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
Great Britain, France, Serbia, Russia, Belgium, and United States
Who were the Allied Powers?
The United States president during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Newspapers published sensationalizing and exaggerating stories to sell more papers. Seen before and during the Spanish American War
Newspapers published sensationalizing and exaggerating stories to sell more papers. Seen before and during the Spanish American War
The president fought as a rough rider in the Spanish American war
Theodore Roosevelt
The years WWI occurred
1914-1918
League of Nations (rejected by the U.S. Congress), freedom of seas, Poland as independent nation
This treaty ended the Spanish American War.
Treaty of Paris
Who advocated for overseas expansion by growing the U.S. Navy?
Alfred Thayer Mahan
This event caused the start of the Spanish-American War.
Sinking of the USS Maine
The two events that led to U.S. involvement in WWI in 1917 (must give both)
Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram
The act passed that limited American's freedom of speech during WWI
Espionage Act
A message sent from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance
Zimmermann Telegram
This created faster shipping/defense route
Panama Canal
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)
Name of the British ship that was sunk causing the U.S. to get involved in WWI
Lusitania
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