Notable People
26th president of the United States, known as a "trust buster", and won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to meditate the Russo-Japanese War.
Theodore Roosevelt
One cause of the Spanish-American War that is characterized by exaggerating the truth in order to get a reaction.
Yellow Journalism
Volunteer cavalry unity led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba
Rough Riders
Heir to a country whose assassination was one of the causes of World War 1.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Term for a type of hysteria that happened after the Communist Revolution occurred in Russia in 1917, and Americans were afraid communism might spread in the United States
The Red Scare
President of the United States during World War 1; drafted the "Fourteen Points" which was eventually voted against by Congress.
Woodrow Wilson
Warship that was blown up in Havana Harbor off the coast of Cuba directly leading to the Spanish-American War.
U.S.S. Maine
Later development of the Monroe Doctrine in which Teddy Roosevelt declared that the U.S. would act as an international police power in Latin America.
Roosevelt Corollary
Statement made by President Woodrow Wilson as the reason he wanted to enter the War.
"make the world safe for democracy"
Name of the event in which several unexplained bombings caused the U.S. Attorney General to create the predecessor to the FBI and blame immigrants for the violence.
Palmer Raids
U.S. naval admiral who wrote the book The Influence of Sea Power on History, which detailed a strong relationship between a strong navy and successful world commerce.
Alfred T. Mahan
Letter intercepted from a Spanish ambassador criticizing U.S. President McKinley.
De Lome Letter
Man-made waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Workers faced problems with mosquito borne diseases and hazardous working conditions.
Panama Canal
The battle that led to the surrender of the Germany army and the end of WWI.
The Battle of Argonne Forest
Telegram sent by Germany, proposing that Mexico ally itself with Germany if the U.S. entered the war.
Zimmerman Telegram
Fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War and in the Philippines. Went on to be Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War 1.
General John J. Pershing
One of the territories acquired by the U.S. after winning the Spanish-American War.
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
Policy promoted by Teddy Roosevelt in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.
Imperialism
International organization formed after WWI to help solve disputes between countries. The U.S. did not join and it was considered a failure.
League of Nations
Federal law that prevented immigration from Asia and set quotas on the number of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe.
National Origins Act
Born in Honolulu and eventually led negotiations to help both the kingdom of Hawaii and the Republic of Hawaii to pay off their national debt.
Sanford Dole
Document that stipulated 7 conditions for the United States to keep troops in Cuba.
Platt Amendment
This ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 and was signed in New Hampshire, owing to the mediation of the President, Theodore Roosevelt. President Roosevelt earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.
Treaty of Portsmouth (1905)
The treaty that officially ended WWI. Germany was forced to pay reparations to the Allies for the cost of the war. The treatment of Germany in the treaty helped lead to the rise of Adolph Hitler and WWII.
Treaty of Versailles
A promise Germany made to America to stop sinking their ships without warning. (non-war ships). Within a year Germany broke the promise
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