Important Stuff 1
What was the Open Door Policy?
It called for protection and equal trading rights with China for all countries
During WW1 the government borrowed money from its citizens through which format
Liberty Bonds
Which event forced Wilson to join the war effort?
Spain gave the US The Philippines but it came with two large costs which were what?
The US paid Spain 20 million for the territory, and there was a revolt which was bloody and long
The letter sent from Germany to Mexico asking for Mexican support in the war, in return for Mexican territory taken by the US, is known as what
The Zimmerman Telegram
Isolationism is best described as
A policy of keeping to one's self and not wanting to be involved with foreign nations
Sensational headlines after the US Maine exploded in Havanna Harober is an example of what
Yellow Journalism
The 14 points are what
A collection of ideas drawn up by Woodrow Willson to help stop future World Wars
The Rosevelt Corrallary enforced what policy
The US would intervene in the Caribbean to protect its interests from European countries
The Spanish American War saw the US gain which territories?
Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines
The Platt Amendment gave the US the right to ?
Intervene in Cuba and the use of Guantanamo Bay
The Treaty of Versailles blamed who for WW1?
Germany
The War Industries board did what?
Told factories which products they would produce to help the war effort
Dollar diplomacy as practiced by Taft meant what
US paying off small countries debt even without being asked to do so. Then the countries owe us a debt.
The Sedition Act limited what
Free speech is your words were portraying the US war effort in a negative light
What event was the breaking point for the start of WW1
The murder of Archduke Ferdinand
The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany into
Giving up all territories, paying reparations to the allied countries, keeping only a very small army
Imperialism is best described as
A policy of extending a county's influence in foreign areas
New weapons and technologies such as machine guns and planes made what military strategy even more dangerous
Trench warfare
Speak softly but carry a big stick, means what
Do not incite any conflict but protect our interests from foreign attacks
Another reason the US joined WW1
Unrestricted german submarine warfare
The American policy of imperialism in the carribean was most likely an attempt to do what?
Protect is interests such as resources and allies
Propaganda is best described as
A form of communication aimed at influencing the ideas of a community
Russia pulled out of WW1 because
There was a revolution seeing the start of the Communist Party
Wilson's diplomacy was refered to as moral diplomacy meaning....
The US would intervene to make the world safe for democracy