History Flashcards
Give at least two reasons why imperialism was deemed important to advance a nation.
Needed raw materials and markets for good. Mohan argued national security and prosperity depended upon it.
Who coined the phrase dollar diplomacy?
Taft
What was the name of the addition to the Monroe Doctrine?
Roosevelt corollary
Which war did Teddy Roosevelt help negotiate the end of?
Russo-Japanese
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Russo Japanese war?
Portsmouth
Who did the United States pursue into Mexico after he contributed to the burning of a city in New Mexico?
Pancho Villa
Who was assigned to pursue Pancho Villa?
General Pershing
During who’s presidency was Alaska purchased?
Andrew Johnson
Who did we purchase Alaska from?
Russia
Give two reasons that the US entered the Spanish-American war.
Independence of Cuba, De Lome letter, and the explosion of the USS Maine
What is the term for sensationalizing the news?
Yellow journalism
The the two biggest newspapers that sensationalized the news
Hearst of New York journal and Pulitzer from New York World
Which amendment stated we would grant Cuba independence?
Teller amendment
What was the name of the cavalry division Roosevelt and Leonard Wood ran?
Rough Riders
Who lead the pacific fleet for the Americans in the Spanish American war?
Dewey
Which port in the Philippines did Dewey capture?
Manila
Which Filipino led the ground troops in the Philippines?
Aguinaldo
At which harbor was Pascal Cervera’s ships destroyed?
Santiago
Which treaty ended the Spanish American war?
Treaty of Paris
Which amendment, to the treaty of Paris, granted the US a navel base in Cuba, and permission to intervene whenever necessary?
Platt
What did we gain from the Spanish American war? (Land wise)
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
Which group of ships did Roosevelt send around the world of a demonstration to our strength?
The Great White Fleet
What is the policy for establishing colonies and building an empire called?
Imperialism
Who wrote about the importance of the American West, including the Frontier Thesis?
Frederick Jackson Turner
At which event did the US fist attempt to assume leadership of the Western Hemisphere?
Pan American
Who used to own Panama?
Columbia
Which ship did we send to Panama to support their rebellion?
USS Nashville
Who attempted to construct the Panama Canal first?
The French- De Lesseps
What was the name of the rebellion in China?
Boxer Rebellion
Following civil war most Americans’ thoughts of foreign affairs was that they…
Gave little thought
During the civil war who established a protectorate over Mexico and installed archduke Maximilian as emperor?
French
President Grant tried and failed to annex the
Dominican Republic
After civil war, America expanded its overseas influence and empire in the…
Latin America and Pacific
The principal architect of Americas Open Door policy was…
John Hay
What was the policy the US preached which meant it did not interfere with other countries?
Isolationism
What was Alaska nick-named when fist purchased?
Sewards Folly or Sewards ice box
Who purchased Alaska?
Secretary of State, William Seward
The Us sent marines and dignitaries to Hawaii to overthrow whom?
Queen Liliuokalani
What was the nick-name of the Spanish American war and who came up with it?
A splendid little war. John Hay
The Rough Riders managed to capture what?
San Jaun Hill
What was the open door policy?
US and other countries having free trade with China
The Boxers surrounded foreigners where for 55 days?
Peking
Who brought steamships into Edo bay?
Mathew Perry
What is Nationalism?
Extreme pride in ones nation
What countries were part of the Triple Entente?
Britain France and Russia
What countries were in the a Triple Alliance?
Germany Austria-Hungary and Italy
Who was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip?
Fraz Ferdinand
Germany enacted the Schlieffen Plan which was intended to do what?
Going through Belgium to knock out France swiftly
What was some new technologies introduced in WWI?
Poisonous gas, machine guns, tanks, and airplanes
What was pilots nick-named when they got a certain amount of kills?
Aces
What were two main reasons the US entered WWI?
Freedom over the seas, and the sinking of the Lusitania
Who did the US side with during WWI?
Britain and France
On what day and year was the Lusitania sunk, how long did it take to sink, and by whom?
May 7th, 1915 took 18 minutes to sink. Sunk by torpedo by a German submarine, U-20
Who was the captain of the Lusitania?
William Turner
Who was the Zimmerman Telegram sent to?
German Ambassador in Mexico
What did the Zimmerman Telegram say?
That if the US attacks Germany, Germany would offer support to Mexico for them to attack the United States
What were most of WWI casualties from?
Flu epidemic
Which board fixed prices and determined rationing of certain products?
War industries board
The committee on public information was founded by whom?
Creel
Who were the “big four” individuals?
Woodrow Wilson of the USA, David Lloyd George of Britain, Georges Clemenceau, of France, and Vittorio Orlando of Italy.
Who proposed the 14 points?
Woodrow Wilson
What treaty was signed to conclude the Great War?
Treaty of Versailles. Although the US did not sign it
Who stated a navy was necessary for security and prosperity?
Mohan
Who was stated as the best Ace in WWI?
The Red Baron
What policy stated that one could not talk poorly about the US?
Sedition
Who was responsible for the US not signing the treaty of Versailles?
Henry Cabot Lodge
