301951402 | Imperialism | taking other countries (your affairs) | |
301951403 | Sanford B. Doyle | a sugar tycoon, who was named president of Republic of Hawaii | |
301951404 | Sphere of Influence | geographic area where an outside nation exert special economic or political control; Russia, France, Germany & Great Britain; Grabbing chunks of China, Russo-Japanese War | |
301951405 | Open Door Policy | give all nations equal trading rights with China, created by John Hay; America's policy | |
301951406 | Boxer Rebellion | society of Righteous & Harmonious Fists; the Boxers laid siege on Beijing; Nationalist Chinese Rebellion | |
301951407 | Russo-Japanese war | Japan & Russia wanted Korea & Manchuria; Treaty of Portsmouth | |
301951408 | Hearst & Pulitzer | published scandalous stories in New York Journal & New York World | |
301951409 | Yellow Journalism | exaggerating reporting; tabloids were a lie | |
301951410 | Emilio Aguinaldo | leader of rebel army of Filipino patriots; partners with Dewey; forced Spain to surrender | |
301951411 | Battle of San Juan Hill | 6 Buffalo Soliders & 2 Rough Riders received medal of Honor, including Teddy Roosevelt | |
301951412 | Platt Amendment | amendment added to the Cuban Constitution; limited Cuba's ability to sign treaties with other nations & US could interven with Cuban affairs | |
301951413 | Protectorate | Cuba was one; country under the control & protection of another country | |
301951414 | US involvement in Panama | Columbia would not give US the land, when Panama declared independence the US recognized Republic of Panama; Columbia wanted more money, Panama rebelled with US help | |
301951415 | Roosevelt Corollary | change in Monroe Doctrine; used to protect American economic interest in Latin America; brought stability to the region and kept threats out; little countries picked on Europe and US set them straight | |
301951416 | Dollor Diplomacy | Taft's policy; policy of promoting American economic interest in other countries & using that economic power to achieve American policy goals | |
301951417 | Porfirio Díaz | dictator that ruled Mexico; brought order to Mexico; used army to maintain peace | |
301951418 | Mexican Revolutionary Leaders | Emiliano Zapata - southern leader; Francisco "Pancho" Villa & Pascual Orozco - northern; Huerta gets rid of Madera making US angry | |
301951419 | US Involvement in Mexican Revolution | 9 crew members were arrested by Huerta & quickly released; US took over Port of Vera Cruz to keep weapons away from Huerta | |
301951420 | European Country Assisting Huerta | Germany in 1914 before WWI | |
301951421 | General Pershing | led troops to capture Villa, searched for 11 months but never found him | |
301951422 | Franz Ferdinand | archduke of Austria-Hungary; killed by Gavrilo Princip of the Black Hand | |
301951423 | General Causes of WWI | nationalism - led to competition of power imperialism - led to nations competing for overseas countries militarism - prepared countries for war alliances - help the countries | |
301951424 | European Alliances | Germany with Austria Hungary & Italy; Great Britain with France & Russia; Italy later goes with France | |
301951425 | Balance of Power | each nation or alliance had equal strength; thought it would help decrease the chances of war | |
301951426 | German Strategy | made first move to capture Belgium & France by surprise; Schlieffen stopped Britain & proceeded to Russia | |
301951427 | New Weapons | bayonets, machine guns, rifles, chlorine gas, tank, poisonous bomb, fighter planes, submarines | |
301951428 | Lusitania | British luxury ship that sunk; Germany's ideas; contained supplies on ship from US | |
301951429 | Isolationism | American policy of not being involved in affairs of other nations; Wilson's war response in Europe | |
301951430 | Sussex Pledge | a promise to not sink merchant vessel without warning and without saving human lives | |
301951431 | Zimmerman Note | proposed the alliance between Germany & Mexico; Britain intercepted it | |
301951432 | Convoy System | troop-transport ships were surrounded for protection by supports, destroyers and cruisers | |
301951433 | Russian Withdrawal | Bolshevik's took control of Russia's government & signed peace agreement w/ Central Powers; communist | |
301951434 | American Involvement in Fighting | saved Paris, traveled through Belleau Wood; US helped the French and stopped the German's at Chateau- Territory, Argonne Forest, San Markel | |
301951435 | Armistice | Central Powers began surrendering; long & permanent seize fire, stop killing till they wrote treaty to end | |
301951436 | Mobilization | lever food & fuel control act; gov control proces to help support families; peace time economy to war time economy | |
301951437 | NWLB | National War Labor Board; kept workers satisfied | |
301951438 | Influenza Epidemic | disease spread to western Europe and later spread to Boson & Philadelphia | |
301951439 | Committee of Public Information | used propaganda to maximize national loyalty and support for WWI | |
301951440 | Schenck vs. United States | explained the limites of free speech; limits on speech during wartime for overall safety | |
301951441 | Overall Impact of WWI | monarchies were overthrown, economy setback, more woman & blacks began working, & Europe lost almsot all the young men generation, 14 points were made; 14 million dead & 7 million disabled | |
301951442 | Why did they call Germans huns? | They are barbarians | |
301951443 | What was Teddy's motto? | Big stick |
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