This was built under the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and was a way to shorten the length of travel by boat from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.
The Panama Canal
100
The British passenger ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat in May of 1915.
The Lusitania
100
A kind of warfare during WW1 in which troops huddled at the bottom of trenches and fired artillery and machine guns at each other.
Trench Warfare
100
To limit the use of a certain item.
Rationing
100
President Woodrow Wilson's goals for peace after WW1.
Fourteen Points
200
This was a way of influencing others' opinions through exaggerating the truth through the media.
Yellow Journalism
200
The European alliance composed of the nations: Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
Central Powers
200
This was a group of American troops who were asked to join existing French and British combat units during the War. They were led by General John J. Pershing.
The American Expeditionary Force (AEF)
200
An opinion expressed for the purpose of influencing the actions of others.
Propaganda
300
Areas where foreign nations claimed special rights and economic privileges.
Spheres of Influence
300
Who was the President at the time of the beginning of WW1 who declared that the U.S. would remain neutral?
Woodrow Wilson
300
General of the American Expeditionary Force
John J. Pershing
300
Low-interest loan by civilians to the government, meant to be repaid in a number of years.
War Bonds
400
A violent uprising in China in 1900 due to the increase in foreigners within their nation, causing the citizens of China to become unhappy.
The Boxer Rebellion
400
In August 1915, Czar Nicholas II attempted to control the Russian troops himself, but was the cause for even more deaths. The Russians were angered and he was forced to step down. What is this known as?
The Russian Revolution
400
This was the turning point of the War in the summer of 1918.
The 2nd Battle of the Marne
400
The movement of African Americans between 1910 and 1920 to northern cities from the South.
Great Migration
500
This was a message sent by the German Minister to the German Ambassador in Mexico, proposing a German-Mexican Alliance and also promising to help Mexico Regain Texas
The Zimmerman Telegram
500
On November 11 1918, at 11:00 A.M. Germany agreed to end all fighting. This is known as an...
Armistice
500
Passed in 1917, this law set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities and for encouraging draft resisters.