People
President who supported the idea of a canal in Panama
Who was Teddy Roosevelt?
Soldiers fire on one another from opposing lines of dugout ditches.
What is trenchwarfare?
Name of the horse in this film
What was Joey?
Disease that slowed the building of the Panama Canal
What is Malaria?
Avoiding involvement in other countries affairs
What is Isolationism?
Secretary of state who pushed for the purchase of Alaska in 1867
Who was William Seward?
Assasination of this Austrio-Hungarian leader sparked WWI
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Backdrop or general historical setting for the film
What was World War I?
Name of conflict with this European power over the island of Cuba.
Spanish-American War
Geographic term used to describe a narrow piece of land. Panama is an example
What is an Isthmus?
President who led American during WWI
A peace plan that included 14 key "points" was developed by this American President
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
Primary skill learned by the hose in the movie that helped to save its life
What is "pulling"?
A revolt against this country in 1903, led to the U.S. signing a treaty for full control of the Panama Canal zone.
What is Columbia?
Two bodies of water that were connnected by the Panama Canal
What are the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Who was Queen Liliuokalani?
Telegram to the German foreign minister in Mexico, became one of the reasons the U.S.A joined WWI
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
Area of the battlefield where German and British soldiers freed the horse when it became entangled in barbed wire
What is "no man's land"?
Policy that hoped to give the U.S. equal trading opportunities in China
What was the "open door" policy?
President favored "dollar diplomacy" as a policy to expand American influence.
Who was William Howard Taft?
Beyon forcing Germany to accept full responsibility for the war, this other punishment asked for payments to cover war damages.
What are reparations?
Technology in the film that basically ended the ability of Horses to be used on the battlefield during combat.
What is the machine gun?
Woodrow Wilson's speech and declaration of war on Germany in 1917, used this phrase as a major reason for fighting.
Name of the agreement that would deal severely with Germany, and later setting the stage for another world war.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?