Policy by which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories.
Imperialism
100
A British passenger ship that got torpedoed by a German U-Boat, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans.
Lusitania
100
Led the AEF, or American Expeditionary Force
John J. Pershing
100
An opinion expressed for the purpose of influencing the actions of others
Propoganda
100
A wave of panic from fear of a Communist revolution.
Red Scarce
200
Battleship that was dispatched to protect U.S. citizens, but ends up exploding a month later and killing 260 sailors.
U.S.S Maine
200
Made up of Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
Central Powers
200
A kind of warfare in which troops huddled at the bottom of trenches and fired artillery and machine guns at each other
Trench Warfare
200
The movement of African Americans between 1910 and 1920 to northern cities from the south.
Great Migration
200
President Woodrow Wilson's goals for peace after WWI.
Fourteen Points
300
Sensational form of writing that exaggerates certain news.
Yellow Journalism
300
Made up of Serbia, Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy, and seven other countries.
Allies
300
U.S. forces during World War I
AEF, or American Expeditionary Force
300
Rationing
A certain item that is decreased
300
In 1920, federal agents and police raided the homes of suspected radicals.
Palmer Raids
400
Chinese resentment towards foreigner's attitude of cultural superiority led to this violent uprising.
Boxer Rebellion
400
A message sent to the German ambassador in Mexico by the German foreign minister that proposed a German-Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain lost territories if the U.S. entered the war.
Zimmerman Telegram
400
An end to fighting
Armsistence
400
A low interest loan by civilians to the government, meant to be repaid in a number of years
War Bonds
400
An organization set up after WWI to settle international conflicts.
League of Nations
500
An area where foreign nations claim special rights and economic privileges.
Spheres of Influence
500
Refusing to take sides in war.
Neutrality
500
Last battle of World War I, ended by the Germans surrendering.
2nd Battle of Marne
500
Acts that set prison terms during WWI.
Espionage and Sedition Acts
500
Money that a defeated nation pays for the destruction caused by war.