Vocabulary
The peace-keeping organization created following the war. (the U.S. did not join)
League of Nations
What nation did US show interest in during their rebellion from Spanish rule?
Cuba
How long did the Spanish American war last?
4 months
What were Great Britain, France, Serbia, and Russia considered?
Allied Powers or Triple Entente
The United States president during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
This act was aimed at stopping bad things being said about the government and the war effort?
Sedition Act
Newspapers published sensationalizing and exaggerating stories to sell more papers. Seen before and during the Spanish American War
Yellow Journalism
What three areas did the United States take control of after the Spanish American War?
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
The president fought as a rough rider in the Spanish American war
Theodore Roosevelt
Who were the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
What were the 14 points?
Woodrow Wilson's plan for a post war world
This was the period of time in America where there was a fear of communism ruining our democracy?
Red Scare
This treaty ended the Spanish American War.
Treaty of Paris
Who's corollary was often seen as "speaking softly but carrying a big stick"?
Theodore Roosevelt
This event caused the start of the Spanish-American War.
Sinking of the USS Maine
The two events that led to U.S. involvement in WWI in 1917 (must give both)
Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram
What act was aimed at limiting people that were anarchists, socialists, communists, and radicals?
Espionage Act
Because of America's isolationist policies, what did the US remain for most of WWI?
Neutral
A message sent from Germany to Mexico proposing an alliance
Zimmermann Telegram
What project connected the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean?
Panama Canal
The reason the U.S. fought the Spanish-American War (NOT the event that caused the war)
Cuban Independence
What are the four MAIN causes of WWI?
USE THE ACRONYM (M.A.I.N.)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the tactic used by Germany to use their U-boats on all international ships?
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
The US used this tactic to help promote the war with posters, advertisements, and 4 minute men.
Propaganda
This treaty caused lingering issues that led to World War II
Treaty of Versailles
US foreign policy in the late 1800's and early 1900's built up on what Presidents "Doctrine"?
The Monroe Doctrine
After the Spanish American War, the US entered into a war with what newly acquired territory?
The Philippines
What was the SPARK (one major event) that set off WWI?
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand (Archduke of Austria-Hungary Empire)
What type of warfare was used on the Eastern front in France and Belgium?
Trench Warfare
What Court case was an example of America's fear of socialism and anarchy?
Eugene V Debs