Imperialism
Spanish American War
Presidential Diplomacy
WWI Homefront
Post WWI
100

Imperialism is the desire to gain...

Colonies

100

The Spanish were blamed for the explosion of the

USS Maine

100

The name of Teddy Roosevelt's Foreign Policy

Big Stick Diplomacy

100

What are the 4 M.A.I.N. causes of the war?

Militarism

Alliances

Imperialism

Nationalism

100

What ended WWI?

The Treaty of Versailles

200

What theory was used to justify imperialism by claiming that those in colonized areas were "inferior" and "unfit to for self-rule?"

Social Darwinsim

200

The letter sent by the Spanish ambassador that claimed president McKinley was weak is known as..

de Lomé Letter

200

By using the military to put down the Boxer Rebellion, the US eliminating spheres of influence and creating a....

Open Door Policy

200

What was Woodrow Wilson's initial policy towards US involvement in the war?

Neutrality/Isolationism

200

How did Woodrow Wilson attempt to achieve "peace without victory?"

14 Points

300

Which pacific island chain was annexed into the United States by American planters overthrowing the Queen? It also served as a military base and fueling depot between the US and Asia.

Hawaii

300

Exaggerated stories of the Cuban Revolution published in Newspapers like the New York World and New York Journal were known as

Yellow Journalism

300

Big Sexy Taft encouraged financial investment and changed Roosevelts foreign policy to....

Dollar Diplomacy

300

How did life change for women during WWI?

many took factory jobs

300

An international governing body that was supposed to solve international disputes, but ultimately was rejected...

League of Nations

400

According to Alfred T Mahan and the "influence of Sea Power," why should the US gain overseas colonies?

National Security

400

All three territories gained by the United States following the Spanish-American War?

Puerto Rico, Guam, The Philippines

400

Why was the Panama Canal of great importance?

The US could quickly move the navy/goods from one ocean to the other

400

Who was responsible for creating propaganda to influence Americans to conserve, hate Germans, buy liberty bonds, not strike, etc...

Committee on Public Information (CPI)

400

What was Germany's punishments for the war?

Reparations/Fines

Lost Land

Reduced Military

500

Anti-Imperialists, like Andrew Carnegie, argued that imperialism was un-American because

it took away people's right to self government/went against American principles

500

An amendment to the constitution of Cuba which granted the US the ability to interfere in Cuba's foreign affairs and established a permanent military base in Cuba

Platt Amendment

500

An addition to the Monroe Doctrine which said the US would intervene on behalf of Latin American countries if European powers attempt to collect debts

Roosevelt Corollary 

500

What did the sedition act do that was incredibly controversial? (Scheck v United States)

Limited free speech/criticism of the government

500

The purpose of the Dawes Plan was to...

Help Germany pay its reparations

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