Rise of a World Power (II)

New Territory

100

Purchased from Russia

Alaska

200

Taken from its native rulers under threat of war; became America's 50th state.

Hawaii

300

Greatly reduced the time needed to travel from the West to East coast of the USA

Panama Canal

400

America continued to grow and add territory through imperialism or purchase.

Expansionism

500

America urged Europe to not colonize or take over China as it wanted the nation to remain nominally independent so it could continue to trade there.

Open Door Policy

Weapons of WWI

100

Able to fire from 300- 1000 rounds a minute making it deadly to cross into No Man's Land.

machine gun

200

Capable of firing 20-30 rounds a minute accurately for a distance of up to 200 yards.

Rifle

300

A bomb usually thrown by hand but later able to be launched by a rifle.

Grenade

400

Big guns or cannons capable of launching a variety of shells

artillery

500

First developed by the Germans to force men from trenches; ranged incendiary weapon- launching a jet of fire.

flamethrower

Weapons of WWII

100

Main naval unit used by the Germans to try and deal with British naval superiority- the U- Boat

Submarine

200

First developed by the British as movable armor to try and break through entrenched defenses.

Tanks

300

Caused death and harm to soldier's eyes, skin and lungs; intended to debilitate or make defending troops incapicitated and thus easy to break

Chemical weapons/ poison gas

400

Used for reconnaissance, in aerial dogfights and as bombers.

Airplanes

500

Dirigible or German airship used to bomb London.

Zeppelin

How WWI changed the USA

100

Took jobs not usually associated with them (dirty, dangerous, heavy) and joined the military; after the war gained the right to vote with the 19th Amendment.

American women

200

Blacks left the South to go to Northern cities to escape racism and poverty for better opportunities- mostly in factories.

The Great Migration

300

Used to increase the number of men to fight after calling for volunteers

Selective Service Act or conscription/ the draft

400

Used to help pay for the war; the government borrows money from the public

War Bonds

500

What two laws were used to control or limit dissent against the government during WWI?

The Espionage and Sedition Acts 

Key people

100

He was the U.S. President during WWI

Woodrow Wilson

200

Businessman who helped the U.S. annex Hawaii

Sanford Dole

300

He arranged to buy Alaska from the Russians.

William Seward

400

He won the Nobel Peace Prize for arranging peace between the Russians and Japanese

Theodore Roosevelt

500

He wrote a book urging the U.S. to build a large navy- "The Influence of Sea Power Upon World History"

Alfred Thayer Mahan