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What year did the United States join World War I?
1917
the General who was the commander of the American Expeditionary forces on the Western Front during WWI
John J Pershing
the policy encouraged by our first President, George Washington, to stay out of the affairs of other countries
Isolationism or Neutral
The country that was blamed when the USS Maine exploded in Havana harbor
Spain
gave women the right to vote nationally
19th Amendment
What was the time span of World War I in Europe? (year it began to year it ended)
1914-1918
the President during World War I who came up with the Fourteen Points, his plan for peace which included a League of Nations to keep the peace
Woodrow Wilson
the policy that uses or threatens to use our military force to advance our foreign policy or improve our trade, like with Japan
Gunboat Diplomacy
John Jay came up with the Open Door Policy to this country to make sure the United States could trade with them in a time of European Imperialism
made the manufacture, sale and transport of alcohol illegal
18th Amendment or Prohibition or Volstead Act
What was the year of the Spanish American War which symbolizes America's Rise as a World Power?
1898
American businessman who encouraged the United States to annex Hawaii
Sanford Dole
President Roosevelt's policy of speaking softly, but having the unspoken threat of a powerful military to back up his words
Big Stick Diplomacy
this location is where President Roosevelt wanted to build a waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to make it easier to trade and to mobilize our military
Panama
in 1917 Congress passed it which authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription (the draft)
Selective Service Act
What was the year of Plessy vs Ferguson, the court case that said facilities could be separate as long as they were equal? (and led to Jim Crow Laws)
1896
was a hero of WWI, Medal of Honor winner who fought bravely even though he tried to avoid the war by filing as a conscientious objector, someone who opposes military service due to religious beliefs
Alvin York
Taft's policy of using our financial power and our businesses to extend our influence, especially in Latin America, and to promote stability there
Dollar Diplomacy
was annexed by the United States in 1898, both for business interests in the sugar trade, and to use as a naval base
Hawaii
prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense with the intent or reason to believe that the information may be used for the injury of the United States
Espionage Act
year of the court case, Schenck v. United States, which said that if speech intended to result in a crime, and creates a clear and present danger, it is not protected by the first amendment. (Espionage Act)
1919
newspaper owner who promoted Yellow Journalism, using drama, sensationalism and exaggeration to sell millions of newspapers
Woodrow Wilson's policy of promoting democracy by supporting countries whose political beliefs are similar to are own
Moral Diplomacy
the area between France, Belgium and Germany where a stalemate developed as a result of the building of trenches to defend protect against the machine guns
Western Front
limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota based on the 1890 national census