1. 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt WWIU.S. in WWI US Imperialism Spanish American War Terms

2. The US annexed this territory after overthrowing the native queen and landing Marines in the territory to support a new, US-backed government

3. Hawaii

4. The US gained this territory in the Caribbean; citizens there are ineligible to vote for members of Congress or the US President today

5. Puerto Rico

6. After requesting a lease in this country’s territory to build a canal and being denied, the US sent warships to intimidate and block this country from allowing its rebel province to become independent

7. Colombia

8. the use of a country ’ s financial power to extend its international influence

9. Dollar Diplomacy $$$$

10. The declaration that the US may use military force to restore internal stability to nations in the Americas

11. Roosevelt Corollary

12. The US went to war with Spain on this Caribbean island after the USS Maine exploded

13. Cuba

14. The US went to war with Spain in this group of islands in the Pacific, aided by rebels

15. Philippine s

16. Newspapers (led by owners such as William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer) that sensationalized stories in order to increase sales became known as __________ press.

17. Yellow

18. Rebel leader Emilio Aquinaldo fought first against Spanish colonizers and then against US forces that occupied his country. Where did he live?

19. The Philippines

20. This Congressional action said that the US had the right to intervene in Cuban affairs to protect life, property, and liberty

21. The Platt Amendment

22. The Central Powers included

23. Germany, Austria- Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

24. British Ocean Liner/Passenger Ship that was sunk by German U-Boats on May 7, 1915

25. The Lusitania

26. Great Britain, France and (Russia -->until 1917) were members of the ______________.

27. Allied Forces

28. This peace treaty, ending WWI, imposed harsh punishments on the countries that lost the war, particularly Germany

29. The Treaty of Versailles

30. More than 4 million US troops served during WWI. True or False?

31. TRUE

32. At the beginning of WWI the U.S. was a ______ nation.

33. Neutral

34. The United States declared war on Germany during this year __________ ?

35. 1917

36. A telegram from the German Foreign Minister requesting that Mexico declare war on the U.S. in 1917.

37. The Zimmerman Telegram

38. Congress passed a law saying that our First Amendment Right to “Freedom of Speech” could be curbed during wartime

39. The Sedition Act

40. On the homefront, many _______ moved north to take jobs in steel mills, factories, and stockyards

41. African- Americans

42. Money paid by a defeated country for damages to or expenditures made to another country as a result of hostilities or war

43. Reparations

44. President Wilson wanted to create this international organization to help avoid future conflicts

45. League of Nations

46. Intense pride in ones Country

47. Nationalism

48. information used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

49. propaganda

50. a policy of extending a country's trade, power and influence through diplomacy or military force

51. imperialism