World
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico +(control over Cuba)
acquired by the US after the Spanish-American War
Man-made water way that connected the Atlantic and Pacific, decreased shipping time and costs
Panama Canal
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Zimmerman Telegram
Lusitania
The reasons the US joins WWI
International organization formed after WWI (part of Wilson's plan for peace) to help solve disputes between countries-- We did not join for fear of being pulled into conflicts
League of Nations
William Howard Taft's Diplomacy style was called
Dollar Diplomacy
Pushed for a larger Navy, Admiral of Naval College
Alfred T. Mahan
Sanford Dole urged the US to annex this Island country to benefit military, resource acquisition, and a Pineapple Plantation
Hawaii
Opposing sides attack from ditches instead of an open battlefield-- resulted in a stalemate
Trench Warfare
America's policy after WWI, leaders argued the US needed to return to normalcy and focus on domestic affairs
Isolationism
Authorized the government to Draft men to war
Selective Service Act
ensured that the U.S. (and other countries) could trade with China without competition from each other
Open Door Policy
The result of the 1898 War against Spain
US becomes a world power
what are the new weapon technology introduced during WWI _ name at least 2
machine guns
poison gas
tanks
The Treaty of WWI that blamed Germany for the war and handed down a harsh punishment to Germany including paying large reparations
Treaty of Versailles
Made it illegal for citizens to criticize the US war effort (also violates our 1st amendment right)
Espionage and
Alien and Sedition Acts
Volunteer cavalry unit led by Teddy Roosevelt--the famous battle of San Juan Hill (supported by the Buffalo Soldiers)
Rough Riders
Spanish cruelty to the Cubans
De Lome Letter criticizing the US president
Explosion of the USS Maine
Yellow Journalism
Causes of the Spanish American War
Tried to get out of going to war for religious reasons. Ended up being the Medal of Honor recipient for taking out key German machine gun nest.
Alvin York
Teddy Roosevelts Diplomacy style was called
Big Stick
Fear that communists were trying to gain control of US government
Red Scare (1st)
Teddy Roosevelt added to the Monroe Doctrine and declared that the U.S. would act as an international police power in Latin America
Roosevelt Corollary
Causes of WWI are M.A.N.I. and the spark A
(MANIA)
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination
Woodrow Wilson's plan for Peace after WWI
--we didn't follow it
14 Points for Peace
Woodrow Wilson's Diplomacy style was called
Moral Diplomacy
Congressman crucial to America NOT joining the League of Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge