Vocab
A policy of extending a country’s power and influence either by military force or diplomacy over a weaker country
What is Imperialism?
This belief that the U.S. was destined to expand its influence, not just across North America but globally,
What is Manifest Destiny?
What was sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers, particularly by Hearst and Pulitzer, inflamed public opinion and pushed the U.S. towards war?
Yellow Journalism
What event triggered WW1?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
A crucial financial tool used by the U.S. government during World War I to raise funds for the war effort.
What are Liberty Bonds
Showing great pride for ones country.
What is nationalism?
Influenced by Alfred Thayer Mahan's book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, the U.S. believed that this was essential for global dominance.l
A strong navy
What county was blamed for the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor February 15, 1898?
What is Spain?
WW1 was also called the great war because it was the first war that used what?
Machine guns and artillery, Poison gas, Tanks,, Aircraft and submarines (Modern warfare)
This Treaty officially ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers (mainly France, the United Kingdom, and the United States). The treaty is widely known for its harsh terms imposed on Germany, which had significant long-term consequences.
What is The Treaty of Versailles?
When a country increases their military power substantially.
What is Militarism?
What was the 3rd great invention in American history
The Panama Canal
These countries were imperiled by america after the Spanish-American War
What are Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines?
France, Russia, the United Kingdom, Italy (joined 1915) the United States (joined 1917) were know as what?
The Allied Powers
A set of principles outlined by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in a speech to Congress on January 8, 1918, during World War I.
What were the 14 points?
When a country does not interact with any other country.
What is Isolationism?
An extension of the Monroe Doctrine,the president asserted that the U.S. had the right to intervene in Latin American nations to maintain stability and protect American interests.
Roosevelt Corollary (1904)
This Treaty ended The Spanish-American War in December 1898.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
In 1917, Germany proposed a military alliance with Mexico, promising to help Mexico reclaim lost territories if it declared war on the U.S.
The Zimmermann Telegram:
proposed by President WIlson in his message known as the “Fourteen Points” was the 14th point.
What was the League of Nations?
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Assassination.
What does M.A.N.I.A stand for(what is M.A.N.I.A)?
The U.S. advocated for equal trading rights in China through this policy, seeking to prevent European powers from carving up China into exclusive spheres of influence.
Open Door Policy (1899)
The Spanish-American War was a pivotal moment in U.S. history, marking the nation's rise as an what?
Imperial Power
what was the root cause of America entering WW1 in 1917?
unrestricted submarine warfare
Laws that made it illegal to interfere with the war effort or speak out against the government, the military, or the war.
What were the Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918)?