Government Policies
The government policy of ONLY intervening in foreign affairs if the rights of Americans are violated
The Monroe Doctrine
What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
According to the Treaty of Versailles, what are the major ways Germany was supposed to be punished for causing WWI? (Name at LEAST 2)
Pay reparations
Give up land
Limit Germany's military size and amount of weapons it can have
Lose all colonies
The name for the idea that it is the duty of White people to "civilize" / Christianize / educate People of Color around the world
The White Man's Burden
Media (cartoons, newspapers, movies, books, etc.) that are used to promote a particular political cause or point of view - especially media that is biased or misleading
Propaganda
The government policy of never intervening in foreign affairs and only focusing on issues within the country
Isolationism
What is the name of the ship that sank, helping bring the US into WWI
The Lusitania
Did the US join the League of Nations?
No
Why did the US take the Philippines?
Answers vary
A type of sensationalist or exaggerated journalism, where stories and events are exaggerated to appear more interesting to viewers in order to sell more newspapers
Yellow Journalism
The government policy of entering wars and alliance whenever you want
Interventionism
How did the Zimmerman Telegram help bring the US into WWI
Germany promised Mexico that if they helped beat the United States that Germany would help Mexico take land from the US
France gets land back
Create Poland
Create League of Nations
Why did the US help Panama fight for independence?
Colombia controlled Panama and would not let the US build the Panama Canal
To take land by force from another country and make it a part of one’s own country
Annexation
The government policy of negotiating before fighting, but making sure the country you are negotiating with knows that if they do not agree with you that you have a great military that can destroy them
What event officially started WWI
Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
What is one DIFFERENCE between the Treaty of Versailles and Wilson's 14 Points?
Versailles blamed Germany and made them pay reparations
14 Points wanted free trade, free seas, independence for all European colonies, etc. that did NOT end up in Versailles
What did Queen Liliuokalani do that made the US decide to annex Hawaii?
Replaced the Hawaiian constitution to give the monarchy all the power
A government policy with the goal of increasing one’s own country’s power over other countries and having a lot of influence in them. This can involve taking land or resources from other countries, forcing other countries to change their culture, etc.
Imperialism
The government policy that said the United States should act like an international police force - intervening in foreign affairs BOTH when the rights of Americans are violated AND when people in the Americas are acting badly
The Roosevelt Corollary
Why did the US originally NOT want to enter WWI according to Wilson?
US had many immigrants from all sides of the war so they could not pick which side to help
What were THREE of Wilson's 14 points?
No more secret alliances
Freedom of the seas
Free trade
Get rid of weapons
European colonies can start getting independence
Germany takes soldiers out of Russia
Belgium gets Independence
France gets land back
Fix Italy’s borders
Let Eastern European countries be independent
Give Serbia independence and access to the ocean
Let counties in Turkish Empire become independent
Give Poland independence and access to the ocean
Create the League of Nations
Sinking of USS Maine
Yellow Journalism
Monroe Doctrine - Cuban rights were being violated
Economy of Cuba/US were linked
Cuba was geographically close to US so war was dangerous to them
A way to apologize and made amends for doing something wrong by paying money to those who were hurt.
Reparations