Causes Span-Am War
True or False: The Spanish treatment of Cuban people led to an American desire to support and protect Cuban rebels.
What is TRUE?
This country gained "independence" after the Spanish-American War... The Platt Amendment type of independence
What is Cuba?
Great Britain, France, Russia, the United States, and Belgium
These countries are examples of _________ Powers.
What are Allied Powers?
Name at least two of the new technologies or weapons used during World War 1.
Machine Guns, Poison Gas, U-Boats, Zeppelins, Mortars, Tanks, Artillery Guns, Gas Masks
This is when larger countries colonize and control smaller countries; it led to competition over foreign territories.
What is Imperialism?
"Blood on the roadsides, blood in the fields, blood on the doorsteps, blood, blood, blood! Is there no nation wise enough, brave enough, and strong enough to restore peace in this blood-smitten land?"
"Spanish savages blow up U.S. naval ship!"
What are these newspaper quotes examples of?
What is yellow journalism?
These are the territories US won after Spanish American War
What are Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines?
A reason the US decided to enter WWI was the sinking of this ship
What is the Lusitania?
This was the style of warfare used throughout World War 1.
What is trench warfare?
This was added to the Monroe Doctrine and said that the United States had the right to expand their power in Latin America.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
The explosion of what was a cause of the Spanish-American War
What is the USS Maine?
After defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War, America emerged as a _______________.
What is "world power"?
DAILY DOUBLE
Topic: Alliances
DAILY DOUBLE
RIDDLE
You can't hold it in your hand. You can't hide from it. It passes through a closed door and you'll likely only ever smell or see it once.
This is when a country tries to focus on their own issues and ignore foreign countries.
The U.S. had this policy before the Spanish-American War, and would return to it after World War 1.
What is Isolationism?
What was an underlying reason that America wanted to gain more control in Cuba?
Examples include access to new resources and farmlands
What are American Business interests in Cuba?
This Rough Rider would become more famous in America for his role in the Spanish-American War and later become President... a staunch supporter of US intervention in WWI.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
Explain why the Germans would invade neutral Belgium during their initial invasion of France, knowing full well it would tempt the English to enter the war.
They are attempting to execute the Schliefen plan which involved heavily damaging France with an overwhelming attack before the Russians could deploy... 956 hours
This was where the Allied Powers agreed to punish Germany and split up the Central Power Empires after World War 1.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Constantly searching the Atlantic, finding ways to avoid the British blockade, this super weapon could fully submerge to depths of 80-100 feet for short periods of time but often attacked from the surface.
The U-Boats
What was the name of the African-American military unit that fought in Cuba and did not receive enough credit for their bravery?
What are the Buffalo Soldiers?
This outspoken critic of the Spanish-American War was opposed to what he saw as American Imperialism... he served as Secretary of State under Wilson.
William Jennings Bryant
The close economic and political ties to this country was a large reason that the U.S. joined World War 1.
What is Great Britain?
At the end of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson proposed the establishment of this organization.
What is League of Nations?
An economic reason for the United States to enter into the conflict around 1916.
The US is making an absolute killing (pun intended) selling weapons to the British.
OR
The British are indebted to the Americans and likely would default on loan if the war ends.