Foreign Policy
10 mile stretch of land gifted to the United States
Timeframe of the first world war
July 1914 - November 1918
The year the Spanish American War began
1898
Made it a crime to write, print, utter, or publish criticism of the president of government
Sedition Act
1917 law that set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities
Espionage Act
Policy that allowed for equal trade in China
Open Door Policy
Proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico
Zimmerman Telegram
This ended once the Spanish American War was over
Spanish colonial rule in America
Treaty of Versailles
The policy to dominate a weaker country economically, politically, and militarily
Imperialism/Expansionism
President Taft's policy of linking American businesses to interest abroad
Dollar Diplomacy
The reason the U.S. joined World War 1
The invasion of this country started the Spanish American War
Cuba
A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I
the U.S. forces, led by Gen. John Pershing, who fought with the allies in Europe during WWI
American Expeditionary Force
Outlined America's right to intervene in Latin American affairs
Roosevelt Corollary
Invention that made war easier and more deadly
This treaty ended the Spanish American War
Treaty of Paris
The 4 results of the treaty that ended WW1
Eliminated the German navy, reduced the size of their army, made Germany take blame, and had them pay reparations.
New warfare strategy used in WW1
Trench Warfare
Location annexed for their pineapple and sugar resources
The five MAINS causes that led to WW1
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, and the "Spark"
Journalism that relied on eye-catching headlines, exaggeration and sensationalism to increase sales during the war
Yellow Journalism
June 28th 1919
American boat that was sunk by the German U-boats; made America consider entering WWI
Lusitania