American
Imperialism
Spanish American
War
WW1 main causes
World War 1: On the Homefront – Positive impact on people/opportunities
events that drove the U.S is to war
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what is imperialism?

The act of extending nations power of over other lands
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What caused the Spanish American war?

The mysterious explosion of the battleship, U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor

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What were the main causes?

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism.

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True or False? African Americans moved north to south during WW1.

False

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what British civilian sea liner was sunk that helped escalate the war?

Lusitania

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Why was the American Imperialism started?

Imperialism provided access to raw materials, agricultural products, and consumers in foreign lands

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What is this? 

The U.S.S Maine explosion

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What was the spark that started WW1.

Gavrilo Princip made an official visit to Sarajevo.  

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What right did all Americans not have during WW1?

Freedom of speech

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what country did Germany try to recruit from the western hemisphere?

mexico

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What was the economic reasons for imperialism?

For trade, money, and business

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Explain how we got The Philippines

When the war was fought, it was fought on the Philippines's and the U.S.A joined in. So when they won they claimed the Philippines.

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Why did the US get involved?

They got involved to claim different territories.

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Explain the wars effect on African Americans

They moved south to north for better opportunities, they got higher pay in the north

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name if German U-boats indiscriminately attacking allied ships, civilian and military

unrestricted submarine warfare

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How long did the war last and how many American soldiers were killed?

The war lasted 4 years and over 4,200 American soldiers were killed

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What exploded the U.S.S Maine?

Nobody Knows
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Provide an example of how nationalism caused WW1

Nationalism led to rivalries between France, Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia. Ethnic groups in Austria-Hungary wanted their own countries, which threatened to break up the Austro-Hungarian empire.

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Why did U.S discriminate against Germans during WW1?

Because we were at war with Germany and didn't want Germans spying.

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what country was converting into what economic system that concerned the US

Russia was becoming communis

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What is the impact of imperialism in the U.S?

They became a world power controlling multiple nations

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What was the impact of the Spanish American War?

U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish claims on Cuba, and to cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States.

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How did Russian Revolution lead the United States into war?

Russia left World War I, which made it necessary for Great Britain and France for the United States to join the war

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What was the impact of men going to war for the women?

Women filled the jobs of men and did a lot of the work that men would

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name of who shot Franz Ferdinand

Gavrilo Princip