Expanding Overseas
Name a country that the U.S. acquired in the 1900’s
Alaska or Hawaii
What is the name of the female who opened the Hull House in Chicago?
Jane Addams
Whose death contributed to the start of WWI?
Archduke Ferdinand
What is a drawing that shows people or events in the news that displays an opinion?
Political Cartoon
Volunteer soldiers led by Roosevelt during the Spanish- American War
Rough Riders
Who became very interested in purchasing Alaska, even though newspapers thought it was foolish?
William Seward, “Seward’s Folly”
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
Why was the League of Nations created?
To promote world peace
What is a love of one’s country and the desire to see that country free from the control of others?
Nationalism
False or exaggerated reporting
Yellow Journalism
Why was the Panama Canal built?
President Roosevelt wanted ships to be able to travel quickly from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
Explain why the United States did NOT agree with all of the components of the League of Nations
They thought that the Germany’s punishment for its part in the war was too harsh.
Why did US citizens raise
“war gardens” and conserve food?
To help in the war effort at home
Give an example of new Technology used during WWI
Airplanes, poison gas, tanks, submarines
Agreement among nations to defend one another
Alliance
Which president came out a “hero” as a result of the Spanish-American war?
Theodore Roosevelt
How many years the WW1 last?
4 years –
1914-1918
Which document forced Germany to pay war debt, give up land, and lose colonies?
Treaty of Versailles
What is the name of the British steamship that was destroyed by a German submarine?
Hint: 100 Americans onboard died
Lusitania
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas
Isthmus
How did yellow journalism help start the Spanish-American War?
The journalists helped convince Americans that the explosion on the Maine was Spain’s fault.
This famous fighter pilot shot down 22 German planes and 4 observation balloons.
Eddie Rickenbacker
Which countries were known as the Allies, and which countries were known as the Central Powers?
Allies: France, England, America, Russia, Serbia, Belgium
Central Powers: Germany, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
Why did the US hesitate to enter WWI?
Most Americans were isolationists
Policy in which a nation prefers to remain neutral and let other countries handle their own affairs
Isolationism