Foreign Policy
World War I
The Spanish-American War
Notes
Vocabulary
100

What was the foreign policy of President Theodore Roosevelt?

Big Stick Diplomacy

100
"__________ is a type of fighting where both sides build up deep trenches as a defense against the enemy."

Trench Warfare

100

When did the U.S. declare war on Spain?

April 25, 1898

100

"Non-interventionists are also called ____________."

Isolationists

100

_______: A political union of two countries with mutual benefits.

Alliance

200
What was the goal of Dollar Diplomacy?

Strengthen U.S. economy

200

What is Kaiser Wilhelm II best known for?

He was the last German Emperor, and his policies led to World War I.
200

Where did the battleship Maine explode? 

Havana, Cuba

200
"Imperialism is when one country controls another economically or ___________."

militarily

200

_________: Belief in the supremacy of your own country.

Nationalism

300

What is the goal of Moral Diplomacy?

To make the U.S. the moral authority of the world.

300

What was David Lloyd George's occupation?

Prime minister of the United Kingdom

300

Who won the battle of San Juan Hill?

The United States

300

Was President Theodore Roosevelt an interventionist or isolationist?

interventionist

300
___________: The foreign policy of Woodrow Wilson
Moral Diplomacy
400

What is a similarity between Big Stick Diplomacy and Dollar Diplomacy?

Wilson used "Big Stick" in sending soldiers to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 

400

What country surrendered at the end of World War I?

Germany

400

When did Spain surrender in the Spanish-American War?

July 17, 1898

400

The U.S. built the ______________ to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and to control trade."

The Panama Canal

400

___________: A group of representatives from countries around the world formed after World War I.

The League of Nations

500

What is similar between Big Stick Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, and Moral Diplomacy?

The U.S. should intervene in Central and South America.

500

What were the FOUR (4) New Weapons used during World War I? 

Artillery, Machine gun, Flame thrower, and Chemical weapons

500

What TWO (2) countries did the United States get after the Spanish-American War?

Guam and Puerto Rico

500

What THREE (3) countries were the Central Powers during World War I?

Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary

500

What does "MANIA" stand for?

Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Assassination