Imperialism
What is the term for the domination of strong nations over weaker nations?
Imperialism
Name two territories acquired by the U.S. in the Treaty of Paris.
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam
Zimmermann Telegram
How did World War I change the lives of American women on the homefront?
Job opportunities
What is the term for biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions?
Propaganda
What was Theodore Roosevelt's plan to develop a strong military to imperialize called?
Big Stick Diplomacy
What was the ultimate cause of the U.S. declaring war on Spain?
Sinking of the USS Maine
What was the name of the organization proposed by President Wilson to keep peace after the war?
League of Nations
What was the name for the large-scale movement of African Americans from the south to the north?
Great Migration
What is the term for the payments Germany was required to pay after WWI for war damages?
Reparations
What was the name of Taft's plan to imperialize by investing in other countries' economies?
Dollar Diplomacy
What is the term for sensational headlines and exaggerated stories used to gain readers? This was used commonly in the years before the Spanish-American war.
Yellow Journalism/Yellow Press
What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
What laws were passed to keep Americans from challenging the war effort or conspiring against the government?
Espionage and Sedition Acts
What was the name of Wilson's plan to imperialize by promoting peace and human rights?
Moral Diplomacy
What name was given in Rudyard Kipling's poem to describe the responsibility of "civilized" nations to go to "uncivilized" parts of the world to "assist" them?
White Man's Burden
What is the term for when a larger country controls parts of a smaller country? After the war, Cuba became one of these to the United States.
Protectorate
What law was passed in WWI to create a military draft?
Selective Service Act
What event occurred when the US government arrested thousands of suspected anarchists and communists at the end of WWI?
Palmer Raids
Open Door Policy
What policy, created by Theodore Roosevelt, declared that the United States would be the police power of North and South America?
Roosevelt Corollary
What law established a civilian government in Puerto Rico?
Foraker Act
What is the term for the development of armed forces and their use as a tool for diplomacy?
What organization was created by the US government to create propaganda in favor of the war effort?
Committee on Public Information
What style of fighting was used in WWI where armies fought for small amounts of territory in ditches?
Trench Warfare