Homefront
Who migrated during the great migration and why was it significant?
African Americans were able to escape Jim crow laws and it opened up job opportunities.
What are some reasons the U.S. would go to war?
Protect national security
Defend allies
etc...
What is Isolationism?
Staying out of foreign affairs/staying neutral
what telegram was intercepted from Germany to Mexico?
The Zimmerman Note
Give one example of U.S. Imperialism
Hawaii/Panama canal/etc...
How did the Zimmerman Note affect the U.S. home front?
Turned the war from something far off in the distance to a direct threat
What war gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
The Spanish American war
What is interventionism?
Government involvement in domestic affairs and international affairs
What is propoganda?
Biased, lying, or Misleading info to influence public opinion
What country gained independence after the Spanish-American War
Cuba
What shifts in labor occurred during WW1?
Women entered the work force
Great Migration
Etc...
Why did the US go to war with Spain?
Fight for Cuba's freedom
Dramatic Newspapers
sinking of the USS main
What is Anglo-saxonism?
The belief that people of English decent are naturally superior.
What is Yellow Journalism?
Exaggerated facts and catchy headlines to get more people to buy newspaper
Why was it valuable to build the Panama Canal?
Shortened trade routes/ Less fuel used thus lower costs/ etc...
What were the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
Criminalized anti-war talk, spy activities, purposeful obstruction of the war effort.
What are the MAIN causes of WW1?
M- Militarism
A- Alliances
I- Imperialism
N- Nationalism
What is the White Man's Burden?
What was the Brown Man's Burden about?
white man's Burden said that: White men have a moral duty to "civilize" non white society.
Brown man's Burden said:
Expose hypocrisy
Reveal greedy motives, economic exploitation, and violence
Oppose white man's burden
What is the impact of propaganda?
Can guilt people into doing what others want
Can create one "accepted" public opinion
etc...
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
Declared the power to act as international police power in western hemisphere.
What are some ways the war was fought on the home front?
volunteering
conservation
etc...
What were the three biggest causes of U.S. involvement in WW1?
Lusitania
Sussex pledge
Zimmerman Note
Why do countries imperialize? (Empire)
E- Exploratory
M- More More More
P- Politics
I- Ideological
R- Religion
E- Economic
Give one example of propaganda from WW1
Uncle Sam "I want you" posters
"We can do it!" Posters
"loose lips sink ships" campaign
What was the impact of building the modern navy?
Secure boarders/ Global trade/ Global power/ etc...