People
Army sergeant who nearly avoided the draft as a conscientious objector, he won the Congressional MEDAL of HONOR for valor
Alvin York
sunk by the Germans killing more than 1,000 people, it spurred the U.S. to join the
Allies in World War I
Lusitania
plea to Mexico to join the Germans in World War I in exchange for former territories
Zimmerman Telegram
country that was given self determination due to Wilsons 14 points
Poland
A promise Germany made to America, after Wilson threatened to sever ties, to stop sinking their ships without warning.
Sussex Pledge
Austria-Hungary royal figure that was assassinated by Serbian nationalists in 1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
A policy that the Germans announced on January 1917 which stated that their submarines would sink any ship in the British waters Led to US entering World War I
unrestricted Submarine warfare
European powers were divided by treaties: the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy) and the Triple Entente (France, Russia, Britain). These obligated nations to join the war.
Alliances
U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge who led the fight against joining...
League of Nations
legislation that required millions of men to register for the draft
Selective Service Act
president of the U.S. Naval War College. wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History-argument that country needed a strong navy to be powerful & the U.S. need overseas bases for trade and defense.
Alfred Thayer Mahan
from 1914-1919 American joins 1917
major conflict that began with the assassination of Ferdinand and ended with the Treaty of Versailles
World War One
An arms race led to large military buildups, making leaders more likely to use military force, with plans like Germany's Schlieffen Plan speeding up mobilization.
Militarism
sugar cane plantation supported being annexed in 1898. In 1900, became a U.S. territory, & all became U.S. citizens. first territory the U.S. acquired in Pacific Ocean & would later become the 50th U.S. state in 1959.
Hawaii
Secretary of State John Hay initiated in 1899. Hay convinced other countries to sign a treaty that would open up trade with China to all countries Matthew Perry opened door to Japan
Open Door Policy
U.S. Senator who led the fight against joining the League of Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
1899-1901 was a Chinese uprising against foreign nations. US felt threatened its trade interests in Asia and was one of several nations that put down the ....
Boxer Rebellion
President McKinley felt the U.S. needed to get involved in Cuba to protect business interests & support Cuban Rebels, and due to the belief that Spain sunk the U.S.S. Maine
Reasons for the Spanish American War
U.S. expansion of its influence into the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam (GAINED TERRITORIES and became a world power after defeating a major European colonial power)
Results of the Spanish American War
It stated that the U.S. would not annex Cuba after it had gained independence from Spain.
Teller Amendment
General of the American Expeditionary forces who recruited and trained 3 million soldiers with one of them being Alvin York
John J Pershing
event that entered the US into war with Spain
USS Maine
United States spread democracy to other nations of Western Hemisphere. Wilson often used U.S. military to forcibly remove Latin American governments he did n't approve of. (Mexico, Haiti, Cuba, Panama, and Nicaragua )
Missionary Diplomacy
addition to the Monroe Doctrine.U.S. would intervene in finances of smaller countries in the Western Hemisphere. U.S. wanted to help these countries and prevent Europeans from taking them over.
Roosevelt Corollary
criminalized criticism to the war effort
Espionage and Sedition Act 1917