Imperialism & Debates
The policy of extending a nation's power and influence over weaker territories through diplomacy, economic dominance, or military force.
What is imperialism?
The acronym MAIN stands for Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and this term for intense patriotic pride.
What is Nationalism?
The original pre-war Triple Entente consisted of Great Britain, France, and this nation
What is Russia?
President Woodrow Wilson stated in his War Message that the U.S. must enter the war to make the world safe for this
What is democracy?
The deliberate spreading of biased or misleading information to influence public opinion
What is propaganda?
This political figure and Democratic presidential candidate fiercely opposed American imperialism.
Who is William Jennings Bryan?
His assassination on June 28, 1914, served as the immediate spark for World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The original Triple Alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and this country before it left to remain neutral.
What is Italy?
In 1915, a German U-boat sank this British ocean liner, killing nearly 1,200 people, including 128 Americans
What is the Lusitania?
The dangerous gap separating opposing systems of fortified trenches on the Western Front
What is "No Man's Land"?
This U.S. Senator was a strong advocate for American overseas expansion.
Who is Albert Beveridge?
This 19-year-old Bosnian Serb nationalist shot and killed the Archduke in Sarajevo.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This empire joined Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1914 to form the Central Powers
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Germany promised to restore to Mexico the lost territories of New Mexico, Arizona, and this U.S. state if they joined the war.
What is Texas?
The defensive style of warfare dominating the Western Front that led to brutal stalemates
What is trench warfare?
William Jennings Bryan argued that ruling over subject nations violated this foundational principle.
What is democratic consent?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of this empire.
What is Austria-Hungary?
The Triple Entente was originally formed specifically to balance power against the rising military dominance of this nation.
What is Germany?
This intelligence agency (country) intercepted and published the Zimmermann Telegram, outraging the American public.
Who is British intelligence?
In his April 2, 1917 address to Congress, President Wilson framed entering WWI as a moral necessity to defend these rights.
What are maritime rights?
In 1898, the Anti-Imperialist League was formed to oppose the annexation of this Pacific archipelago following the Spanish-American War, which became the core debate for figures like William Jennings Bryan.
What are the Philippines?
Gavrilo Princip was a member of "Young Bosnia," a group backed by this secret Serbian nationalist society, also known as Ujedinjenje ili Smrt ("Union or Death"), which orchestrated the assassination plot.
What is the Black Hand?
In April 1915, Italy secretly signed this treaty with the Allied Powers, agreeing to leave the Triple Alliance and enter the war in exchange for substantial Austro-Hungarian territory.
What is the Treaty of London?
The Zimmermann Telegram proposed that Mexico ally with Germany and also suggested reaching out to invite this other Asian Allied nation to switch sides and join the Central Powers.
What is Japan?
German forces first introduced large-scale chemical warfare on the Western Front by releasing over 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas during this 1915 battle in Belgium.
What is the Second Battle of Ypres?