Vocabulary
The peace-keeping organization created following the war. (the U.S. did not join)
League of Nations
This term is defined by expanding a nation's power by gaining political and economic control over another country or territory
Imperialism
The year of the Spanish American War
1898
Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary Germany
Who were the Central Powers?
The United States president during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
A situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible
Stalemate
This created faster shipping/defense route
Panama Canal
Newspapers published sensationalizing and exaggerating stories to sell more papers. Seen before and during the Spanish American War
Yellow Journalism
The years WWI occurred
1914-1918
The first mechanized war
WWI
This treaty ended the Spanish American War.
Treaty of Paris
In what year did the U.S. take control of the Panama Canal
1904
This event caused the start of the Spanish-American War.
Sinking of the USS Maine
The two reasons why the U.S. got involved in WWI in 1917 (must give both)
Unrestricted German submarine warfare (Sinking of the Lusitania) and the Zimmerman Telegram
The act passed during WWI that limited American's freedom of speech during WWI
Espionage Act (&Sedition Act)
A message sent from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance
Zimmermann Telegram
In what year did Sanford B Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani?
1893
The reason the U.S. fought the Spanish-American War (NOT the event that caused the war)
Cuban Independence
Four MAIN causes of WWI
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism (pick one and describe how it caused WWI)
The representative who was strongly against the U.S. joining the League of Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
This treaty caused lingering issues that led to World War II
Treaty of Versailles
This caused the annexation of Hawaii
Sanford B. Dole overthrows Queen Liluokalani
List the three territories the U.S. gained after the Spanish American War
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
What was the SPARK (one major event) that set off WWI?
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria-Hungary Empire)
list at least three weapon advancements made during WWI
Poison gas, tanks, airplanes, submarines, machine guns