American History - World War I Flashcards
Gaining and maintaining power over other countries
American Imperialism
The three motivation factors for American imperialism
Desire for greater military power, search for new markets, belief in cultural superiority
Name the causes of the Spanish - American War
- The De-Lome letter where the Spanish minister insulted the president
- Yellow Journalism, overly exaggerated stories
- Explosion of U.S.S. Maine which was blamed on Spain and the final straw for the start of the war
What territories did the U.S. gain after the Spanish - American War?
- Guam
- Puerto Rico
- Philippine Islands
How was Cuba impacted by the Spanish - American war?
They gained their independence and became a U.S. protectorate (under U.S. protection)
Explain America’s Open Door Policy
Where trade access was shared and allowed the U.S. to have a stake in Asian affairs
How did Matthew Perry’s trip to Japan impact Japan?
It began a war
What did the US do that resulted in it building and controlling the Panama Canal?
They encouraged a revolt using big-stick diplomacy that ended in Panama signing a treaty that allowed the US to build it
What imperialist motives did the US have to annex Hawaii
Hawaii had a lot of resources and business opportunities, they also needed room for a military base as they approached the Spanish-American war
Roosevelt’s Big-stick diplomacy
The idea is negotiating peacefully but also having strength in case things go wrong
Roosevelt corollary
The US could intervene to preserve peace and order and protect US interests
Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy
Encourages and protected US trade and investment in Latin America and Asia
Wilson’s moral diplomacy
Focused on promoting democratic ideas
Treaty of Paris
Signed in 1898 and ended the Spanish-American war
What was central and southern Europe like in 1900
There was a lot of poverty, famine, slavery, and oppression
How was America different than Europe in 1900
There was a lot of opportunity
What were some examples of new inventions in the US in 1900
Airplanes, cars, light bulbs, telephones, and typewriters
How many immigrants came to the US between 1900 and 1914
13 million
Describe the conditions of industrial labor
Who worked those jobs
Harsh and dangerous, worked by men and children with a daily wage of $2
Progressivism
Why did it catch on
Who led the movement
A social reform that caught on because people thought it would limit business corruption and improve their living/working conditions
Led by Roosevelt
How did Booker T Washington think African Americans should respond to white people
He thought they should work hard and make a living for themselves (practical resistance)
How did WEB DuBois disagree with Washingtons ideas
He thought that African Americans would have their rights NOW
What was Germant doing that was perceived as a threat by other countries
They were training and growing their military which caused other countries to do the same
Who’s assassination sparked the beginning of WWI
Archduke Ferdinand
Who was president at the start and during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Names the causes of WWI
- Militarism
- Alliances
- Nationalism
- Imperialism
Describe militarism
Policy of glorifying military power, countries were building their military which created tension
Describe alliances
Certain nations sided with each other creating a divide
Describe nationalism
Pride for one’s nation; Led to European powers prioritizing their own national interests
Allies
- Britain
- France
- Russia
Central powers
- Germany
- Austria-Hungary
- Ottoman empire
Zimmerman telegraph
A telegram that Germany sent saying that if the US entered the war, Germany and Mexico would become allies
Influenced the US to enter the war 5 weeks later
unrestricted submarine warfare
Where attacks on ships were not announced which resulted in innocent ships with civilians being sunk
When did the US join WWI
1917
Great migration
the mass movement of African American into the North in search of jobs after opportunities opened up after the start of WWI
How did WWI impact women
They took on jobs in industry that were usually reserved for men due to a huge need for labor, proving that they could do those jobs
National War Labor Board
prevented and settles labor disputes so that it subsided during the war
factory conditions were improved, child labor was banned, and threatened to send workers to war if they started labor disputes
Espionage Act
Where it was illegal to spy and interfere with government foreign policy or resist the military draft
Sedition Act
Made it illegal to say anything that was disloyal or profane about the government/war effort
Red Scare
Fear of communism, resulted in resentment towards German immigrants
League of Nations
One of Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points, congress refused to join it because it might result in the US joining conflicts and it violated the constitution by allowing the US to go to war without congressional approval
Treaty of Versailles
Ended WWI
How did the Treaty of Versailles negatively impact Germany
It caused them to take blame for WWI, lose military power, lose its colonies, and pay 30 million in damage, and they weren’t allowed to have a navy or air force and they weren’t allowed to join the League of Nations
What day did WWI end
November 11th (Veterans Day)
