1. Isolationism A national policy of non-involvement in world affairs.
Mind your own business
A national policy of non-involvement in world affairs.
We will mind our own business!!
Don’t get involved in Europe’s fights
How America acted towards Europe before enetring WWI & after

2. Seward’s Folly
In 1867, Secretary of State, William Seward purchased Alaska from Russia for $$7.2 million.
Became at State in 1955

3. Open Door Policy Dolla Dolla Bills Ya’ll!!
The United States urged for free trade within China because Europe had already started.
Dolla Dolla Bills Ya’ll!!
Certain areas of China were already controlled by Europeans countries and we wanted to trade too!!

4. Queen Liliuokalani
She became queen of Hawaii in 1891 but was overthrown and Hawaii was annexed to the U.S. in 1898.
“I was arrested in my own country and forced to watch it become part of the United States”

5. Annexation
Bringing an area under the control of a larger country.

6. Great White Fleet
In 1907 President Roosevelt sent 16 battleships to cruise the world to show the United States naval power.
Free tickets to the Gun Show!!

7. Yellow Journalism
Written articles that exaggerate events to attract readers. Named for stories written in the late 1800’s.
Yellow Journalism Helped:
Cause Spanish American War
Get Americans Patriotic
3. Support Imperialism

8. Neutrality A position of not taking sides in a conflict Help Me!!!!
Great Britain
Germmany
Leave me out of this!! I’m neutral

9. Dough Boys
Nick-name for American soldiers who went to Europe to fight in WWI. Made fun of how well fed (fat) they were.

10. Propaganda “Make my side look good . . And your side look bad!!!”
Ideas or information designed
and spread to influence opinion.
“Make my side look good . . And your side look bad!!!”

11. Lusitania
British passenger ship that was sunk by German U-boats in 1915 killing 128 Americans. It is one of the major reasons for the U.S. entering the World War I.

12. Central Powers (Axis Powers)
Countries that fought together during WWI. Led by Germany and Austria-Hungary. They LOST.
Countries:
-GERMANY
-Austria-Hungary
Italy (at start)
-Ottoman Empire
(Today is Turkey)

13. ALLIED Powers (Good Guys?)
Countries that fought together during WWI. Led by Great Britain & France.
They Won!!.
Countries:
-Great Britain
-France
-Russia
(quit in 1917)
-United States
(starting in 1917)

14. League of Nations
An group of nations working together to preserve peace and resolve international disputes after World War I (proposed in Wilson’s Fourteen Points) VERY WEAK!
-U.S. Never Joins (Goes back to isolation)

15. YOU LOSE YOU PAY!!! Reparations
Payments a country has to make to another for causing war. Usually the LOSER. Germany had to pay France and Great Britain after WWI.
YOU LOSE YOU PAY!!!