Spanish-American War
These factors were the three main causes of the Spanish-American War.
What are Americans' sympathy with Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain, yellow journalism, and the sinking of the USS Maine?
This is the formal definition of imperialism.
What is one country exerting power, control, and/or influence over another country (e.g., military force, political, economic, cultural)?
These were the causes of World War I.
What are militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferninand?
These are characteristics of propaganda.
What is appeals to emotion, exaggeration, aiming to manipulate and/or persuade someone to believe something or take a specific action, potentially spreading misinformation or disinformation, etc.?
This group experienced a condition known as shell shock, which included symptoms such as fatigue, tremors, confusion, nightmares and impaired sight and hearing.
What is American Soldiers?
This is a style of news reporting that emphasizes sensationalism (e.g., over-the-top headlines, exaggerated stories, and eye-catching pictures).
What is yellow journalism?
This policy asserted that China should be open to trade with all countries.
What is Open Door policy?
This was a British passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat and resulted in the deaths of over 100 Americans. The sinking of this ship increased tensions between the US and Germany.
What is the Lusitania?
These were the five main purposes of propaganda during World War I.
What are recruit soldiers, mobilize workers, raise funds/money, conserve resources, and demonize the enemy?
This group experienced a rise in employment (e.g., factory jobs) during World War I. However, these changes were largely not permanent, as many had to leave their jobs once the war ended.
What is Women?
This is the reason why the sinking of the USS Maine was significant (i.e., how the sinking of the USS Maine contributed to the start of the Spanish-American War).
What is American newspapers falsely blamed Spain (with no evidence) for the sinking of the ship, leading the US to declare war on Spain?
This policy was centered around the threat and use of force/power.
What is Big Stick Policy?
This was the main message/purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram (the reason that the United States ultimately entered World War I).
What is Germany wanted to persuade Mexico to support the Central Powers in World War I in exchange for helping Mexico gain back territory from the United States?
These were strategies that propaganda artists used during World War I.
What are color choices, appeal to emotion, appeal to patriotism, and stereotypes/caricatures?
This group experienced challenges during World War I, including Americanization (being pressured to assimilate/give up their own languages, customs, etc.) and racial prejudice/violence.
What is Immigrants?
These are the territories that the United States gained as a result of winning the Spanish-American War.
What are Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico?
This policy was rooted in the belief that helping other countries become stable and strong would not only improve foreign relations, but also economically benefit the U.S. by having strong, healthy countries to trade with.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
This describes the ways in which the United States--despite claiming to be isolationist and neutral--informally played a role during World War I prior to entering the war.
What is US banks were lending money to the Allies and Central Powers (significantly more to the Allies), and sending supplies (e.g., food, weapons) to the Allies?
These were some positive purposes/outcomes and negative purposes/outcomes of propaganda during World War I.
What is propaganda successfully encouraged American soldiers to enlist in the war and brought new civilians (specifically women) into the workforce, and helped the US government gain more money/funds (positive), but also demonized specific groups such as German immigrants (negative)?
This group experienced racial segregation and unequal treatment on both the home front and abroad/on the war front.
What is African Americans?
This is the reason why the outcome/consequences of the Spanish-American War were ironic.
What is the United States criticized Spain for colonizing Cuba, but then did the same thing when they gained control of the territory?
This policy only offered support to countries who shared the same belief system as the United States and had the same form of government (democracy).
What is Moral Diplomacy?
These were the two main alliances during World War I (names of the alliances AND countries who fought on each side).
What are the Allied Powers (i.e., Allies) [Britain, France, United States, Italy, Russia, Japan] and the Central Powers [Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria]?
These were the intended audience(s) of propaganda during World War I.
*Intended audience can be multiple people and/or groups!
What is American people (soldiers, civilians, women, children, etc.) and the world more broadly?
This group played a crucial role as Code Talkers during World War I.
What is Native Americans?