Spanish American War
This action gave the U.S. a strategic military base in the Pacific Ocean as well as expanding the economy with access to new resources and markets.
What is Annexing Haawii.
What did George Washington’s advised the United States to avoid in his farewell address?
What is forming permanent alliances.
The assassination of this person resulted in Austria-Hungary invading Serbia and in 1914 the Great War begins?
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
New technologies forced soldiers to abandon the old military tactics of marching toward the enemy in favor of digging in for protection and creating stalemates.
What is Trench warfare
Who advocated for overseas expansion by growing the U.S. Navy.
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan.
Which 1823 doctrine stated the western Hemisphere was off limits to further European colonization?
What is the Monroe Doctrine.
The publication of this letter from the Spanish Ambassador calling President McKinley weak was one of the main causes of the U.S. declaring war on Spain.
What is the De Lome Letter.
The Spanish-American War was a turning point in US history as it resulted in the US controlling Puerto Rico, Cuban, Guam, and the the Philippians making it what type of power?
What is an imperialist power.
The sinking of this ship, which killed nearly 1,200 civilians, including 128 Americans, shifted public opinion against Germany.
What is the RMS Lusitania.
What revolutionized warfare and resulted in massive casualties?
What is the Machine gun?
Who helped to overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy and worked for the annexation of Hawaii?
Who is Sanford B. Dole
Which policy prioritized peaceful negotiations but carried an unspoken threat of military force when necessary?
What is the Big Stick Policy
The explosion of the USS Maine was blamed on Spain through the use of made up stories and pictures. A practice first popularized by William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer.
What is Yellow Journalism.
Unstable terrain and disease carrying mosquitos were two of the main problems faced when constructing this passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
What is the Panama Canal.
A message in which Germany asked Mexico to form an alliance if the United States entered the war
What is the Zimmermann Telegram.
What was used to break stalemates by crossing trenches and barbed wire?
What are tanks?
This man resigned as Sec. of the Navy do develop and lead a group of calvery men known as the Rough Riders.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt.
Which policy promoted peace, particularly in Latin America; and used financial influence rather than military force?
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
The first battles of the Spanish American War took place in which location?
What are the Philippians.
The Rough Riders led a charge which led to the end of the Spanish American war here.
What is San Juan Hill.
What authorized the U.S. government to draft men between the ages of 21 and 30 into the U.S. military.
What is the Selective Service Act.
What is used to attack soldiers in trenches; caused severe injuries including blindness, burning skin, and respiratory complications?
What is poison gas.
Who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, for his exceptional bravery, leadership, and effectiveness during the Battle of Argonne Forest.
Who is Alvin York?
Which policy stated that no single country could have a monopoly on trade with China?
What is the Open Door Policy
By August 1898, the United States and Spain agreed to stop fighting; shortly after, this was signed which officially ended the Spanish-American War
What is the Treaty of Paris.
What was a violent uprising attempt to drive out all foreigners and western influence from China.
What is the Boxer Rebellion.
Which document blamed Germany for the war, required Germany to pay war reparations to the Allied Powers, and demilitarized Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles.
What earlier American Technology was employed to keep people from crossing "no man's land" and funneling people into machine gun fire?
What is Barbed Wire.
Who trained the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) and led major counterattack on western front?
Who is John F. Pershing
Woodrow Wilson created a plan to help end WWI, which included:
• Poland being an independent nation
• Freedom of the seas for economic trading
• Establishing the League of Nations for countries to work together
What is the Fourteen Points Plan.