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Chapter 11 in US History
Question | Answer |
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Was Teddy Roosevelt a Rough Rider? | Yes |
What was Yellow Journalism? | Propoganda used to increase sympathy for Cubans |
What is a Sphere Of Influence? | Political and Economical control outside of your country |
What was the Great War? | WWI |
Why did the U.S. enter the Great War? | Germany's U-boat attacks. |
What is a Selective Service? | A military draft |
What were Liberty Bonds? | Loans to the gov't to finance war. |
What is the League Of Nations? | A world organization to ensure peace. |
What did the Treaty Of Versailles do? | ended the Great War |
What was the De Lome letter? | A letter from a spanish guy insulting the president. |
What was the U.S.S Maine? | was a boat sttioned in Cuba. It was supposidly blown up by the Spanish, causing the Spanish American war. |
What was the Lusitania? | A boat that was shot at by a U-Boat off the coast of Ireland. 1,198 people were killed, 128 were American. |
What did the Open Door Policy do? | Gave equal trading rights to Africa and China. |
What year did the U.S. annex Hawaii? | 1898 |
What is Annexation? | The addition of a new territory to another country. |
What was the Espionage Act of 1917? | It stated that it was illegal to interfere with military operations. |
What was the Sedition Act of 1918? | It stated that it was illegal to speak or write against the government, Military, Constitution or the President during war time |
What is foreign policy? | Issues with other countries |
What is domestic policy? | Issues at home. |
What are civil liberties? | Human rights. |
What two things made the American public angry? | Germany's submarine warfare and the Zimmerman note. |
What did the U.S. do to Cuba's new constitution? | the Platt Amendment. |