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USII.5
Spanish American War and WWI
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| business interests | When a country has citizens who own businesses in another nation |
| rebels | A group of people fighting against their government |
| tensions | When people or groups are angry, but not yet physically fighting |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 26th President; Leader of the Rough Riders |
| Rough Riders | Volunteer cavalry unit; led by Teddy Roosevelt |
| Spanish-American War | Cuba revolted against their ownership by Spain and the U.S. supported Cuba. The U.S. declared war against Spain after the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine. |
| U.S.S Maine | A U.S. battleship that was stationed in Havana, Cuba, to protect U.S. citizens. It exploded and the U.S. declared war on Spain after the explosion. |
| Yellow Journalism | The exaggeration of news stories in order to sell newspapers. |
| world power | To achieve world military dominance |
| possession | To occupy or seize control of another country |
| independent | to be a self-reliant country |
| Monroe Doctrine | President James Monroe’s statement warning European nations not to colonize (try to take over) or interfere in the Americas. |
| Roosevelt Corollary | Theodore Roosevelt’s addition to the Monroe Doctrine; declared that the United States would police affairs in the Western Hemisphere to keep Europeans from intervening in the region. |
| Big Stick Diplomacy | “Speak softly and carry a big stick” was Roosevelt’s style of enforcing his corollary. The U.S. acted as a “police officer” of the Western Hemisphere. |
| Cuban rebels | Cuban people who fought for their independence from Spain. |
| League of Nations | a peace-keeping organization; a group of countries working to maintain peace in the world |
| neutral | not being on one side; supporting no one |
| ratify | to agree to and make part of your government |
| Woodrow Wilson | 28th President; creator of the League of Nations |
| Allies or Allied Powers | WWI alliance between France, Great Britain, Russia, Belgium, Serbia, and later the United States |
| Central Powers | WWI alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire |
| Lusitania | A British passenger liner that was sunk by a German u-boat. 1,200 people were killed including 128 Americans. It further deepened tension between U.S. and Germany. |
| Zimmerman Telegram | Telegram sent by Germany’s foreign minister to Mexico during World War I proposing an alliance between the two countries. |
| 14 Points Plan | President Wilson’s plan for organizing post World War I Europe and for avoiding future wars. |
| Treaty of Versailles | Treaty ending World War I that required Germany to pay billions of dollars of war costs and established the League of Nations. |
| international | Between nations |
| submarine warfare | Warfare that was conducted underwater between submarines. |
| U-Boats | German submarines |
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