The armies of both France and Germany more than doubled between 1870 and 1914 and there was a fierce competition between Britain and Germany for mastery of the seas.
What is Militarism?
100
German telegram detailing an offer to assist Mexico in reclaiming Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
What is The Zimmermann Telegram
100
Defensive strategy developed in response to advancements in the science of warfare
What is trench warfare
100
Passed in 1917 which made it illegal to interfere with the war effort.
What is the Espionage Act of 1917
100
Theodore Roosevelt was the Lt. Colonel of this regiment that fought the Spanish in Cuba.
What is the Rough Riders
200
Rivalry between Germany, Britain & France over a scramble to acquire colonies.
What is Imperialism
200
The U.S. traded more with Britain and France. (U.S. was not strictly neutral) Many sympathized w/Br. & Fr.
What is Economic ties
200
Germany turned to this for what it hoped would be a decisive weapon to break the deadlock of trench warfare.
What is Poison Gas
200
Migration of African Americans from the South to the North in the years leading up to and during WWI
What is the Great Migration
200
The _______ was issued by Roosevelt and stated that only the United States could intervene in Latin American affairs
What is the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
300
A number of these had been signed by countries between the years 1879 and 1914. These were important because they meant that some countries had no option but to declare war if one of their allies declared war first.
What is alliance
300
German U-boats attack ships in British ports and Wilson vows to hold Germany responsible for loss of American life or property.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare
300
Most U.S. troops were sent to this battle ground in Europe where they decisively broke the the stalemate
What is the Westernfront
300
Passed in 1918 which made public speech against the war illegal.
What is the Sedition Act
300
_______believed that unregulated capitalism and the urban boom required stronger government supervision and intervention
What is Progressives
400
His assassination in August 1914 led to the outbreak of World War I
What is Archduke Franz Ferdinand
400
British ship carrying 128 Americans that was sunk by Germany.
What is the Lusitania
400
The stretch of land between trench lines that soldiers would have to cross in order to try and capture their enemies' trench.
What is No Man's Land
400
Wilson's plan for peace that was considered too lenient on Germany by European leaders.
What is Wilson's 14 points
400
This Supreme Court decision created the term "separate but equal."
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
500
Being a strong supporter of the rights and interests of one's country. (example: Large areas of both Austria-Hungary and Serbia were home to differing nationalist groups, all of whom wanted freedom from the states in which they lived.)
What is Nationalism
500
*Daily Double* Without a Czar, it was easier for Wilson to support the allies (keeping the world safe for democracy)
What is the Russian Revolution
500
General John J. Pershing gained experience and tested new military technology that would be used in WWI when he attempted to capture _______ .
Who is Pancho Villa
500
This treaty was rejected by the Senate because they felt the League of Nations violated American sovereignty
What is the treaty of Versailles
500
*Daily Double* According to the Compromise of 1877, Democrats promised to choose this man as the new President if he promised to remove the military from the South.