US Imperialism and WWI Flashcards
Dollar Diplomacy
US should protect business interests
US could forcibly collect on loans to Latin America nations
WWI’s other nicknames
the great war
the war to end all wars
WWI soldiers
doughboys
What was the US’s foreign stance at the start of WWI
they had efforts of neutrality (1914-16)
preparedness
“watchful waiting”
cause of us entry into wwi
sympathy for britain and france, economic ties, fear of german power, british and french propaganda, desperate conditions in Europe
who did the US have economic ties with?
britain and france
whom did american propaganda pick on
germany
europe was considered a
powder keg
3 major reasons for the US entering the war
sinking of the lusitania
Zimmerman note
unrestricted submarine warfare
who declared war
woodrow wilson (April 21, 1917)
allied powers
Italy, France, Great Britain, Russia, United States
central powers
germany, austro hungarian empire, ottoman empire
deadly weapons used in WWI
machine gun, chemical weapons, submarines, tanks, airplanes
congress’s response to the league of nations
The US rejected the Treaty of Versailles, because of the inclusion of a League of Nations- thought it would lead to future conflict due to the blaming of Germany
