EQ 1: Foreign Policy
The set of goals, principles, and practices that guide a nation in its relations with other countries
Foreign Policy
an exaggerated, sensational style of reporting to gain readers’ attention
Yellow Journalism
The United States built a canal in this country to speed travel between the Atlantic and Pacific.
Panama
What acronym did we use for the causes of WW1?
M.A.N.I.A
What changed naval warfare because it moved beneath the water undetected, their torpedoes could not be stopped before reaching their targets?
U-Boat
Based on the belief that relations with other countries should be guided by nationals self-interest
Realism
What 1897 letter from the Spanish Ambassador in the U.S. was leaked, insulting McKinley.
De Lome Letter
American planters, with the help of U.S. military forces, overthrew the queen in 1893 and annexed this location as a U.S. territory. It gained statehood 1959.
Hawaii
The Zimmerman telegram attempted to join what country in an alliance with Germany?
Mexico
What changed the experience of war by providing protection from heavy artillery and machine guns, while also leading to disease and infections because of the horrible conditions.
Trench Warfare
What was the policies of non-colonization and non-interference in the Western Hemisphere?
Monroe Doctrine
a volunteer cavalry headed by Theodore Roosevelt.
Rough Riders
After the Spanish-American War, a U.S. military government set up schools and a postal service, built roads, and improved sanitation. Eventually this location became a U.S. commonwealth.
Puerto Rico
What three countries made up the Triple Alliance (later known as the Central Powers)?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
What Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
What policy involves not seeking military or political alliances with foreign powers
Unilateralism
What is the term for a group of countries under a single supreme authority.
Empire
The United States bought this location after the Spanish-American War. Citizens fought against U.S. rule until they were eventually granted full independence in 1946. Today this location is its own country.
Phillipines
German U-boats sunk what US ship with citizens on board, contributing to a growing call to join WW1?
Lusitania
This is another term for PTSD. This term was coined before our scientific understanding of PTSD.
Shell shocked
Americans gained New Mexico and California after winning what war?
Mexican-American War
What is the name of the ship that blew up in a Cuban Harbor, sparking the beginning of the Spanish-American War?
U.S.S. Maine
The United States bought this location after the Spanish-American War. Citizens fought against U.S. rule until they were eventually granted full independence in 1946. Today this location is its own country.
China
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip
This board encouraged companies to use mass production techniques to increase efficiency.
War Industries Board