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Exaggerating events to sell newspapers
What is Yellow Journalism
This lead to the start of World War 1
What is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
He lead a revolution in Hawaii and told the native Hawaiians that they could vote on whether to remain an independent country.
Who is Sanford B Dole
This general lead the US troops and is most famous for creating an effective military fighting force
Who is John J. Pershing
What was the outcome of the Spanish American War
Cuba gained independence and the USA got Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Phillipines as territories
A standoff where no side is winning
What is a stalemate
This lead to the USA getting involved in the Spanish American War
What is the sinking of th USS Maine
A pledge made by Germany to not sink merchant ships without warning
What is the Sussex Pledge
This act was created to silence war critics in the USA. Some people felt that it infringed upon personal liberties and freedoms guaranteed by the consitution
What is the Espionage and Sedition Acts
He strongly believed that a strong Navy would help position the USA as a world power
Who is Alfred Mahan
Daily Double
What does MAIN stand for
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Name 2 events that lead to the USA entering WW1
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany resuming unrestricted submarine warfare
During the Spanish American War Spain, and in WW1, Germany, tried to persuade this country to declare war on the USA.
What is Mexico
What are some conditions soliders faced in the trenches and name at least one health related issue that occured as a result of being in the trenches
Diseases, rats, lack of food and clean water, stalemates, bad weather, etc.
Trench foot or long term side effects of exposure to Mustard Gas
This project made travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans much faster
What is the Panama Canal
This was passed to ensure that the USA had enough of troops to serve in the war
What is the Selective Service Act
As a result of the USA entering the war what are 2 changes that occured in the country
What is the migration of Southern Blacks for better paying jobs up North, and the East/ West Coasts of the USA
Women were working in jobs traditionally held by men
Daily Double
Germany resumed this tactic and started sinking all ships because they knew that it would draw the USA into the war
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Name 3 examples of new WW1 technology and how they helped soldiers
Machine guns, mustard gas, heavy artillery, tanks, airplanes,submarines, grenades/flame throwers
Technology helped to break stalemates by getting soliders out of the trenches,helped fire on enemy's trenches from longer distances, aerial combat, protect merchant ships,more accurate firing power
What are two things Wilson proposed in the 14 points document and 2 things that happened as a result of the Treaty of Versailles
14 points: Ability to freely trade worldwide, travel international waters, reduction of armies world wide, independent countries.
Treaty: Germany paid repartations, military troop and arms reduction, formation of independent countries, League of Nations established and America doesn't join
This was declared November 11, 1918 to signal an end to the war
What is an Armistice or Cease Fire
This solider was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for capturing enemy troops during the Battle of Argonne Forest
Who is Alvin York
Because Germany broke promises it was one of the factors impacting the decision to declare war on them. What are 2 promises they broke and what were the consequences of those actions ( hint... think Treaty of Versailles)
Sussex Pledge, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Sinking of the Lusitania
Had to pay repartations, couldn't be part of The League of Nations, Greatly reduced # of soliders, no submarines, no Air Force, return land, admit war was their fault, only allowed to have 6 battleships
Daily Double
This is the name given to American soliders and this was their nickname
What is the American Expenditionary Forces and their nickname was the Dough Boys
What is the Big Stick Policy and how is it similar to the Roosevelt Corollary
Big Stick policy believed that it was necessary to use the military to help police the world,maintain stability, to ensure world peace. The policy also believed that it was the USA duty to civilize 3 world countries.
Roosevelt Corollary said we are the police of the western hemisphere and will intervene in foreign affairs if necessary to keep world peace