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| 11310527815 | "spheres of influence" | Areas in which countries have some local political and economic control but do not govern directly (ex. Europe and U.S. in China for trade) | 0 | |
| 11310527816 | John Hay | Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt who pioneered the open-door policy in China and Panama Canal | 1 | |
| 11310527817 | Open Door Policy | Statement of U.S. foreign policy toward China. Issued by U.S. secretary of state John Hay (1899), the statement reaffirmed the principle that all countries should have equal access to any Chinese port open to trade. | 2 | |
| 11310527818 | Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty | established the Panama Canal Zone and set the stage for the construction of the Panama Canal | 3 | |
| 11310527819 | Panama Canal | goal - quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic Ocean and vice versa. Colombia would not let Americans build the canal, but then with the assistance of the United States a Panamanian Revolution occurred. The new Panamanian govt allowed the United States to build the canal. | 4 | |
| 11310527820 | Roosevelt Corollary | Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force; first put into effect in Dominican Republic | 5 | |
| 11310527821 | "Big Stick" policy | A policy enacted by President Roosevelt that encouraged being peaceful in making resolutions but use force if necessary. | 6 | |
| 11310527822 | Dollar Diplomacy | Foreign policy of President William Howard Taft, which favored increased American investment in the world as the major method for increasing American influence and stability abroad; in some parts of the world, such as in Latin America, the increased American influence was resented. | 7 | |
| 11310527823 | Portsmouth Conference | The meeting between Japan, Russia, and the U.S. that ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating between those two countries. | 8 | |
| 11310527824 | "Gentlemen's Agreement" | Allowed Japanese-American children to attend California schools in exchange for Japan;s reducing of immigration to America; also wives of Japanese men already here could come over | 9 | |
| 11310527825 | Yellow Peril | A term denoting a generalized prejudice toward Asian people and their customs | 10 | |
| 11310527826 | Great White Fleet | 1907-1909 - Roosevelt sent the Navy on a world tour to show the world the U.S. naval power. Also to pressure Japan into the "Gentlemen's Agreement." | 11 | |
| 11310527827 | Mexican Revolution | (1910-1920) Fought over a period of almost 10 years form 1910; resulted in ouster of Porfirio Diaz from power; opposition forces led by Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. | 12 | |
| 11310527828 | Pancho Villa | This military leader dominated Northern Mexico during the Mexican Revolution between 1910 and 1915. His supporters seized hacienda land for distribution to peasants and soldiers. Allied with Zapata. He was eventually defeated. | 13 | |
| 11310527829 | John J. Pershing | American general led a US force into Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa after Villa's attack on Columbus, NM in 1916. During WWI, he also led the American Expeditionary Forces. | 14 | |
| 11310527830 | Serbian nationalism | Serbia had long wanted to unite all Serbian people under one flag. It's desire for Bosnia-Herzegovina and a port led to a swell of nationalism perpetuated by the terrorist organization, the Black Hand. | 15 | |
| 11310527831 | assassination of Franz Ferdinand | Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne who was assassinated in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which triggered the Austro-Hungarians to pledge war against Serbia, which then initiated World War I. | 16 | |
| 11310527832 | Lusitania | A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war. | 17 | |
| 11310527833 | Zimmermann Telegram | A secret German message to Mexico supporting the Mexican Government in regaining Arizona and Texas if the Mexicans declared war on the United States, a factor propelling the United States into World War I in April 1917 | 18 | |
| 11310527834 | Selective Service Act | Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft | 19 | |
| 11310527835 | American Expeditionary Force | About 2 million Americans went to France as members of this under General John J. Pershing. Included the regular army, the National Guard, and the new larger force of volunteers and draftees | 20 | |
| 11310527836 | War Industries Board | Government agency established to coordinate the purchase of war supplies during World War I; headed by Bernard Baruch | 21 | |
| 11310527837 | Fuel Administration | government agency created during the war to regulate the use of coal for the war effort | 22 | |
