Imperialism
What does Imperialism mean?
What is to take control of another country; to conquer another country with certain motives (often money or resources)?
This Caribbean territory taken by the US after the Spanish-American War is still a current territory of the United States
What is Puerto Rico?
The M, representing each country was building their military; glorification of the military
What is Militarism?
What eventually pulled the United States into the war
What is the resuming of unrestricted submarine warfare?
A new form of transportation, only participated in a small portion of the this war, would see tremendous use in WWII
What are some of the reasons America had in becoming an Imperial power?
What is...
-spreading democracy & freedom, spreading Capitalism
-GREEDY—using our power to make money in the country
-imperialism helps our businesses back home by getting more raw materials
-USA taking over & becoming a world power
This Pacific Territory taken by the US during the Spanish-American War is also still a current territory
What is Guam
The A, representing Germany & Austria vs. Russia, France, & Great Britain
What is Alliances?
What are War Bonds?
What is a way for the US government to raise funds for the war effort by selling bonds to the American people with the promise to pay it back later with interest?
A new form of warfare often involving heavy causalities being fought over miles of land.
What is Trench Warfare?
What motivated the United States to purchase Alaska from Russia?
What is for land, oil, and natural resources?
This Pacific territory taken by the US during the Spanish-American War is not independent and its own country.
What is the Philippines?
The I, representing tons of competition and conflict—They were competing to see who was the greatest power.
What is Imperialism?
What country is blamed for the war in the Treaty of Versailles?
What is Germany?
A new scientific form of warfare, soon banned after this war due to its controversy.
What is Chemical Weapons?
What drove America to become an imperial power?
What is...
1. Need for raw materials and resources
2. Alfred Thayer Mahan encouraged America to become a Sea Power with a strong Navy
3. Competition with Naval powers
4. Spread Democracy and Christianity (“White Man’s Burden”)
What were some of the causes of the Spanish-American War?
What is...
-Cuban Revolution
-Humanitarian Concerns
-“Yellow Journalism”
-Imperialism
-USS Maine
The N, representing pride in their own country and ethnic group.
What is Nationalism?
What was the League of Nations? Why did the US not join?
What is a proposal by Woodrow Wilson to secure world peace?
America wanted to be isolated and did not want to get involved in European affairs.
A new form of aquatic warfare, used often by Germany to disrupt allied supplies.
What is the U-boat (submarines)?
What reason did America had for taking over Hawaii?
What is...
-DOLE company—fruit!
-good location—allowed our ships to refuel in the Pacific
-strategy—build a Navy base in Hawaii
What were some of the factors that led to a US victory in the Spanish-American War?
What is a stronger navy?
The last A, the spark that ignited the war!
What is Assassination of Archduke Frans Ferdinand (Austria)?
A famous African-American infantry unit in WWI who spent more time in combat than any other American unit.
What is the Harlem Hellfighters?
What is some of the new weapons of war that soldiers used on the front lines?
What is Machine guns, hand grenades, shotguns, flamethrowers?