Imperialism
Hawaiian Queen who struggled in vain to prevent a US takeover of Hawaii
Who is Queen Liluakalani?
The glorification and build up of military culture
What is Militarism?
US president who led US into WWI after campaigning on the fact he "kept us out of war"
Who is Wilson?
Defensive fighting style that developed on the Western front largely due to the new weapons of WWI
What is Trench Warfare?
TN WWI hero from Pall Mall, TN who won a congressional medal of honor.
Who is Alvin York?
Conflict where the US helped Cuba gain its independence as well as pick up Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
What is the Spanish-American War?
Agreements made between countries to support each other
What are alliances?
Offer of Germany to make Mexico a WWI alliance promising to force the US to give back territories
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
Led US forces into WWI
Who is John "BlackJack" Pershing?
Supreme Court case that upheld reasonable limitations be placed on free speech during war
What is Schenck v United States?
Imperialist polices of Howard Taft encouraging American investments in colonies
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
The political domination by strong nations over weaker ones
What is Imperialism?
German weapon used to sink the Lusitania and Sussex
What are u boats?
Treaty that ended WWI
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The movement of thousands of African Americans from the South to North and Midwest to fill jobs during WWI
What is the Great Migration?
Imperial policy of Theodore Roosevelt using the Military especially the Navy to accomplish foreign policy goals (Panama Canal)
What is Big Stick Diplomacy?
Pride in ones nation
What is nationalism?
African American WWI unit who served in trenches and suffered more casualties than any other unit. Given their nicknames by the Germans
Who are the Harlem Hell Fighters?
Wilson's speech that outlined a vision of the post -WWI era. Intent was to prevent a future World War
What are the 14 points?
People who refuse to participate in war based on religious and or moral values
Who are conscientious objectors?
Roosevelt's aggressive extension to the Monroe Doctrine
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
His assassination was the "spark" of WWI. He was air to the Austrian throne
Who is Archduke Francis Ferdinand?
Nickname for US soldiers in WWI
What are the Doughboys?
In Wilson's 14th point. A global body to prevent future wars, it was turned down by US Senate.
What is the League of Nations?
Committee that used propaganda and speeches to gain public support for WWI
What is the Creel Committe? or The Committee on Public Information