World War I Part I
A union formed between countries for shared benefit. A partnership.
An Alliance
You have 30 seconds to name as many of the new industrial weapons contributed to making World War I so deadly.
(Each correct weapon is worth 20 points.)
Tanks, long range artillery, submarines, poison gas, war planes, machine guns, grenades, land mines, flame throwers.
A note from Germany to Mexico urging Mexico to attack the US but it was intercepted before it reached Mexico.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
Using force and showing off America's power to influence foreign nations.
Gun Boat/Big Stick Diplomacy
The Spanish-American War showed the US a need for this to move their ships faster from this.
The Panama Canal
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire formed this alliance group.
Who were the Central Powers or Triple Alliance
The area of land in between opposing trenches. It is filled with obstacles such as barbed wire and land mines.
No Man's Land
After the war and with the Treay of Versailles, which country was forced to assume total responsibility for the war?
What is Germany
What is the sensational style of reporting (news) that exaggerates the news called?
Yellow Journalism
What is policy is designed to promote the trade interests of the U.S. in China?
Open Door Policy
France, Great Britain, Russia formed this alliance group.
The Allied Powers.
One of the treaties that ended the First World War; it put harsh rules on Germany.
The Treaty of Versailles
Who was Alvin York and what did he do?
Alvin York was a soldier during World War I. During a battle, he captured 132 German prisoners along with 7 of his fellow soldiers. He earned the Medal of Honor and was seen as an American hero.
This diplomacy was joining with countries that had similar beliefs and form of government. Helping them by setting a good example and educating them to our values as well.
Moral Diplomacy
What are these below represent?
1. Mosquitoes carried yellow fever and malaria, making workers sick
2.Humidity was difficult to handle
3.Thick jungle and brush was difficult to clear
4.Rrain caused mudslides
5. LOTS of people died
The many problems for the U.S. when building the Panama Canal
To help pay for the war, the US government encouraged people to buy these.
War/Liberty Bonds
This political ideology promoted loyalty and pride in one's cultural group, sometimes accompanied by feelings of superiority over other groups.
Nationalism
What is the idea that people of all nations should select the government of their choice?
Self Determination
What made the Roosevelt Corollary different from the Monroe Doctrine?
It extended the doctrine by asserting the United States' right to intervene in Latin American countries to maintain stability and protect its economic interests.
Describe one of the goals of President Taft's Dollar Diplomacy.
1. He believed that it would increase U.S. trade and profits for companies.
2. He believed it would help address poverty and social disorder in Latin America.
Which country pulled out of World War I in 1917 because of a revolution/civil war?
Russia
Information produced by governments, presented in such a way as to inspire and spread certain beliefs or opinions to show support in the war effort or harm the war effort.
What is propaganda?
A deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat the other. Also, a chess term to describe a player having no legal moves.
A stalemate
Name the three territories acquired by the U.S. as a result of the Spanish American War 1898.
Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico
Which territory was annexed by the United States with Sanford B. Dole acting as its first governor?
Hawai'i