Spanish-American War/Imperialism
The economic and political domination of a strong nation over a weaker one
What is Imperialism
What is the M from the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI?
Militarism
In 1914, US president Woodrow Wilson declared the US would take a stance of ____________________
Neutrality
What did Citizens buy in order to lend money to the government for the war effort?
Liberty Bonds
Did the US sign the Treaty of Paris?
No! Senate Rejection: On November 19, 1919, the U.S. senate voted against signing the Treaty of Versailles with a vote of 39-55 (Must have ⅔ votes to pass) This heavily weakened the league of nations.
Who published newspapers that exaggerated or told false stories to influence the public?
Yellow Journalist
What is the I in the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI?
Imperialism
What two countries did the US give large loans to before they entered the war?
Britain and France
What amendment allowed women the right to vote?
19th
What is Bandwagon Propaganda?
Advertises that since everybody is doing a thing, therefore, you may as well do it too.
List 2/3 motivations for Imperialism
New Economic Markets
Feeling of Superiority
Nationalism
What is the N from the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI?
Nationalism
What ship was sunk by a German Submarine in 1915 which had 128 Americans on it?
From 1910-1940, 1.6 million blacks moved north in search of better jobs with higher wages. This was called the ____________
Great Migration
List one of the three punishments Germany faced in the Treaty of Versailles
Reparations, Military Restrictions, and Territorial and colonial losses
What phrase is associated with social Darwinism?
Survival of the Fittest
What was the trigger event from WWI?
The assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the name of the Telegram sent from Germany to Mexico asking them to attack the US in 1917?
The Zimmerman Telegram
Why was the Espionage and Sedition Act of 1917 made?
To silence critics of the American War effort
What is transfer propaganda?
Projecting a positive or negative quality of a person, entity, or object, to either blame or praise them.
What ship exploded in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1893? This act caused the US to blame Spain and start the SA war
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
On what exact date did US president Woodrow Wilson declare war on Germany?
April 6, 1917?
What revolution in Russia caused the Red Scare in 1917?
The Bolshevik Revolution
What was the only point of Woodrow Wilsons 14 points that was put in the Treaty of Versilles
League of Nations