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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| On April 6th of what year did the United States declare war on Germany and officially enter WWI? | 1917 |
| What year did Teddy Roosevelt become president | 1901 |
| What foreign policy stated that the U.S. would prevent European powers from developing any new colonies in the Americas? | Monroe Doctrine |
| This was the most important battle of the Spanish American War | San Juan Hill |
| This book, written by Upton Sinclair, exposed the unfair and unsanitary practices of the meat packing industry | The Jungle |
| What predominantly Christian people group did the Ottoman Empire eliminate (at least 1 million killed; men, women, and children) because they were seen as sympathizers with the Allied powers during WWI? | The Armenians |
| This amendment, passed in 1909, made income tax legal in the U.S | 16th Amendment |
| This amendment, passed in 1919, made the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal | 18th Amendment |
| What year did WWI begin in Europe? | 1914 |
| This battleship exploded in Havana harbor after being sent to protect American citizens, leading the U.S. to declare war on Spain and beginning the Spanish American War. | U.S.S Maine |
| This man was president during the Spanish American war | William McKinley |
| He was president during WWI and tried to set up a League of Nations to prevent future wars. | Woodrow Wilson |
| Gavrilo Princip set off the first World War when he assassinated this Archduke and his wife | Franz Ferdinand |
| This amendment, ratified in 1920, guaranteed women the right to vote in the U.S. | 19th Amendment |
| The three main countries in the Central powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, and who: | Ottoman Empire |
| Austria Hungary declared war against what country, sparking the conflict that became WWI? | Serbia |
| The sinking of this passenger ship by a German submarine, killing 1300 civilians including 260 Americans, pushed the United States closer to entering WWI. | RMS Lusitania |
| This revolutionary led the overthrow of the Tsar and is considered the father of communism in Russia: | Vladmir Lenin |
| This German official sent a message to Mexico urging them to attack the United States. | Arthur Zimmerman |
| The three countries in the Triple Entante were Britain, France, and who? | Russia |
| Before Panama agreed with the U.S. on terms for the Panama Canal, Panama gained independence from what country with U.S. support? | Columbia |
| Which president won election by a wide margin in 1912 because two candidates split the Republican vote? | Woodrow Wilson |
| Before Panama agreed with the U.S. on terms for the Panama Canal, Panama gained independence from what country with U.S. support? | Columbia |
| What president was the youngest president in U.S. History and began construction on the Panama canal? | Theodore Roosevelt |
| This leader ruled Germany during the first world war | Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| What year did the U.S. finish digging the Panama canal | 1914 |
| Name three new technologies that made World War I especially lethal | submarines machine guns poison gas long range artillery airplanes tanks |
| Most of the fighting in the Spanish American war took place on what two islands/island groups? | Cuba Philippines |
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