Spanish/American War
Imperial Diplomacy
World War I
Imperialism Vocabulary
Current Events
100
This battleship was sunk in Havana Harbor and began the Spanish/American War
What is the USS Maine?
100
This form of diplomacy was created by Theodore Roosevelt and involved creating a large military in case of a threat.
What is big stick diplomacy?
100
This Austrian leader was assassinated and began World War I
Who is Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?
100
This term means being isolated from world affairs and keeping out of war
What is isolationism?
100

This communist dictatorship in Asia continues to be ignored by the United States due to moral diplomacy 

North Korea

200
William Randolph Hearst funded this type of journalism that contributed to the Spanish/American War
What is yellow journalism?
200
This form of diplomacy, created by William Howard Taft, was created to help American companies invest in Latin America
What is dollar diplomacy?
200
This merchant ship was sunk by a German Submarine and had the United States declare war on Germany
What is the Lusitania?
200
This term means extending rule of influence over other countries
What is imperialism?
200
This former communist country located south of Florida, still has been banned with trading with the United States 

Cuba

300
This amendment was created to guarantee the people of Cuba independence following the Spanish/American War
What is the Teller Amendment?
300
This form of diplomacy, created by Woodrow Wilson, had the United States no longer negotiate with countries we didn't agree with.
What is moral diplomacy?
300
This American socialist wrote a pamphlet going against the draft and was jailed for causing a "clear and present" danger
Who is Charles Schenck?
300
This term means to take over territory and incorporate it into another country/state
What is annexation?
300

In China, what has been the governments response to COVID-19? 

Zero COVID Policy (Locking citizens inside their homes and limiting their freedom)

400
This island in the Pacific was taken over by the United States to trade with ports in Asia
What is the Philippines?
400
Theodore Roosevelt used Big Stick Diplomacy to fund a revolution and take land from this country in South America
What is Columbia?
400
This telegram, sent by Germany, almost brought Mexico into World War I
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
400
This term means having a foreign nation open its borders to trade with other countries
What is open door policy?
400

The United States sells the most weapons to this country in the middle east, their crown prince has been giving us trouble

Saudi Arabia

500

This group of soldiers fought with Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba during the Spanish/American War

Who are the rough riders?

500

William Howard Taft used dollar diplomacy to take control of this Latin American countries national bank

What is Nicaragua?

500

The draft, also went by this name during World War I

What is the selective service act?

500
This term was created at the end of the Spanish/American war and essentially made Cuba a territory of the United States
What is the Platt Amendment?
500

This type of weapon system was given to Ukraine to help them in their war against Russia

Rocket Launcher (HIMAR)