People
I was the President of the United States who appointed Theodore Roosevelt as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. I was later assassinated in the second term of my presidency.
Who was William McKinley
This is the policy of expanding a nation's territory or economic influence.
What is expansionism?
"Remember the Maine" preceded this event?
What is the Spanish American War?
This describes President Woodrow Wilson's stance both before and after WWI.
What is isolationism?
This was considered to be Seward's Folly.
What is the purchase of Alaska from Russia?
Know the debate and the reality in regards to this purchase.
I was the Secretary of State who arranged for the US to purchase Alaska from Russia.
Who was William Seward?
This is the policy of extending a nation's power by gaining political and economic control over other countries.
What is imperialism?
These were the results of the Spanish American War.
1. Cuba gained its independence from Spain.
2. Puerto Rico came under US rule.
3. Spain ceded Guam to the US
4. The US annexed the Philippines.
This treaty actually punished the Germans and made them feel bitter and resentful.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
These were submarines that the Germans used as one of the key instruments of their warfare.
What are U Boats?
I became President when William McKinley was killed in office. My Rough Riders helped us win the Spanish American War.
Who was Theordore Roosevelt?
This is the practice of publishing sensational and often exaggerated news in newspapers in order to attract readers and increase sales.
What is yellow journalism?
Access to Chinese markets was the result of this annexation.
What was the annexation of the Philippines?
These were the key points of Wilson's 14 Points.
What were ...
1. Points 1-5 aimed to prevent future conflicts.
2. Points 6-13 described new boundaries for many European countries.
3. Point number 14: Creation of the League of Nations.
These were some ways people that people expressed their loyalty to the US troops during WWI.
What were ... purchasing US war bonds, conserving food and fuel, organizing industry to make war goods, creating Victory Gardens, heatless Mondays, gasless Wednesdays, etc.??
I was the President during WWI. After the war was over, I was most attached to creating a League of Nations.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
This is the devotion to a national or ethnic identity, including the desire for independence from rule by foreign countries.
What is nationalism?
This opened up trade for US shipping lines.
What was the opening of the Panama Canal?
This is President Roosevelt's claim that the US could intervene to preserve peach and order in the Western Hemisphere and protect US interests.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
This is an agreement to stop fighting -- a peaceful truce.
What is armistice?
My assassination was "The Spark" that started WWI.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This is a policy of glorifying military power and military ideas and values.
What is militarism?
This telegram was the "final straw" for the US. After this, the US joined WWI.
What is the Zimmerman note or telegram?
(Be able to describe what it is.)
What does M.A.N.I.A. stand for in regards to the reasons why WWI happened?
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassintation
General John Pershing was the commander of this group of American soldiers during WWI.
What was the American Expeditionary Force?