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World Power
Mrs. Brown's World Power
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Roosevelt said “Speak softly and carry a big stick” - the US would be the Police Power in the Western Hemisphere. | Big Stick Policy |
| Passed in 1823 to keep Europe from further colonizing the Western Hemisphere. | Monroe Doctrine |
| This said the US would intervene in Latin America to maintain stability in the Western Hemisphere. | Roosevelt Corrollary |
| Built by the US to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to make travel faster and trade more efficient. | Panama Canal |
| The Chinese did not like foreigners in their countries, so they rebelled and killed them. | Boxer Rebellion |
| was used as the justification of anglo saxons (whites) to educate and help nonwhite indigenous people in their colonies. | "White Man's Burden" |
| This gave all countries equal trading privileges with China. | Open Door Policy |
| Mandatory enlistment in the armed forces, aka “the draft”. | Conscription |
| President who tried to keep the US out of WWI and came up with The Fourteen Points. | Woodrow Wilson |
| An Imperialist Naval officer who wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, He said that the US needed a large Navy to become a world power. | Alfred T. Mahan |
| Cuba was given their independence after the Spanish American War, but this said that the US would intervene in their affairs anytime and allowed the US to build a military base at Guantanamo. | Platt Amendement |
| leader of the “Rough Riders” who won the Battle of San Juan Hill. He later became president. | Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt |
| A US ship that exploded in Havana Harbor killing 260 American Soldiers, the US blamed it on Spain. | USS Maine |
| The US fought Spain in 1898 and won, gaining the territories of Cuba, Guam,the Philippines, and Puerto Rico. This also made the US a world power. | Spanish American War |
| When newspapers sensationalize or exaggerate what is actually happening to influence people's opinions and sell more newspapers. | Yellow Journalism |
| He was a yellow journalist who published articles in the New York Journal. | William Randolph Hearst |
| When a country takes control of a less developed country as a source for raw materials and a new market. | Imperialism |
| War between 1914-1918 | WWI |
| Belief that the US should avoid conflict in Europe. | Isolationism |
| Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism. The Causes of WWI | M-A-I-N |
| Building up of military power. | Militarism |
| Agreement between 2 or more countries to defend each other if attacked. | Alliances |
| A strong devotion to one’s nation, the interest of the nation are more important than cooperating with others. | Nationalism |
| His assassination sparked WWI. | Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire | Central Powers |
| Alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, and later the US | Allied Powers |
| When the media uses advertisements to convince people to support the war. | Propaganda |
| German submarines. | U-Boats |
| One of the primary reasons for US entry into WWI. The US believed that everyone should be able to travel the seas without fear. | Freedom of the Seas |
| A British passenger ship that was sunk by German U-boats, killing 128 Americans. | The Lusitania |
| Germany sent this to Mexico saying they would help get back land lost to the US, if they would attack. It was intercepted by the US. | The Zimmerman Note |
| Required all US men age 18 and over to register for military service. | Selective Service Act |
| People were encouraged to grow their own gardens, so farmers' crops could be sent to fighting soldiers. | Victory Gardens |
| War bonds sold by the US government to help fund the war. | Liberty/Victory Bonds |
| This made it a crime to criticize the war - suspended the 1st Amendment. | Espionage Act 1917 |
| New fighting style, soldiers would dig ditches and shoot at each other. It caused a stalemate. | Trench Warfare |
| When neither side can advance or win. | Stalemate |
| Machine guns, airplanes, U-boats, poison gas, and tanks. | New Weapons |
| Group of US soldiers led by John J. Pershing, won the Battle of Argonne Forest. | American Expeditionary Force - A.E.F. |
| Final battle of WWI and most important because the allies broke through German lines. | Battle of the Argonne Forest |
| WWI hero who received the Medal of honor. | Alvin York |
| Created by Woodrow Wilson to create peace and suggested creating the League of Nations. | The Fourteen Points |
| An organization to mediate international disputes to avoid war. The US refused to join and it ultimately failed. | League of Nations |
| A senator that was opposed to the US joining the League of Nations. | Henry Cabot Lodge |
| This ended WWI and was very harsh on Germany. It ultimately led to WWII. | Treaty of Versailles |
| Having to pay for damages done during a war. | Reparations |
| A nasty disease carried by mosquitoes that killed many people while building the Panama Canal. | Yellow Fever |
| A letter written by Spain that said that President McKinley was weak. | De Lome Letter |
| A volunteer Cavalry force led by Teddy Roosevelt that won the key battle for the US to win the Spanish American War. | Rough Riders |
| An important battle of the Spanish American war that was won by Roosevelt and the Rough Riders. | Battle of San Juan Hill |
| Said that when the war with Spain was over, the US would NOT annex Cuba. | Teller Amendment |
| He was the first President of Hawaii and later Governor after it was annexed by the US. | Sanford Dole |
| A yellow journalist who published articles in the New York World. | Joseph Pulitzer |
| A country stays neutral and doesn’t take sides. | Neutrality |
| The purchase of Alaska for $7 million (2 cents/acre) was criticized as being a worthless icebox, but was later seen as a huge source of resources. | Seward's Folly |
| Area between trenches full of barb wire that made soldiers an easy target. Tanks were used to get through it. | "No Man's Land" |
| An agreement by both sides to stop fighting - a truce. | Armistice |
| American General who led the AEF, he took inexperienced soldiers and trained them to fight. | John J. Pershing |
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