Spanish American War - Cuba
Causes of American Imperialism
WW1 Main
Causes
WW1 - Events that drove the USA to join the war
WW1 - Restrictions on Society
100

True or False:

Before the war, Cuba was originally controlled by Spain. 

True

100

True or False:

America originally looked to Africa, Asia, and Latin America for new materials.

True

100

What country declared war first?

Austria Hungary

100

The Zimmerman note was intercepted by U.S. from Germany and _____.

Mexico

100

_____ Americans were jailed if caught speaking their native language. 

German 

200

_____ _______ was used to tell crazy, exaggerated stories of Cuba which helped U.S. learn about how poorly Cubans were being treated by Spain.

Yellow Journalism

200

Culturally, U.S. felt they had to convert others to their _______.  

Religion

200

Who did Austria Hungary declare war with?

Serbia

200

Russia became ________ which led to U.S. joining the war. 

Communist

200

_________ Americans moved to Philly, Chicago, and NYC during the war for better opportunity. 

African

300

True or False:

Pulitzer published the DeLomme letter. 

False

300

Politically, U.S. wanted to spread ________.

Democracy

300

What country was blamed for the war?

Germany

300

What ship was sunk by a German submarine that killed 128 Americans?

Lusitania

300

What act was created that took away the freedom of speech for all Americans?

Sedition act

400

What was intercepted by a Cuban spy and published that led U.S. into joining the Spanish-American War?

DeLomme letter

400

Economically, U.S. looked to other countries to gain more ________. 

Customers

400

Whose assassination sparked the war to originally start?

Franz Ferdinad

400

What event officially pushed U.S. into joining WW1?

Zimmerman note

400

The U.S. government stopped allowing German to be spoken or taught to avoid ______.

Espionage

500

The explosion of the ___ _____ killed several Americans aboard and was then blamed on Spain, which was the final event that pushed U.S. into joining the war.

USS Maine

500

America looked in foreign countries to build ___  ______ ________.

Ship repair stations

500

The ________ ______ was an alliance between France, Great Britain, U.S., and Russia. 

Triple entente 

500

The ______  ________  _______  was used by Germans to sneak up and attack British ships since the British Navy was much stronger than Germanys. 

Unrestricted submarine warfare

500

Although women were able to work during the war, they did not have equal ___ and were not given the right to ____.

pay, vote