WORLD WAR I
Also known as the "draft"
Selective Service Act
Many say that the acronym M.A.I.N. are the major causes of WWI. What does each letter stand for?
M. ilitarism
A. lliance System
I. mperialism
N. ationalism
Armistice is a
Cease fire
Writing newspaper articles that sensationalize the story by exaggerating facts.
Yellow Journalism
President Theodore Roosevelt used his ________ asserting that the U.S. would intervene in any Latin American disputes with foreign powers by acting as a "Policeman".
Big Stick Policy
A German submarine sank this British passenger ship carrying over 120 American civilians; thus causing many Americans to abandon their ideas of American isolationism.
The Lusitania
Germany promised the return of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas to Mexico, if Mexico allied itself with Germany under the __________.
Zimmerman Telegram (Note)
To help pay for the war, the U.S. government sold
War Bonds or "Liberty Bonds"
Blew up in Havana Harbor. The press blamed Spain for the attack.
USS Maine
The Hearst press released letter in which the Spanish Ambassador called U.S. president William McKinley "weak". This was called the
DeLome Letter
Germany agreed not to sink anymore merchant ships under the terms of the _________.
Sussex Pledge
Trench Warfare generally led to a __________.
The use of the ___________ basically brought an end to Trench Warfare.
Stalemate
Tank
U.S. merchant ships travelled in groups escorted by battleships called a ________.
CONVOY
Report that urged Americans to seize Cuba if Spain would not sell it.
Ostend Manifesto
Theodore Roosevelt led a regiment of men up San Juan Hill, ultimately securing Cuban independence from Spain. The group of volunteers Roosevelt commanded were known as the
Rough Riders.
It made it a crime to use "disloyal" language attacking the government.
The Sedition Act of 1918
It created posters, pamphlets, billboards, press releases, newsreels, and anti German films. Also hired, "Four Minute Men" to help spread American propaganda.
The Committee of Public Information.
A new government agency that organized and managed wartime manufacturing.
War Industries Board
As a result of the Spanish American War, America claimed the territories of ___________. (Must know all of them to get credit)
Cuban, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines.
Alfred T. Mahan argued that colonies would provide strategic naval bases and encourage trade; America would develop a large navy; America would increase its wealth with trade in his book called _________
The Influence of Sea Power upon History
When President Wilson enumerated his _________, it reflected his view that war should become a crusade for democracy.
Fourteen Points
Women spread patriotism during the war and joined the ____________ to show their support for the war effort
The National American Woman Suffrage Association.
(NAWSA)
In the case ___________, the Supreme Court upheld limits on free speech whenever "a clear and present danger" is evident.
Schenck v. U.S.
The Platt Amendment differed from the Teller Amendment in that the Platt Amendment did promise that America would not annex Cuba, however __________________
America had the right to intervene in Cuban affairs at anytime. Also, America could build a naval base their as well.
President Roosevelt helped negotiate and end to the Sino-Japanese War with the two sides agreeing to the__________
Treaty of Portsmouth