America Expands
What term means extending a country’s power or influence over other places?
Imperialism
Which country did the United States fight in the Spanish-American War?
Spain
Which canal created a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Panama Canal
What term means not taking sides in a war?
Neutrality
What type of warfare involved soldiers fighting from long ditches dug into the ground?
Trench warfare
Who was the U.S. president during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
American businesses wanted overseas markets. What did they want to do in those markets?
Sell American goods/products.
What term describes exaggerated, sensational newspaper reporting used to attract readers and stir emotions?
Yellow journalism
The Open Door policy sought equal trading access in which country?
China
Which MAIN cause involved countries promising to defend one another?
Alliances
What could Americans buy to lend the government money for the war?
Liberty Bonds/war bonds
What was the name of Wilson’s peace proposal?
Fourteen Points
Which naval thinker argued that a strong navy and overseas bases would help the United States become a world power?
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Which American battleship exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898?
USS Maine
Which policy asserted a U.S. role in intervening in Latin American countries and expanded the Monroe Doctrine?
Roosevelt Corollary
What German naval practice endangered American ships and lives and helped push the United States toward war?
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Which American general commanded the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe?
John J. Pershing
Which international organization was created after WWI to promote cooperation and prevent future wars?
League of Nations
Give two reasons the United States wanted Hawaii.
Any two: Pacific naval bases, refueling stations, access to Asian markets, economic interests.
Name two territories the United States gained from Spain after the war.
Any two: Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines.
How did the Panama Canal help both trade and the U.S. Navy?
It shortened travel distances, making shipping and movement of naval ships faster.
What did Germany propose to Mexico in the Zimmermann Telegram?
An alliance against the United States if the U.S. entered the war; Germany offered support for recovering lost territory.
Give two ways Americans at home supported the war effort.
Any two: buying bonds, conserving food, working in factories, producing supplies, volunteering.
What were reparations that Germany was required to pay under the Treaty of Versailles?
Payments for war damage.
How could overseas naval bases help both the U.S. military and American businesses?
Bases helped ships refuel and operate overseas, allowing the navy to protect trade routes and American commerce.
Explain how yellow journalism helped build support for war with Spain.
Sensational stories stirred anger against Spain and encouraged Americans to support war.
A U.S. president uses loans and business investment to increase American influence overseas. Which policy does this describe?
Dollar Diplomacy
Explain how alliances could turn a conflict between two countries into a much larger war.
Countries could enter the fighting to support their allies, drawing additional nations into the conflict.
Why did machine guns make it difficult for soldiers to advance across the land between trenches?
Their rapid fire exposed advancing soldiers to heavy casualties, helping create a stalemate.
Why did some U.S. senators oppose joining the League of Nations?
They feared obligations could draw the United States into future wars and limit Congress’s control over decisions about war.
What term means adding a territory to a country?
Annexation
Which island was fighting for independence from Spain before the United States entered the war?
Cuba
A president negotiates with other countries while showing that the U.S. military is ready to act. Which type of diplomacy is this?
Big Stick diplomacy
Which MAIN cause means strong pride in and loyalty to your country?
Nationalism
What term describes messages and images used to influence opinions and encourage support for the war?
Propaganda
What term means an agreement to stop fighting, like the one that began on November 11, 1918?
Armistice