Spanish American War
What is Yellow Journalism?
Exaggerated style of writing that helped pull the US into the Spanish American War. Told half truths and exaggerations.
Why did the US want to build the Panama Canal?
Cut down travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Helps trade and military movement
What is imperialism?
Country expands to access colonial markets and raw materials. Political and economic control over weaker nations
What is unrestricted submarine warfare? What country used it?
Germany- attacking any ships, including neutral merchant ships that could be trading with her enemies
Name the Four Wartime Agencies
Food, Fuel, War Industries Board, National War Labor Board
What caused the Spanish American War?
The US entered the Spanish American War after the USS Maine blew up in Havana Harbor.
How was the US able to acquire the territory needed to build the Panama Canal?
The US sent warships to keep Colombia from retaking Panama. Panama gains independence. The US buys the territory needed for the canal.
What is nationalism?
The belief that no country is better than your home country
What was the impact of the sinking of the Lusitania?
US demands Germany respects freedom of the seas for neutral countries and US population begins to develop anger towards German policies
What are bonds? Why were bonds used by the U.S. government during WWI?
Sold by the government to raise money for the war effort. You buy a bond- you loan the government that money- and when you cash it in you get interest back.
What were the results of the Spanish American War?
Cuba gains independence, US gets Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
What was the Roosevelt Corollary? What was it added onto?
Added to the Monroe Doctrine. The US had the right to intervene in Latin American affairs to maintain peace and stability
How did alliances contribute to the start of World War One?
Austria-Hungary and Serbia went to war, it forced their alliances to enter the war in support.
Describe the Zimmerman telegram. What was the result?
Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico. Mexico was to attack the US and in exchange would receive Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. The US enters WWI.
What was the Espionage Act?
Stated that anyone who tried to incite a rebellion in the armed forces or attempted to obstruct the draft could be imprisoned for up to 20 years.
What is the Platt Amendment?
Allowed for the US to intervene in Cuba to maintain peace and stability.
US forced Cuba to add amendment to their Constitution
Describe Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” Policy
He continually wanted to display America’s power to discourage nations from fighting and promote global peace.
Diplomatic Policy
What was the United States’ stance at the outbreak of WWI? What caused the United States to enter in WWI?
Neutral- until Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare and send the Zimmerman telegram
How did unrestricted submarine warfare violate international law?
Neutral merchant ships should have freedom of the seas
What was the Sedition Act? Who was Eugene Debs?
Made it illegal to criticize or speak out against US government
Eugene Debs was a socialist who was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for speaking out against the war.
What was the significance about the US involvement in the Philippines?
The US purchase of the Philippines officially established the US as an imperial nation
What is militarism?
Country aggressively builds up military and arms to protect its interests
What was the spark that started WWI? What countries did it involve?
Assassination of Austria Hungary’s Archduke Ferdinand by Serbian nationalist
What was the Creel Commission?
Large scale propaganda to get US citizens to support the war
What were the terms of the Versailles Treaty to end WWI?
Germany forced to take blame for war
Germany cannot maintain army
Germany must pay war reparations to Allies
Germany loses colonial possessions
League of Nations created
Eventually will contribute to the outbreak of WWII