War!
This war started in 1914, but America didn't enter until 1917 for various reasons.
World War I (WWI)
The name of the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Imperialism
The US policy of staying out of other countries affairs and not joining any alliances
Isolationism
The idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better. I has been used to justify racism and social inequality at various times over the past century and a half.
Social Darwinism
What happens to the Unites States status after the Spanish American War, what do they become?
A World Power
What were the main reasons for World War One beginning?
Militarism, Alliance, Nationalism, Imperialism, Alliances (MANIA)
Under Theodore Roosevelt, the United States helped this country break free from Colombia and start construction on a canal.
Panama
Theodore Roosevelt's style of diplomacy that preferred showing force and military strength.
Big Stick Diplomacy
White supremacist group that was at the height of their power after the Civil War, and come back in the 1920's to discriminate against immigrants and anyone not white and protestant
Ku Klux Klan
Author of the Gospel of Wealth who at one point was the wealthiest person in America due to his steel company.
Andrew Carnegie
This was one of the controversial ways Germany fought it's enemies in World War 1 (Two Answers!)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare or Poison Gas
In 1852, naval officer Matthew C. Perry led a force to this country and forced them to trade with America by using his huge boats.
Japan
The name of a telegram intercepted by Britain from Germany to Mexico which instructed Mexico to attack the US if the US declared war on Germany
The Zimmerman Telegram
In 1882, Congress passed this act which suspended the immigration of all Chinese laborers for ten years.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Term used to describe the sensational newspapers that exaggerate details of the 1890s that push the US to war with Spain
Yellow Journalism
During WWI, this required all young men from age 21-30 to register for the military draft.
Selective Service Draft
Future US President who led the US forces called the "Rough Riders" during the Spanish American War.
Theodore Roosevelt
William Taft's style of diplomacy that preferred investing money in foreign countries.
Dollar Diplomacy
The process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a dominant group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group
Assimiliation
A person who has become rich through ruthless and exploitative business practices.
Robber Baron
When Germany attacked this passenger boat in the Atlantic, America soon after joined WW1.
The Lusitania
The belief that America and other white nations have a duty to civilize lesser nations
White Man's Burden
The term in foreign affairs first used to refer to the United States policy that would allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries equally.
Open Door Policy
In 1887, under this act, the United States attempted to assimilate Native Americans by breaking up reservations (selling the land to settlers) and forcing Natives to send their children to residential schools.
The Dawes Act
What is the name of the group of countries the America refuses to join after WW1 due to not wanting to build to many alliances?
League Of Nations