WW1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Imperialism | increasing the power of a nation |
| Panama Canal | major ship canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| Seward's Folly | purchase of Alaska from Russia by William Seward; also known as "Seward's icebox" |
| Treaty of Kanagawa | Treaty between the US and the Empire of Japan; |
| Commodore Matthew Perry | Commodore of the U.S. Navy who forced the opening of Japan |
| Queen Liliuokalani | the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands; forced to give up her throne in 1898 |
| William Seward | Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson; survived an assassination attempt the same nite as lincoln |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 26th President of the US ; organized the Rough Riders |
| Open Door Policy | establishment of equal trading rights to all nations |
| Rough Riders | First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt |
| Explain the chronology of the Spanish American War: 1894-1898 | Cuba struggles to gain independence from Spain |
| Explain the chronology of the Spanish American War 1898 o Jan 25 | US battleship Maine is sent to Havana harbor |
| Explain the chronology of the Spanish American War 1898 o Feb 15 | U.S. battleship Maine explodes in Havana's harbor |
| o April 19-25 | U.S. Congress Joint Resolution approves military intervention; Spain declares war |
| o May 1 | Commodore George Dewey leads naval victory in Manila Bay |
| o May 21 | U.S. Navy takes control of Guam |
| o June 29 | Skirmish between U.S. and Spanish troops near Santiago, Cuba |
| o July 1 | Battles of El Caney and San Juan Hill (Rough Riders), Cuba |
| o July 3 | Spanish fleet destroyed off Santiago Bay, Cuba |
| o July 25 | U.S. forces land in Puerto Rico |
| o Aug 12-13 | Truce between Spain and the United States; Manila surrendered by Spain |
| o Dec 10 | Treaty of Paris - US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, and Philippines. |
| Explain: "Does the Constitution follow the flag?" | Raises the question of whether people in areas controlled by the United States should have all of the protections of the Constitution. |
| Pancho Villa | he raided and burned Columbus, New Mexico |
| Victoriano Huerta | overthrew President Francisco Madero in 1913 |
| The relationship between USA and Mexico in 1915: | Strained due to political turmoil |
| Wilson has refused to recognize WHO(?) as the new President of Mexico | Victoriano Huerta |
| Wilson seized what PORT(?) after American marines had a run-in with Mexican authorities | port of Veracruz |
| who were called in to mediate -and sided with Wilson | ABC powers |
| What was the result when Huerta's was exiled? | the installation of Venustiano Carranza |
| who supported Huerta AND conducted raids in the US? | Pancho Villa |
| Nationalism | - loyalty and devotion to ones nation |
| Triple Alliance - | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
| Triple Entente - | Great Britain, France, Russia |
| Allies | United States , Great Britain, France, Russia, and Italy |
| Central Powers | - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire |
| Lusitania | - British passenger liner sunk by a German U-Boat without warning on May 7, 1915 |
| Franz Ferdinand - | Archduke of Austria-Hungary; his assassination sparked WWI |
| Woodrow Wilson | - President during WWI, "peace without victory" |
| The remote causes of WWI: | o Nationalism Imperialism o Militarism Secret alliances |
| 2. The immediate causes of WWI: | Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| U-Boat - | German submarine used in WWI |
| Contraband - | illegal or prohibited goods |
| Arthur Zimmerman - | German Foreign Minister and author of the Zimmerman note. |
| Bernard Baruch - | chairman of the War Industries Board |
| Sussex pledge | Promise made by Germany after the sinking of the Sussex |
| Trench warfare | warfare in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from trenches protected by barbed-wire |
| Zimmerman Note | a telegram offering United States territory to Mexico |
| Unrestricted warfare - ; | does not follow the basic rules of combat |
| The state of Allied forces in 1917: | In danger of defeat |
| name reasons for the US entrance into WWI and its effect on the war | Germany resumed it's use of unrestricted submarine warfare The Zimmerman note Growing antagonism of Germany |
| Doughboys - | nickname given to WWI soldiers |
| Liberty Bonds - | savings bonds used to raise money for the war |
| Ferdinand Foch - | controlled the Allied forces in March 1918 |
| George Creel - | IN CHARGE OF Wilson's Committee on Public Information (CPI) |
| John Pershing - | Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) |
| Committee on Public Information - | was established to "sell" the war to the American public |
| Espionage and Sedition Acts - | passed in an attempt prevent spying and resistance to the war effort |
| Selective Service Act - | required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service |
| War Industries Board - | mobilize the United States for war |
| League of Nations - | international peace keeping organization |
| Armistice - | agreement to end fighting |
| peace without victory | end to hostilities without placing blame |
| victor's peace | a clear "winner" and "loser" A victor's peace leads to resentment. |
| The Treaty of Versailles: | o surrender of German colonies o German reparations o a ban on the union of Germany and Austria; o an acceptance of Germany CAUSING THE WAR o limitation of Germany's army and navy |
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