US History: Imperialism and WWI
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 William Gorgas | This doctor helped with the building of the Panama Canal by eradicating mosquito-borne diseases such as yellow fever? |
| Matthew C. Perry | He led the American navy to Japan to open trade with them? |
| Alfred T. Mahan | He advocated a strong navy in his book "The Influence of Seapower Upon History?" |
| Theodore Roosevelt | He led the "Rough Riders" in the Spanish-American War? |
| John Hay | Secretary of State who issued the "Open Door Notes" and said the Spanish-American War was a "splendid little war?" |
| William McKinley | US President during the Spanish-American War? |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | He led the Filipino people in resistance to US occupation? |
| Rudyard Kipling in his poem, "White Man's Burden" | He advocated imperialism as a means of spreading Christianity and western civilization? |
| Jingoists | Those in favor of imperialist expansion were known as? |
| Teller Amendment | This legislation stated that the US did NOT intend to acquire Cuba as a result of the Spanish-American War? |
| Platt Amendment | This legislation limited Cuba's independence following the Spanish-American War? |
| Philippines, Peurto Rico, Guam | As a result of the Spanish-American War, the US acquired the following territories? |
| Boxer Rebellion | Rebellion in China that attempted to expel foreigners? |
| Roosevelt Corollary | This expanded upon the Monroe Doctrine with the stated intention to keep and maintain order and European influence out of the western hemisphere? |
| Dollar Diplomacy | Name for President Taft's foreign policy? |
| William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer | Two publishers of a yellow journalist newspaper? |
| China | The "Open Door Notes" appealed for trade without interference among imperialist nations in? |
| Theodore Roosevelt | This president was responsible for beginning construction of the Panama Canal? |
| Insular Cases | Group of Supreme Court cases that said that those under US rule were not necessarily entitled to the same constitutional rights as US citizens? |
| Dominican Republic | First intervention under the Roosevelt Corollary took place here? |
| Czar Nicholas II | Ruler of Russia during WWI? |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | Ruler of Germany during WWI? |
| Gavrilo Princip | He assassinated the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary? |
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand | His assassination triggered WWI? |
| Mitchell Palmer | Attorney General led raids to round up political radicals following WWI? |
| George Creel | Head of the Committee on Public Information during WWI? |
| Woodrow Wilson | US president during WWI? |
| John J. Pershing | Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during WWI? |
| Herbert Hoover | Head of the Food Administration during WWI? |
| Armistice | Term: agreement to stop fighting? |
| Reparations | Term: paying damages? |
| Conscription | Term: drafting soldiers? |
| France, Russia, Britain | Three main members of an alliance called the Alliance or Triple Entente? |
| Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire | Three main members of the Central Powers or Triple Alliance? |
| Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Zimmerman Telegram, Wilson said it would make the world "safe for democracy" | Causes for US entry into WWI? |
| Selective Service | Law requiring men to sign up for the draft? |
| Espionage and Sedition Acts | Law punishing antiwar actions? |
| Committee on Public Information (CPI) | Government agency that issued propaganda during the war? |
| 14 Points | President Wilson's plans for a lasting peace after WWI? |
| Treaty of Versailles | This treaty ended WWI? |
| Irreconcilables | Group of Republican Senators who were totally opposed to US entry into the League of Nations? |
| Reservationists | Group of Republican Senators who were open to compromise over entry into the League of Nations if it was assured that the US would not have to go to war if it did not want to? |
| Russia | This nation dropped out of WWI when a communist revolution overthrew its monarchy? |
| Alvin York | Most famous WWI soldier and Congressional Medal of Honor winner? |
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