AHSGE Homewood Chapter 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nationalism | Loyalty to the interests and culture of one's country. |
| Roosevelt's Corollary | addition to the Monroe Doctrine that said the US had a right to intervine in Latin America |
| Isolationism | National policy of avoiding political or economic alliances with other countries. |
| Rough Riders | Theodore Roosevelt's volunteer force who fought in Cuba during the Spanish American War. |
| Lusitania | Passenger ship carrying military supplies which was destroyed by a German torpedo on May 7, 1915. |
| Francis Ferdinand | archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I, his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I |
| No man's land | A strip of land beween the trenches of opposing armies along the Western Front during WW I |
| Armistice | a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms |
| Social Darwinism | The idea that only the strongest people, businesses, or nations are meant to survive. |
| Trench Warfare | Soldiers dig trenches and fight from there- used extensively in WWI. |
| Battle of Verdun | Battle fought between French and German armies at the fortress of Verdun from February to December 1916; more than 700,000 people died - one of the most costly battles of the WWI. |
| Draft | Government requirement to serve in the military. |
| Zimmerman Telegram | A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S. in WW I |
| Treaty of Versailles | the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans |
| Imperialists | People who believed the United States should acquire overseas colonies in order to maintain a strong economy. |
| Immigrants | A person who comes into a new country. |
| Yellow Journalism | Sensational writing with disregard for the truth. |
| Open Door Policy | An agreement between the United States and European nations to keep China open to free trade. |
| U-boats | German submarines that sank French and British merchant ships in the Atlantic. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Leader of United States troops in Cuba during the Spanish-American War; later elected President of the United States (1901-1909). |
| Triple Alliance | Agreement of mutual protection between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. |
| War Reparations | Germany's payment of costs to the victorious nations for its part in starting World War I |
| League of Nations | The Treaty of Versailles established this organization in order to promote understanding and discourage aggressions between nations. It lost influence because the United States refused to join. |
| William C. Gorgas | United States Colonel who eradicated malaria and yellow fever in the Panama Canal Zone. |
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