When a stronger nation attempts to take over what it believes to be a weaker nation. When the U.S adopts this policy, they aim to obtain overseas markets, naval bases and spread Western culture.
What is Imperialism?
Great Britain, France and Russia fought WW1 against this nation and its allies
What is Germany?
Required men ages 21-30 to register for military service.
What is the Selective Service Act?
What state is Ms Therrien from?
This territory was annexed by the United States in 1898, five years after planters and businessmen there overthrew the Queen (with U.S support) and requested the US to annex the territory.
What is Hawaii?
A book written by Upton Sinclair that exposed the horrors of the meat packing industry and lack of safety and sanitation.
What is "The Jungle"?
Germany
Who did the League of Nations - Great Britain and France (Italy and Japan too) want to punish after World War 1?
Where in Vermont is Mrs Ritchie from?
What is Grand Isle?
Journalism that presents little or no well researched news, and use eye catching headlines. An example of this is "To Hell with Spain, Remember the Maine!"
What is yellow journalism?
What is the name of our current first lady?
What is Jill Biden?
This War was fought over Spain's Cuban and Pacific territories. Mainly, though, the United States was interested in acquiring foreign territories for raw goods like sugar.
What is the Spanish American War?
This woman wrote stories exposing crimes and worked for anti-lynching laws.
Who is Ida Wells Barnett?
The first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. Members included Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan. The U.S did not join.
What is the League of Nations?
The sinking of this ship caused America to declare that it would not tolerate Germany's undeclared sinking of ships by u-boats and would consider getting into World War 1 if they did not stop violating the freedom of the seas.
What is the Lusitania?
The Syrian government's closest ally
What is Iran?
Created by Roosevelt, it paved an easier path for the U.S Navy to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What is the Panama Canal?
The treaty that ended World War 1. Hint: Not Wilson's 14 points. It is a famous palace of the french monarchy.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The headquarters of the U.S Department of Defense
What is the pentagon?