The policy by which stronger nations extended their economic, political, or military control over weaker nations or territories.
Imperialism
100
a message sent in 1917 by the German foreign minister to the german ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if the United States entered WWI
Zimmermann telegram
100
A kind of warfare during World War I in which troops huddled at the bottom of trenches and fired artillery and machine guns at each other
Trench Warfare
100
distributing a fixed amount of a certain item
rationing
100
President Woodrow Wilson's goals for peace after WWI
Fourteen Points
200
A shortcut through Panama that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.
Panama Canal
200
refusing to take sides in a war
neutrality
200
the American Expeditionary Force, U.S. forces during World War I
AEF
200
an opinion expressed for the purpose of influencing the actions of others
propoganda
200
an organization set up after WWI to settle international conflicts
League Of Nations
300
An area where foreign nations claim special rights and economic privileges.
Spheres of influence
300
an alliance of Serbia, Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy, and seven other countries durring WWI
Allies
300
a 1918 battle during World war I that marked the turning point in the war; allied troops along with Americans halted the German advance into France
2nd battle of The Marne
300
a low-interest loan by civilians to the government, meant to be repaid in a number of years
War Bonds
300
in 1919-1920, a wave of panic from fear of a communist revolution
Red Scare
400
in 1900, chinese resentment toward foreigners' attitude of cultural superiority resulted in this violent uprising.
Boxer Rebellion
400
an alliance of Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria durring WWI
Central Powers
400
An end to fighting
Armistice
400
the movement of African Americans between 1910 and 1920 to Northern Cities from the South
Great Migration
400
in 1920 federal agents and police raided the homes of suspected radicals
Palmer Raids
500
a 1904 addition to the Monroe Doctrine allowing the United States to be the "policeman" in Latin America
Roosevelt Corollary
500
The assassination of this man was the immediate cause of WWI
Franz Ferdinand
500
The General who about 2 million soldiers served under as the American Expeditionary Force
John J. Pershing
500
passed in 1917, this law set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities and for encouraging draft resisters