U.S. Imperialism
People
Vocab
WWI on the Homefront
WWI Abroad
100

The crop Hawaii had that the United States wanted.

What is sugar cane?

100

The president during WWI.

Who is Woodrow Wilson?

100

This occurs when one country takes over another. 

What is imperialism?

100

The act that officially began the draft.

What is the Selective Service Act?


100

The side the United States entered in WWI. 

What is the Triple Alliance -or- Allied Powers?

200

A tactic of using sensational headlines and biased reporting to sell more newspaper copies and produce a large profit. It helped contribute to the Spanish American War. 

What is yellow journalism?

200

The writer of the White Man's Burden.

Who is Rudyard Kipling?

200

A poem by Rudyard Kipling which encouraged American imperialism in the Phillipines.

What is the White Man's Burden?


200

A fear that communists would change the American way of life. 

What is the Red Scare?


200

Germany sent this message to Mexico encouraging them to join the war on their side. Germany promised Mexico that they would return land previously lost to the United States. 

What is the Zimmerman Telegram?

300

These three countries were involved in the Spanish American War.

What are the United States, Spain, and Cuba.

300

The president during the Spanish American war. 

Who is Theodore Roosevelt?

300

The United States original policy during World War I about not getting involved in the war.

What is isolationism/isolationist -or- neutrality?


300

This describes how many African Americans traveled North for employment opportunities. 

What is the Great Migration?

300

Wilson's treaty proposal that included a list of ideas to promote peace and prevent future wars. 

What is Wilson's Fourteen Points of Peace?

400
The explosion of the USS Maine helped lead to this war.

What is the Spanish American War?


400

She ruled over Hawaii before the U.S. annexation. She opposed the annexation. 

Who is Queen Liliuokalani?

400

This boat sinking was one of the causes for U.S. entry into WWI.

What is the Lusitania?

400
This Supreme Court case ruled that the U.S. could limit certain freedoms (like free speech) during times of "clear and present danger" (like war).

What is Schenck vs. the United States?

400

The year the United States entered WWI.

What is 1917?

500

Name four countries that the United States took over/attempted to takeover.

What is Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Guam?

500

The man whose assassination prompted the beginning of World War I.

Who is archduke Franz Ferdinand?

500

The way a government deals with other countries

What is foreign policy?
500

Some of the ways the United States increased resources for the military.

What is: rationing and investing in war bonds?

500

The document that officially ended WWI. It severely punished Germany for the war based on pressure from England, France, and Italy. 

What is the Treaty of Versailles.


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