Imperialism
more Imperialism
WW1
more WW1
1920's and more
100
What Big event showed that the United States was a world power in the late 1800s (19th century)?
Spanish American War
100
A style of sensationalized news reporting that tried to persuade public opinion is called...
Yellow Journalism
100
What country quit World War 1, which made the US more comfortable joining the alliance with France and Britain?
Russia
100
What was agreement officially ended WW1 in 1919?
Treaty of Versailles
100
What did the 19th amendment do?
Give women the right to vote.
200
Which 2 US states were gained during American Imperialism?
Alaska and Hawaii
200
What word is this image an example of?
Imperialism
200
What is the term for "countries wanting to control more land and resources in other parts of the world."
Imperialism
200
This was the basic foreign policy for the United States after World War 1
Isolationism
200
What war led to the United States doing both of these things
1. Promoting democracy and peace around the world.
2. Trying to isolate away from other countries especially in Europe.
World War 1.
300
What country did the U.S. help free from Spain... but ended up trying to keep the country under the U.S. control after that?
Philippines
300
This was a territory that U.S. business men were first interested in because of the sugar plantations. Later the U.S. took control to make a military base closer to Asia.
Hawaii
300
What is NOT one of the M.A.I.N. causes of WW1?
Militarism Aliances
Isolationism Nationalism
Isolationism
300
What organization did President Woodrow Wilson want the US to join to help keep world peace? (although the US congress voted to keep the US out of it.)
The League of Nations
300
What did this event lead to?
U.S. joining World War 1
400
The "Open Door Policy" was made to try to give equal trade opportunity for the U.S. in which country?
China
400
What is the name of the agreement between the US and Spain that ended the Spanish-American War?
Treaty of Paris
400
During WW1, the Germans ended up killing some Americans before the US entered the war. How were the Americans killed?
German U Boats or Submarine Warfare
(128 Americans killed on the Lusitania for bonus)
400
Although the US didn't want to be involved in other countries disputes, not long after World War 1 they were pulled into another conflict. What was it called?
World War 2
400
What was the U.S. law led to this man become very wealthy?
Prohibition (18th amendment)
500
What are the names of the 2 special military groups that helped defeat Spain in Cuba?
Rough Riders
Buffalo Soldiers
500
What was the name of the US battle ship that sunk in a harbor in Cuba? (Newspapers in US blamed Spain for it's sinking)
USS Maine
500
The Zimmerman Telegram was 1 reason the US joined WW1. Germany promised Mexico they would get which 3 states back from the US, if they helped Germany attack the US?
Texas, Arizona, New Mexico
500
What is the name of the agreement that ended World War 1
Treaty of Versailles
500
What is the name for the 1920's cultural movement for African Americans that began in New York?
Harlem Renaissance