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Expansion and WWI

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U.S. territories Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Alaska
Sanford Dole leader of Hawaii who helped overthrow the queen
Alfred Thayer Mahan He was a supporter of expansion. Encourage US to have a big navy
Spanish American War effects US gained new territories to trade with and world power status
Panama Canal quicker, easier movement between Atlantic and Pacific oceans
Open Door Policy equal trading with China
Roosevelt Corollary US will intervene in Latin America (not Europe)
Reason for US entry to WWI German unrestricted submarine warfare
Neutrality US policy at the beginning of WWI; stay out of war
Zimmerman Telegram proposed a German and Mexico alliance
Selective Service Act draft; used to raise an army for war
General John J. Pershing Led and trained the American Expeditionary Forces to win WWI at the Battle of Argonne Forrest
WWI Technology Machine Guns; Poison Gas; tanks; submarines
Trench Warfare Effect led to a stalemate because little offensive fighting
Schenck v. United States raised issues over the restriction of the 1st Amendment
Espionage Act limited free speech - can't speak out against the war
Great Migration Cause movement of African Americans to the North for better jobs
1914-1918 Significance US fights and wins a European war
Liberty Bonds how the US payed for WWI
Women and minorities job opportunities for created for them because of the war
Wilson's Fourteen Points purpose was a peace plan to prevent future wars
Treaty of Versailles Provisions Germany had to pay reparations, give up colonies, and take blame = weakened their power
League of Nations US opposed joining this b/c it wanted to be isolated and no future wars
Tanks used during WWI to get over trenches and help end stalemate
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand This was the spark that started World War I
Poison Gas chemical warfare used in WWI; it could damage a soldiers lungs and make it hard to breathe
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