| 11310527838 | Food Administration | This government agency was headed by Herbert Hoover and was established to increase the production of food and ration food for the military. | 23 | |
| 11310527839 | National War Labor Board | helped resolve labor disputes that might slow down war production. | 24 | |
| 11310527840 | Bolshevik Revolution | 1917 uprising in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin which established a communist government and withdrew Russia from World War I. | 25 | |
| 11310527841 | Vladimir Lenin | Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution; first head of the USSR (1870-1924). | 26 | |
| 11310527842 | Harlem Hellfighters | (Harlem is a section of NY city) African American soldiers in the 39th Infantry Regiment. They were eager to fight, were loaned to the French Army and distinguished themselves greatly. Within the US Army most African Americans were used for labor or menial tasks only | 27 | |
| 11310527843 | Liberty Loans | government bonds sold to the public to raise money to pay for the war | 28 | |
| 11310527844 | Committee on Public Information | Organization also known as the Creel Commission which was responsible for rallying American's around the war effort through propaganda; encourage Americans to buy war bonds | 29 | |
| 11310527845 | Jeannette Rankin | The first woman elected to Congress from Montana; was a pacifist and voted no on the war resolution in WW1 | 30 | |
| 11310527846 | Espionage Act of 1917 | aimed mostly at German-Americans and anti-war protesters; tried to curb free speech; Socialists were targeted/arrested | 31 | |
| 11310527847 | Sedition Amendment | Passed in 1918 as an amendment to the Espionage Act. The Sedition Amendment provided for the punishment of anyone using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" in regard to the U.S. government, flag, or military. | 32 | |
| 11310527848 | Schenck v. United States | Charles Schenck was arrested for handing out leaflets urging individuals to resist the draft during WWI. He claimed freedom of speech. The Supreme Court ruled that freedom of speech can be limited if the speech creates a "clear and present danger" to others. | 33 | |
| 11310527849 | 19th amendment | Gave women the right to vote | 34 | |
| 11310527850 | 1918 Influenza epidemic | The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than World War I. | 35 | |
| 11310527851 | 18th amendment | Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages | 36 | |
| 11310527852 | War Labor Board | Federal agency created in order to arbitrate disputes between workers and employers in order to ensure labor reliability and productivity during the World War I; it was disbanded after the war in May 1919. | 37 | |
| 11310527853 | "Fourteen Points" | The war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace; called for self-determination, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and a league of nations. | 38 | |
| 11310527854 | Versailles Conference | The main Allied powers met to decide terms of defeat of Central Powers/Germany. The Big Four: Wilson (USA), Lloyd George (England), Clemenceau (France), and Orlando (Italy) | 39 | |
| 11310527855 | League of Nations | A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League. Essentially powerless, it was officially dissolved in 1946. | 40 | |
| 11310527856 | Henry Cabot Lodge | Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was a leader in the fight against participation in the League of Nations | 41 | |
| 11310527857 | Republican "Irreconcilables" | Group of US Senators who opposed the Versailles Treaty; some were isolationists | 42 | |
| 11310527858 | Republican "Reservationists" | Group of US Senators who gave limited support to the Versailles Treaty if it were amended to protect US interests; feared the League of Nations would draw the US into unwanted international conflicts | 43 | |
| 11310527859 | Article 10 | part of the League of Nations that said that if any nation was attacked, the other countries in the treaty would defend them; the US did not join the League of Nations because of it | 44 | |
| 11310527860 | Red Scare | Fear of Communism after WWI, caused by: Russian Revolution, labor strikes post WWI, nativism; led to a crackdown on immigrants and radicals (suppression of rights) | 45 | |
| 11310527861 | A. Mitchell Palmer | U.S. attorney general who rounded up thousands of alleged Bolsheviks in the Red Scare | 46 | |
| 11310527862 | Election of 1920 | dominated by the aftermath of WWI; Democrats tried to make it into a referendum of League of Nations, but were foiled by Harding's ambiguous rhetoric. Warren G. Harding (Repub.) won against Cox (Dem.). | 47 | |
| 11310527863 | Vladimir Lenin | 48 |
