2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt WWIU.S. in WWI US Imperialism Spanish American War Terms
The US annexed this territory after overthrowing the native queen and landing Marines in the territory to support a new, US-backed government
Hawaii
The US gained this territory in the Caribbean; citizens there are ineligible to vote for members of Congress or the US President today
Puerto Rico
After requesting a lease in this country’s territory to build a canal and being denied, the US sent warships to intimidate and block this country from allowing its rebel province to become independent
Colombia
the use of a country ’ s financial power to extend its international influence
Dollar Diplomacy $$$$
The declaration that the US may use military force to restore internal stability to nations in the Americas
Roosevelt Corollary
The US went to war with Spain on this Caribbean island after the USS Maine exploded
Cuba
The US went to war with Spain in this group of islands in the Pacific, aided by rebels
Philippine s
Newspapers (led by owners such as William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer) that sensationalized stories in order to increase sales became known as __________ press.
Yellow
Rebel leader Emilio Aquinaldo fought first against Spanish colonizers and then against US forces that occupied his country. Where did he live?
The Philippines
This Congressional action said that the US had the right to intervene in Cuban affairs to protect life, property, and liberty
The Platt Amendment
The Central Powers included
Germany, Austria- Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
British Ocean Liner/Passenger Ship that was sunk by German U-Boats on May 7, 1915
The Lusitania
Great Britain, France and (Russia -->until 1917) were members of the ______________.
Allied Forces
This peace treaty, ending WWI, imposed harsh punishments on the countries that lost the war, particularly Germany
The Treaty of Versailles
More than 4 million US troops served during WWI. True or False?
TRUE
At the beginning of WWI the U.S. was a ______ nation.
Neutral
The United States declared war on Germany during this year __________ ?
1917
A telegram from the German Foreign Minister requesting that Mexico declare war on the U.S. in 1917.
The Zimmerman Telegram
Congress passed a law saying that our First Amendment Right to “Freedom of Speech” could be curbed during wartime
The Sedition Act
On the homefront, many _______ moved north to take jobs in steel mills, factories, and stockyards
African- Americans
Money paid by a defeated country for damages to or expenditures made to another country as a result of hostilities or war
Reparations
President Wilson wanted to create this international organization to help avoid future conflicts
League of Nations
Intense pride in ones Country
Nationalism
information used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
propaganda
a policy of extending a country's trade, power and influence through diplomacy or military force
imperialism