Imperialism
Building an empire by dominating other nations politically, militarily, or economically
Imperialism
Type of journalism that used sensational and outlandish headlines to sell newspapers.
Yellow journalism
What president was re-elected based on the slogan "He kept us out of war" in 1914
Woodrow Wilson
How did imperialism help boost the United States' military?
Provided refueling stations, Panama Canal connected Atlantic to Pacific (two ocean navy)
The following quote is an example of what concept?
"I believe the Filipinos are incapable of governing themselves" - William McKinley
Social Darwinism
The Committee of Public Information was responsible for releasing posters and statements encouraging Americans to support the military in World War 1. What term do used to describe these posters, etc.?
What is the name of the Hawaiian queen who deposed by Sanford Dole and other fruit farmers?
Queen Liliuokalani
What event led to the United States entry into the Spanish-American War?
The explosion of the USS Maine
Name two of the factors that led to the U.S. entry in World War 1.
Zimmerman Telegram
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Broken Sussex Pledge
Sinking of the Lusitania
William Seward was responsible for purchasing what future American state, which many nicknamed "Seward's Folly"?
Alaska
What foreign policy, proposed by Theodore Roosevelt, advocated for peaceful negotiations backed up by military force?
Big Stick Policy
Why did the United States Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
To keep the United states out of European entanglements (alliances/wars)
The belief that American culture is superior to other cultures is called _____________ _______________.
Social Darwinism
What foreign policy, proposed by Woodrow Wilson, advocated for spreading democracy throughout the world?
Moral Diplomacy
Warren G. Harding was elected president in 1920 because he advocated for a "return to _____________" for the United States
Normalcy