American Imperialism
This war in 1898 marked the U.S. becoming a world power and gave Cuba it's independence.
What is the Spanish-American War?
At first, the U.S. followed this policy.
What is neutrality?
This movement involved African Americans moving north.
What is the Great Migration?
This U.S. president created the Fourteen Points plan.
Who is Woodrow Wilson
What Canal was built in the early 1900s
What is the Panama Canal
This explosion of a U.S. ship helped spark war with Spain.
U.S.S Maine
Germany used this tactic to attack ships.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
This law punished people for speaking against the war.
What is the Espionage Act?
This organization was proposed to maintain world peace.
What is the League of Nations
Which two oceans did the Panama Canal connect
What is the Atlantic & Pacific
What was the significance of The Spanish American War?
This ship sinking killed Americans and angered the U.S.
What is the Lusitania?
This socialist leader was jailed for opposing the war.
Who is Eugene Debs?
T or F. The League of Nations was passed by Congress after Woodrow Wilson delivered his 14 point speech.
False
How long did construction take for the Panama Canal
What is 10 years
This treaty ended the war and gave the U.S. new territories.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1898
This message tried to get Mexico to fight the U.S.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This type of writing encouraged conflicts through false propaganda
What is Yellow Journalism
What was the Roosevelt Collary an addition to?
What is the Monroe Doctrine
Who was the 28th President of the U.S
What is Woodrow Wilson?
Name two of the famous yellow journalist from this time.
William Randolph Hearst & Joseph Pulitzer.
What treaty ended WWI
What is the treaty of Versailles
T or F. Could African Americans fight during WWI
True
This political issue led to rejecting of the League of Nations due to fears of being drawn into foreign conflicts.
What is the isolationism?
This policy was used by the U.S. to justify repeated intervention in Latin America, helping secure stability for projects like the Panama Canal.
What is the Big Stick Diplomacy?