The Spanish-American War
This U.S. battleship exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, helping push the U.S. toward war.
USS Maine
This policy encouraged the U.S. to speak softly but carry a big stick in foreign affairs.
Big Stick Diplomacy
This immigration station processed millions of immigrants entering the U.S. in New York Harbor.
Ellis Island
At the start of the war, the United States followed this policy of staying out of conflict.
Neutrality
This type of journalism used exaggeration and sensationalism to influence public opinion.
Yellow Journalism
This waterway, built by the U.S., connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The Panama Canal
This 1882 law banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The United States Supreme Court Case which established the principle that at times of grave danger to our country, Americans' right to"free speech" can be limited
Schenck vs. United States
This would be considered the "Economic" reason the United States got involved in the Spanish-American War.
Desire to continue trading natural resources (sugar, tobacco, fruit)
This policy expanded the Monroe Doctrine and justified U.S. intervention in Latin America.
The Roosevelt Corollary
Considered apart of the "first wave" of immigration (1840-1860), immigrants from this country were "pushed" from their home country due to a potato famine.
Irish Immigrants
This document which ended World War 1 was very harsh on Germany and blamed the entirety of the war on them.
The Treaty of Versailles
At the conclusion of the Spanish-American War the United States acquires Puerto Rico, The Phillipines, Hawaii, and Guam. This can be seen as the beginning of...
American Imperialism
This group opposed imperialism, arguing it violated American democratic ideals.
Anti-Imperialist League
True or False: "Push Factors" are what motivates an immigrant to leave their home countries. "Pull Factors" is what draws immigrants to a new home.
True
This plan by Woodrow Wilson outlined ideas for peace after World War I
Wilson's 14 Points of Peace
This treaty ended the war and gave the U.S. control of territories like Puerto Rico and Guam.
The Treaty of Paris.
This president was closely associated with Big Stick Diplomacy and expanding U.S. influence abroad.
Theodore Roosevelt
This West Coast immigration station processed many Asian immigrants.
Angel Island
This organization was created to maintain world peace but the U.S. never joined.
The League of Nations