U6 History Imperialism, Spanish-American War, and WW1

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first and only reigning Hawaiian queen

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Queen Liliuokalani

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policy by which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker nations

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Imperialism

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Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson; purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867 “Seward’s Folly”

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William Seward

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Hawaiian port; granted by 1887 treaty to the United States for use as a refueling station for U.S. ships

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Pearl Harbor

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style of journalism that exaggerates and sensationalizes the news

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Yellow Journalism

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U.S. warship that exploded off Havana, Cuba, on February 15, 1898

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U.S.S. Maine

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1898 war that began when the United States demanded Cuba’s independence from Spain

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Spanish-American War

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U.S. naval officer who defeated the Spanish fleet during the Spanish-American War

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George Dewey

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members of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, organized by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War

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Rough Riders

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agreement claiming the United States’ right to intervene in Cuban affairs

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Platt Amendment

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U.S. policy proposed in 1899 which stated that no single country should have a monopoly on trade with China

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Open Door Policy

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canal through the Isthmus of Panama that connects the Atlantic and Pacific

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Panama Canal

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United States claim of right to interfere in the affairs of Latin American countries

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Roosevelt Corollary

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the American army that fought in Europe in WW1.

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American Expeditionary Forces

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World War I alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria

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Central Powers

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in World War I the alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Serbia, and others

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Allies

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pride in and loyalty to nation

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Nationalism

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policy of making military power a primary goal of a nation

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Militarism

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warfare in which soldiers dug into deep trenches across the battlefield

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Trench Warfare

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German submarine

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U-Boat

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telegram telling the German ambassador to ask Mexico to declare war on the United States

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Zimmermann Telegram (1917)

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President of the United States (1913-1921) and the leading figure at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. He was unable to persuade the U.S. Congress to ratify the Treaty of Versailles or join the League of Nations.

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Woodrow Wilson

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single-party political system in which the government controls and plans the economy with the goal of common ownership of all property

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Communism

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commander of American forces in Europe in WW I

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General John J. Pershing

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a low-interest loan by civilians to the government meant to be repaid in a number of years

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War Bonds

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opinions expressed for the purpose of influencing the actions of others

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Propaganda

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an end to fighting

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armistice

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outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely

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epidemic

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President Woodrow Wilson’s 1918 plan for peace after World War I; at the Versailles peace conference, however, he failed to incorporate all of the points into the treaty.

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Fourteen Points

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an organization set up after World War I to settle international conflicts

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League of Nations

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1919 treaty that ended World War I

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Treaty of Versailles

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money that a defeated nation pays for the destruction it caused in other countries

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Reparations

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in 1919-1920 a fearful reaction that the United States was threatened by a Communist revolution

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Red Scare

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battle that was the turning point of WW1

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Second Battle of the Marne