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Explain yellow journalism.
exaggerated news reporting that focuses on triggering emotion of the reader/viewer to make profits.
Define the term muckraker.
a journalist that exposes wrongdoing.
Explain the 2 ways that the Panama Canal benefited the US.
allowed for quicker trade and a 2 ocean Navy.
Define imperialism.
a country expanding their power and/or influence beyond their borders.
Explain why so many business owners during the late 1800s and early 1900s were against progressive reforms.
What is the purpose of propaganda?
to influence thoughts and actions of people
Thomas Nast
Why did many women take part in the Progressive Movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s?
to advance women's rights in society--voting rights, workplace rights, etc.
Explain the Boxer Rebellion.
When several Chinese nationalists violently rebelled against foreign influence and control within China by killing foreigners in China.
What does reform mean?
to improve
-militarism
-nationalism
-imperialism
-alliances
-assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Identify the 3 reasons why the US joined WW1.
-German U-Boat aggression
-US militarism
-Russian Revolution
-Zimmerman Note
Explain how the Philippines reacted to the US acquiring it as a territory after the Spanish-American War.
the Philippines had a bloody revolt vs the American military
Explain why many in the US wanted to stay neutral.
-avoid the realities of war that were taking place in Europe.
-continue the policy of isolationism
-continue to benefit economically off of the war
Explain how the U.S. got involved in the Cuban Revolution.
yellow journalism in America about the Cuban Revolution triggered emotion of many American readers....which, in turn, led many Americans to pressure the government to act on the behalf of Cuba. the government sent the USS Maine down to Cuba...and it blew up...which led to the US declaring war on Spain.
Explain how Wilson's 14 Points and the Treaty of Versailles were different from each other.
Wilson's 14 Points focused on establishing long last peace in Europe by avoiding many of the issues that originally led to the outbreak of war. The Treaty of Versailles focused on punishing Germany and redistributing Germany's territories among the European Allied countries.