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| 6055697267 | Alfred Thayer Mahan | A United States Navy officer His ideas on the importance of sea power influenced navies around the world, and helped prompt naval buildups before World War I. The Influence of Seapower Upon History,1660-1783, published in 1890 | 0 | |
| 6055697270 | Theodore Roosevelt | 26th president, known for: conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War. | 1 | |
| 6055697272 | Emilio Aguinaldo | Leader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain (1895-1898). He proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in 1899, but his movement was crushed and he was captured by the United States Army in 1901. | 2 | |
| 6055697273 | William Howard Taft | (1908-1912), was endorsed by Roosevelt because he pledged to carry on progressive program, then he didn't appoint any Progressives to the Cabinet, actively pursued anti-trust law suits, ran for re-election in 1912 but lost to Wilson. | 3 | |
| 6055697275 | Imperialism | A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically. | 4 | |
| 6055697276 | Spheres of Influence | Areas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly. | 5 | |
| 6055697277 | Teller Amendment | Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning the Spanish-American war. | 6 | |
| 6055697278 | Treaty of Paris | Signed by the United States and Spain in December 1898, this treaty ended the Spanish-American War. | 7 | |
| 6055697279 | Anti-Imperialist League | Group objected to the annexation of the Philippines and the building of an American empire. Idealism, self-interest, racism, constitutionalism, and other reasons motivated them, but they failed to make their case; the Philippines were annexed in 1900. | 8 | |
| 6055697280 | Boxer Rebellion | 1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops. | 9 | |
| 6055697281 | Rough Riders | volunteer Calvary, a mixure of Ivy League athletes and western frontiermen, volunteered to fight in the Spanish-American War. Enlisted by Theodore Roosevelt | 10 | |
| 6055697285 | Expansionism | The doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country. | 11 | |
| 6055697288 | Mckinley Tariff | raised duties on hawaiian sugar and set off renewed efforts to secure the annexation of hawaii to the USA | 12 | |
| 6055697289 | McKinley Tariff effects | Decedents of missionares started farms in Hawaii selling sugar cane- because Hawaii was not a state, McKinley Tariff increased prices on sugar. Farmers revolt against Liliuokalani so that they can be annexed into US so they won't be subject to tariff. Pearl Harbor was another reason to annex Hawaii, but Cleveland denied annexation. McKinley passes it. | 13 | |
| 6055697290 | USS Maine | american battleship dispatched to keep a "friendly" watch over cuba in early 1898 it mysteriously blew up havana harbor on feb. 2 1898 w/260 sailors dead, explosion was accidental, USA thought it was spanish submarine fault and was ready for war | 14 | |
| 6055697293 | Platt Amendment | after us switched its original promise of giving cuba its ind. after usa defeat spanish (teller amendm.) USA forced into Cuban Constitution. Cuba could not make treaties with other nations; US had right to intervene in Cuba; US naval bases on Cuban land; Cuba cant borrow money from other countries | 15 | |
| 6055697294 | Open Door Policy | sent by John Hay to Germany, Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy & Japan asking the countries not to interfere with US trading rights in China. | 16 | |
| 6055697297 | Josiah Strong | He believed it was the duty of "the white race" to share their knowledge and accomplishments worldwide. | 17 | |
| 6055697300 | Queen Liliuokalani | queen of Hawaii that didnt agree w the US control of Hawaii and wanted to keep the islands mainly native, reducing the power of merchants from foreign nations. | 18 | |
| 6055697304 | Yellow Journalism | Journalist who wrote to influence american public opinion about the Spanish/American War ( influenced americans to think they needed to go to war with Spain) | 19 | |
| 6055784359 | Good Neighbor Policy | (Henry Clay) wanted markets of neighbors that lie south of us secured | 20 | |
| 6055818582 | Frederick Jackson Turner | American historian best known for the "frontier thesis." (American democracy was formed by the American frontier. He stressed the process—the moving frontier line—and the impact it had on pioneers going through the process.) | 21 | |
| 6055828110 | Albert Beveridge | A republican who endorsed imperialism and a strong US Navy. Theory that the country needed new places to invest American capital. | 22 | |
| 6055836468 | William Randolph Hearst | United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951) | 23 | |
| 6055852170 | William McKinley | 25th president, Republican, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and the Annexation of Hawaii, imperialism | 24 | |
