American Military History
What device was used to break up stalemates caused by trench warfare?
A: Tanks
Sanford argued for the expansion of the US by advocating for the annexation of ___________?
A: Hawaii / The Hawaiian Islands
What were the two main reasons the U.S. entered WWI?
A: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare & Inception of the Zimmerman Telegram
During WWI the US decided to sell _______ ________. This strategy was also to get Americans invested in the war and to increase American _____________. (Bonus: 100pts)
A: War Bonds & Patriotism
What is another word for Draft? (Hint: ‘C’)
A: Conscription
What president helped America through the creation of the Panama Canal and was seen as a president that would act by a “Force of Arms”?
A: Theodore Roosevelt
The American government started doing what two things as a means to raise more money for the war effort?
A: Raise Taxes & Sell War Bonds
What are two reasons why the Senate refused to approve Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
A: Many disagreed with the creation of the League of Nations and others believed that the US should return to isolationist policies.
What were three problems when building the Panama Canal?
Widespread disease (malaria), an artificial lake had to be made, and workers had to build locks to compensate for different water levels.
William Howard Taft’s foreign policy was also called __________ ____________.
A: Dollar Diplomacy
Where was the event that launched WWI in full effect?
A: Sarajevo, Serbia
Wilson’s Fourteen Points attempted to correct the abuses of?
A: Colonialism
Who was Army Corporal Alvin York?
A: He was the most decorated soldier in WWI, a Medal of Honor recipient, and fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
Alfred Thayer Mahan argued for a large naval power, which eventually led the way to the U.S. pursuing ____________ ______________ in _____________.
Economic Interest / Asia
List three causes of World War I for the world, not for the US to join?
A: German desire for a greater empire, increase in militarism in Germany and Russia, and Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
The Spanish American War was ideal due to the fact that only a few people died and it ended up giving the US additional territories.
This statement is considered a ____________ _____________. (2 Words)
A: Biased Viewpoint
What were two of the most effective causes of casualty rates during WWI? (Hint: Not Tanks)
A: Machine Guns & Trench Warfare
The Panama Canal reduced the cost of __________. It allowed for greater access to __________ markets and ___________ resources.
Transportation, Global, and Natural
What were two reasons why America would not join the League of Nations?
A: The US would not be able to defend its own interests & The US feared European entanglements.
Woodrow Wilson believed what about countries having agreements with one another?
A: He stated that there shall be no private international understanding, which also means no private or secretive alliances.