the war.
Zimmermann Telegram
This federal committee used posters, speeches, and other propaganda to build support for the war.
Committee on Public Information (CPI)
Wilson wanted this international organization to help nations settle disputes and prevent wars.
League of Nations
This nineteenth-century belief claimed that U.S. expansion across North America was divinely intended.
Manifest Destiny
Supporters claimed overseas rule would educate and “civilize” other peoples. Identify this justification for imperialism.
A claimed civilizing mission
The peace settlement after the 1898 war transferred these three Spanish possessions to the United States.
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
The Zimmermann Telegram and submarine attacks mattered to the U.S. entry. The assassination of this Archduke did not.
Franz Ferdinand
Wartime orders increased factory output and employment. Describe the resulting trend in the U.S. economy during the war.
An economic boom driven by war production
Wilson warned that humiliating defeated nations would create resentment. What long-term outcome did he seek?
A lasting, stable peace in Europe
This 1823 policy warned European powers against further colonization or interference in the Americas.
Monroe Doctrine
This phrase expressed the racist claim that white imperial powers had a duty to govern and “uplift” colonized peoples.
“White Man’s Burden”
Overseas expansion strengthened this branch of the U.S. military in both the Pacific and Caribbean.
The U.S. Navy
Germany attacked ships without warning, endangering American lives. Name this naval policy.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Wartime restrictions on criticism of the government limited this civil liberty.
Freedom of speech
Senators opposed the Versailles settlement partly because membership in this organization might draw the United States into future wars.
League of Nations
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine asserted a U.S. right to intervene in Latin America to forestall European intervention.
Roosevelt Corollary
Anti-imperialists argued that people should choose their own government. Name this principle threatened by colonial rule.
Self-determination
Beyond self-determination, give two objections some Americans raised against taking the Philippines.
Any two: expense of governing; involvement in Asian conflicts; racist fears about racial mixing
Wilson presented U.S. entry as a defense of neutral rights and an effort to make the world safe for this political system.
Democracy
U.S. participation helped shift global influence toward America. Identify the two forms of power strengthened by the war.
Economic and military power
Explain the irony of America’s victory over Spain: what did the United States become after defeating an imperial power?
An imperial power itself