Imperialism and World War I

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  1. 1. Amendment Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene in Cuban affairs at anytime
  2. 5. Lome Letter Letter written by Spanish minister to the United States. The letter was highly critical of President McKinley including calling him weak.
  3. 6. Rebellion a secret society of Chinese Nationalists that opposed foreign influence in China. They attacked foreign settlements and murdered dozens of Christian Missionaries.
  4. 9. of Nations an association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace.
  5. 10. In World War I, the group of nations originally consisting of Britain, France, and Russia and later joined by the United States , Italy and others. Together they opposed the Central Powers.
  6. 11. Riders The First United States Volunteer Calvary, a mixture of Ivy League athletes and western frontiersmen, volunteered to fight in the Spanish-American War. Led by Theodore Roosevelt. Fought several battles in Cuba including the battle for San Juan Hill.
  7. 14. for U.S. entry into WWI The 1915 Sinking of the Lusitania - 128 Americans died - American public opinion began turning against the Central Powers; Unrestricted Submarine Warfare by the Germans; Zimmerman Telegram.
  8. 15. Service Act (1917) Required men to be registered with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service.
  9. 17. Policy A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations
  10. 18. A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.
  11. 20. Fourteen Points the principles making up President Wilson's plan for world peace following World War I
  12. 21. Expeditionary Force (AEF) U.S. Forces led by General John Pershing who fought with the Allies in Europe during WWI.
  13. 24. War (1898) war fought between Spain and the United States that began after the sinking of the battleship USS Maine; the United States won the war in four months, gaining control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Other factors that caused the war included the De Lome Letter, and Yellow Journalism.
  14. 28. Diplomacy The US Policy of using the nation's economic power to exert influence over other countries.
  15. 30. four causes of World War I (MAIN) Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, Nationalism
  16. 32. of Versailles 1919 treaty at the end of WWI that established new nations, borders, and war reparations.
  17. 33. B. Dole American plantation owner in Hawaii (Dole Pineapple) who led a revolt against the queen of Hawaii and became president of the Republic of Hawaii. He was president until the US annexed Hawaii 4 years later. He then became the territorial governor.
  18. 34. Powers the group of nations led by Germany, Austria-Hungry, and the Ottoman Empire that opposed the Allies in WWI.
  19. 35. a policy of not choosing sides in a war or dispute between countries {we wanted to be neutral with Britain and France}
  20. 38. Darwinism a modern name given to various theories of society that emerged in the United States and Europe in the 1870s, and which sought to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology and politics.
  21. 39. Doctrine 1823 declaration by President James Monroe that the U.S. would regard any attempt by an external (European) power to interfere in the Western Hemisphere as a hostile act. In Exchange the U.S. would stay out of any interference by Europeans.
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  1. 2. Roosevelt Vice President under McKinley; became 26th President; led a volunteer Calvary called the Rough Riders during the Spanish American War. Added Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine, later known as "Big Stick" policy.
  2. 3. Journalism Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
  3. 4. John Pershing led the American Expeditionary Force; urged that the AEF operate as an independent fighting force, under American command.
  4. 7. Industries Board an agency established during WWI to increase efficiency and discourage waste in war related industries.
  5. 8. Canal an artificial waterway cut through the isthmus of Panama to provide a short cut between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.
  6. 12. Warfare A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
  7. 13. A policy of avoiding political or military involvement with other countries
  8. 16. compensation paid by a defeated nation for the damage or injury it inflicted during war.
  9. 19. The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories.
  10. 22. Francis Ferdinand the heir to the throne of the Austro Hungarian empire- his assassination was the single event that actually started World War I
  11. 23. Telegram A German telegram to Mexico that proposed Mexico ally itself with Germany in return for Germany's pledge to help Mexico recover the lost territory of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
  12. 25. a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation.
  13. 26. the policy of building armed forces in preparedness for war and their use as a tool for diplomacy.
  14. 27. Thayer Mahan Leading imperialist who felt that national greatness was based on a nation's naval power. He urged Government officials to build up America's Naval power in order to compete with other powerful nations. As a result America built nine steel hulled cruisers between 1883 and 1890.
  15. 29. of the Argon Forest part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front. The battle was the largest in United States military history, involving 1.2 million American soldiers, and was one of a series of Allied attacks known as the Hundred Days Offensive, which brought the war to an end.
  16. 31. Cabot Lodge Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was a leader in the fight against participation in the League of Nations.
  17. 36. Maine U.S. War ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War on February 15, 1898
  18. 37. of Paris (1898) treaty that ended the Spanish American war. Provided that Cuba be free from Spain. Turned over control of the islands of Guam & Puerto Rico to the United States.
  19. 40. Door Policy all nations would have equal trading privileges in China.