Definitions from chapter 22 of the "Out of Many" AP United States History textbook
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| 2222145017 | roosevelt corollary | president Theodore Roosevelt's policy asserting U.S. authority to intervene in the affairs of Latin American nations; an expansion of the Monroe Doctrine | 0 | |
| 2222145018 | monroe doctrine | in December 1823, Monroe declared to Congress that Americans "are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power." | 1 | |
| 2222145019 | open door | american policy of seeking equal trade and investment opportunities in foreign nations or regions | 2 | |
| 2222145020 | militarism | the tendency to see military might as the most important and best tool for the expansion of a nation's power and prestige | 3 | |
| 2222145021 | imperialism | the policy and practice of exploiting nations and peoples for the benefit of an imperial power either directly through military occupation and colonial rule or indirectly through economic domination of resources and markets | 4 | |
| 2222145022 | allies | in WWI, Britain, France, Russia, and other belligerent nations fighting against the Central Powers but not including the United States | 5 | |
| 2222145023 | preparedness | military buildup in preparation for possible U.S. participation in WWI | 6 | |
| 2222145024 | committee on public information | government agency during WWI that sought to shape public opinion in support of the war effort through newspapers, pamphlets, speeches, films, and other media | 7 | |
| 2222145025 | selective service act | the law establishing military draft for WWI | 8 | |
| 2222145026 | war industries board | the federal agency that reorganized industry for maximum efficiency and productivity during WWI | 9 | |
| 2222145027 | liberty bonds | interest-bearing certificates sold by the U.S. government to finance the American WWI effort | 10 | |
| 2222145028 | espionage act | no more aiding the enemy or obstructing recruitment, more survellience for u.s. | 11 | |
| 2222145029 | sedition act | broad law restricting criticism of America's involvement in WWI or its government, flag, military, taxes, or officials | 12 | |
| 2222145030 | great migration | the mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North, spurred especially by new job opportunities during WWI and the 1920s | 13 | |
| 2222145031 | league of nations | international organization created by the Versailles Treaty after WWI to ensure stability | 14 | |
| 2222145032 | central powers | germany and its WWI allies in Austria, Italy, Turkey, and Bulgaria | 15 | |
| 2222145033 | self determination | the right of a people or a nation to decide on its own political allegiance or form of government without external influence | 16 | |
| 2222145034 | irreconcilables | group of U.S. senators adamantly opposed to ratification of the Treaty of Versailles after WWI | 17 | |
| 2222145035 | versailles treaty | the treaty ending WWI and creating the League of Nations | 18 | |
| 2222145036 | bolsheviks | members of the Communist movement in Russia who established the Soviet government after the 1917 Russian Revolution | 19 | |
| 2222145037 | red scare | post-WWI public hysteria over Bolshevik influence in the United States directed against labor activism, radical dissenters, and some ethnic groups | 20 | |
| 2222145038 | Roosevelt "big stick" | Have strong military | 21 | |
| 2222145039 | Panama canal | American respected the freedom of Panama and paid 10 mil for land +250 thousand a year | 22 | |
| 2222145040 | Roosevelt Corollary | (TR) , 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 | 23 | |
| 2222145041 | Open door policy | A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China. was threatened by japan russia war | 24 | |
| 2222145042 | Dollar diplomacy | (WT) , President Taft's policy of building strong economic ties to Latin America. (Nicaragua, DR, Haiti, Virgin Islands), | 25 | |
| 2222145043 | Taft | wanted weapon business | 26 | |
| 2222145044 | Wilson with Mexico | Militarism and imperialism but found out to an extent when he couldn't control this revolution | 27 | |
| 2222145045 | Triple alliance | Central powers)= Germany, austria hungary and italy and the triple entente ( Allies)= Britain, russia, france | 28 | |
| 2222145046 | Neutrality | America was as neutral as possible, but germany messed it up shot down louistiana than war zone break and mexico alliance | 29 | |
| 2222145047 | Committee on Public Information | propaganda | 30 | |
| 2222145048 | Wilson | was calling it a moral crusade | 31 | |
| 2222145049 | 14 points | (1918) President Woodrow Wilson's plan for organizing post World War I Europe and for avoiding future wars. What was controversial?? | 32 | |
| 2222145050 | during war food is what | importnat | 33 | |
| 2222145051 | What happen to labor during the world war 1 | more jobs got higher pay, more people necessary women got more jobs | 34 | |
| 2222145052 | 19th ammendmant | woman can vote now | 35 |
