Presidents
Who was president during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
Germany and the Central powers
What president became famous because of the Spanish American War?
Teddy Roosevelt
What did the Selective Service Act do?
Drafted all men ages 18 to 30 into the war.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A message from Germany to Mexico discussing the invasion of the US.
Which president ran on the campaign saying they would keep the US out of the war in Europe?
Wilson
What was the American people's stance on getting involved in the war?
They were very much against it they didn't want their boys to be soldiers
What is Yellow Journalism?
It is a type of journalism that is clickbaity and intentionally exaggerated.
What is Espionage?
It means to spy
What were the effects of the Sedition Act and the Espionage Act?
What president supported the Spanish-American War and fought on the front lines?
What made WWI such an awful war to fight in?
Technology, Trench Warfare, and large size
What event took place to get the US involved in the Spanish American War?
What major construction project was made possible by the Roosevelt Corollary?
The Panama Canal
What was the motivation for America to get involved in the Spanish American War?
Expansion, "Freeing" the natives
Which president was assassinated and had a vice president that then would be elected into office?
Mckinley
What role did Propoganda play in WWI?
It was used by the CPI to get the American people on board with the war.
What would a journalist at the time say was the reason that the US is fighting Spain?
They blew up one of our ships and we are working to free Cuba and the Philippines
A person saying "The war is dumb and I hope the Germans win" would be arrested under what act?
The Sedition Act
What events lead to the US's involvement in WWI? (Multiple events)
Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Note
List the three presidents in order and their stances on foreign policy.
Mckinley, Isolationist
Roosevelt, Expansionist
Willson, Isolationist
What were three major changes to life at home for the American people during WWI?
Draft, Economic Boom, women in new positions, Increased production, more government involvement in Economy, and voluntary rationing.
What was the major effect of yellow journalism on the American people's perception of the war?
It got the American people to support the Spanish American War
Name two of the tenents of the Monroe Doctrine.
(1) the United States would not interfere in European affairs;
(2) the United States recognized and would not interfere with existing colonies in the Americas;
(3) the Western Hemisphere was closed to future colonization;
(4) if a European power tried to interfere with any nation in the Americas it would be seen as an Act against the US
What was the event that started the war in Europe that would become WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand