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GavinC Chpt 22, 23
Chapter 22, 23
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Yellow Journalism | sensational style of reporting that began in the late 1800’s by Pulitzer and Hearst |
| Nationalism | pride in one’s nation - many small groups in Europe felt this - was one cause of WWI |
| Imperialism | the policy by which a powerful country takes control of the economic and political affairs of a weaker country or region - this foreign policy was especially followed from 1870 to 1914 |
| Roosevelt Corollary | expansion of the Monroe Doctrine by Theodore Roosevelt that claimed America had the right to interfere in Latin America to preserve law & independence |
| Militarism | building up the military forces to prepare for war - one cause of WWI |
| Trench Warfare | the type of fighting in WWI in which both sides dug trenches, which were protected by mines and barbed wire - “no man’s land” was in the middle |
| Spanish American War | 4 months in 1898 - US became a colonial power and gained territories such as Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Cuba also became an independent nation |
| Armistice | an agreement to stop fighting - WWI November 12, 1918 |
| 14 Points | Wilson’s goals for peace after WWI - Point 14 established the League of Nations |
| US Foreign Policy after WWI | 50. US Foreign Policy after WWI: 1. Senate voted not to accept the Versailles Treaty 2. US not in the League of Nations 3. Many Americans feared communism 4. wanted to remain isolationist |
| Self Determination | the right of national groups to own their own territories and have their own forms of government without interference & control by stronger nations |
| Outcome of the Treaty of Versailles | 1. Germany takes full blame for the war 2. Germany had to disarm completely 3. Germany had to pay huge reparations 4.Germany lost its colonies |
| Use of Submarines and Airplanes in WWI | these weapons were new and the technology was tested, perfected, and deadly |
| Reparations | payments to the winner of a war for the war damages inflicted by the loser during the war |
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