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Why did the United States sympathize with Cuba?
Cuba wanted to gain independence from Spain, just as the United States wanted independence from Great Britain.
What country sent the Zimmermann telegram to Mexico?
How did the United States emerge as a world power?
Their victory in the Spanish American War.
Which country was the last the join the fight?
United States
When did Russia become a part of the Allied Powers?
1917
President Roosevelt grew the (blank) as a show of American power.
Navy
1. Austro-Hungarian
2. Ottoman Empire
3. Germany
Who was the president during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Name two reasons for U.S. involvement in the Spanish American war.
1. U.S. had business interests in Cuba they wanted to protect (Sugar)
2. U.S. believed Spain was responsible for the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine.
Name two results of the Spanish American War
1. United States gained new territories
2. Cuba gained independence from Spain.
The United State tried to remain (blank), but was eventually joined the fight in WWI.
Neutral
Name three countries were apart of the Allied Powers?
1. United States
2. Russia
3. Great Britain
4. France
5. Serbia
6. Belgium
Name three locations that the United States gain possession of as a result of the Spanish-American War
Puerto Rico
Guam
The Philippines
Roosevelt's "Big Stick Diplomacy" lead to construction of what engineering feat?
Panama Canal
What role did Yellow Journalism play in the Spanish American War?
Exaggerated and outrageous headlines in the news gained support for the Spanish American War
Explain why the U.S. did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
The adopted the concept of isolationism.
What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?
It stated that if Mexico were to join the Central Powers, Germany would help them gain some of the land the lost back from the Americans.
What is the significance of the Lusitania?
The sinking of the ship, due to German U-Boats, became one reason why the United States got involved in the war.
U.S.S. Maine
President Wilson's Peace Plan became known as what?
The Fourteen Points
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
The purpose was to keep the peace between nations by having discussions rather than fighting.
What did the Roosevelt Corollary state?
1. The U.S. can interfere in the economic matters of other nations in the Americas.
2. The U.S. has the right to excercise international police power.
What document did Roosevelt add on to in order to prevent European Countries from colonizing in Latin American Countries.
Monroe Doctrine
"Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far"