Vocab
The glorification and building up of a nation's military and navy strength
Militarism
This "Slogan" used to drum up support for the Spanish-American War followed a mysterious explosion in Havana Harbor.
Remember the Maine!
This secret message from Germany to Mexico suggested an alliance against the U.S. in exchange for lost land in the Southwest.
Zimmerman Telegram
This was the name for the lethal, barbed-wire-filled space between opposing enemy lines.
No Man's Land
These were purchased by American citizens to help the government pay for the billions of dollars spent on the war.
Liberty Bonds
This law created the military draft in the United States to rapidly increase the size of the army.
Selective Service Act
In 1893, American business leaders staged a coup to overthrow the monarch of this island territory.
Hawaii
This style of "Journalism" used sensationalism and exaggeration to pull the U.S. into the Spanish-American War.
Yellow Journalism
This psychological condition, often characterized by tremors and confusion, was caused by constant artillery fire.
Shell Shock
Families were encouraged to grow these at home so that more commercially farmed food could be sent to the troops.
Victory Gardens
This specific clause in the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept 100% of the blame for the war.
War Guilt Clause
This U.S. policy was designed to ensure all nations had equal "Open" trading rights within China.
Open Door Policy
This British passenger liner was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, resulting in the deaths of 128 Americans.
Lusitania
This weapon of "psychological terror" forced soldiers to wear hot, cramped masks to survive.
Poison Gas
This international organization was the centerpiece of Woodrow Wilson’s "14 Points" plan for peace.
League of Nations
This term means intense pride in one's own country or ethnic group
Nationalism
Theodore Roosevelt's policy that emphasized diplomacy and military strength.
Big Stick Policy
These patriotic volunteers were famous for giving brief, rousing speeches to gain public support for the war.
Four Minute Men
Because neither side could gain ground on the Western Front, the war devolved into this "stagnant" type of fighting.
Stalemate
This future President encouraged Americans to ration their food in order to feed the army.
Herbert Hoover
This was the name for the final treaty that ended WWI.
Treaty of Versailles
This amendment was a promise that the U.S. would not officially annex Cuba after the war.
Platt Amendment
The U.S. purchased this massive northern territory from Russia before the turn of the century.
This painful condition was a direct result of soldiers keeping their feet in cold, wet mud for days on end.
Trench Foot
These two controversial laws made it illegal to speak out against the government or interfere with the war effort.
Espionage and Sedition Act