| 6055859649 | "A Splendid Little War" | A phrase said by secretary of state John Hays about the Spanish-American war. | 25 | |
| 6055868456 | Joseph Pulitzer | born in Hungary and nearly blind; leader in sensationalism; Colored comic supplements featured the "Yellow Kid" (became yellow journalism) | 26 | |
| 6055872961 | Jose Marti | Led the fight for Cuba's independence from Spain from 1895 through the Spanish-American War. Spoke against American occupation in Cuba. | 27 | |
| 6055878754 | Cuba Libre | Cuban independence and Cuban revolution, declared Cuba free but we still had full control of their decisions and money | 28 | |
| 6055899704 | George Dewey | a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War, U.S. naval commander who led the American attack on the Philippines | 29 | |
| 6055907000 | Filipino Liberation Society | Formed by Morrison Swift, it was an anti-imperialist group that sent antiwar materials to American troops in the Philippines. | 30 | |
| 6068233336 | John Pershing | General- him and his troops searched for Villa in Mexico. Invasions angered Mexicans | 31 | |
| 6068267243 | Triple Alliance (central powers) | Germany, Austria- Hungary, Italy | 32 | |
| 6068277348 | Triple Entente (allies) | GB, France, Russia | 33 | |
| 6068307649 | Lusitania | British liner sunk by German U-boat. (128 American citizens died) | 34 | |
| 6068319110 | Sussex Pledge | a promise made in 1916 during World War I by Germany to the United States prior to the latter's entry into the war. Early in 1915, Germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, allowing armed merchant ships, but not passenger ships, to be torpedoed without warning. | 35 | |
| 6068350606 | National Security League | pushed for a bigger army and navy, system of universal military training | 36 | |
| 6068362181 | National Defense Act | 1916- doubled size of regular armband integrated the state National Guards under federal control. | 37 | |
| 6068374301 | Zimmerman Note | Proposal that an alliance be made between Germany and Mexico if US joined war. Suggested Mexico take arms against US and receive "lost territory" | 38 | |
| 6068403263 | Committee on Public Information (CPI) | Dominated by chairman George Creel ( friend of Wilson) turned to from function as coordinator of govt news to agency for promoting war | 39 | |
| 6068431566 | Selective Service Act | Registration and classification for military force of all men 21-35 later extended to 18-45 (1918) | 40 | |
| 6068461465 | American Expeditionary Force (AEF) | Consisted of the United States Armed Forces sent to Europe under the command of General John J. Pershing in 1917 to help fight World War I. | 41 | |
| 6068478047 | War Industries Board | Clearinghouse for industrial mobilization to support war effort. Provided major innovation in expanding regulatory power of federal govt. | 42 | |
| 6068520937 | Liberty Bonds | Patriotic campaigns to raise money to support the war effort- sold to American public (government borrowing) | 43 | |
| 6068545628 | National War Labor Board | 1917- acted as a supreme court for labor - arbitrating disputes and working to prevent disruptions in production. Resulted in improved wages and reduced hours of work and supported the right of workers to organize unions | 44 | |
| 6068582396 | Immigration Act of 1917 | Required a literacy test and an $8 head tax- cut Mexican immigration | 45 | |
| 6068599869 | Alice Paul | Quaker activist- formed Congressional Union within NAWSA to lobby for federal amendments - in 1918 formed National Women's Party. | 46 | |
| 6068624273 | Espionage Act | Suppression of antiwar sentiment - set severe penalties for anyone found aiding the enemy , obstructing recruitment or causing insubordination in the armed forces and empowered postmaster to exclude any newspapers, magazines, etc that appeared treasonous. | 47 | |
| 6068650597 | Sedition Act | Amendment to Espionage Act - outlawed "any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language intended to cause contempt, scorn, contumely or disrepute" to the govt, Constitution or flag | 48 | |
| 6068678473 | Schenk vs US | Court agreed with claim that congress could restrict speech if words create a clear and present danger | 49 | |
| 6068692730 | Debs vs US | Court affirmed guilt of Eugene Debs for antiwar speech | 50 | |
| 6068703429 | Abrams vs US | Court upheld Sedition Act convictions of Russian immigrants who denounced American military intervention in Russian Revolution | 51 | |
| 6068762624 | Great Migration | Massive migration of rural black Southerners to northern cities | 52 | |
| 6068777815 | Wilson's 14 Points | Paris 1919- Plan for peace -They included public negotiations between nations, freedom of navigation, free trade, self-determination for several nations involved in the war, and the establishment of an association of nations to keep the peace. | 53 | |
| 6068809264 | Treaty of Versailles | brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. | 54 | |
| 6068813600 | Henry Cabot Lodge | Opposed League of Nations | 55 |
