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WW 1 and imperalism Flashcards

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Imperialism

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policy in which stronger countries extend their economic, political or military authority over weaker nations

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Yellow Journalism

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extravagant the news to lure and outrage, stretch the truth to sell news

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USS Maine

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Boat sent to pick Americans that were in Cuba, the boat exploded and killed 260 men

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Rough Riders

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volunteer cavalry under the command of Leonard and Teddy Roosevelt, made blockade around cuba, making it impossible for cubans to leave

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Treaty of Paris

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US and spain agreed upon a cease fire agreement, US got the Guam and Puerto Rico and the Philippines for 20 million dollars

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Platt Amendment

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cuban constitution authorized US intervention in Cuba if needed, cuba let US have military bases in their area, and pledged to not make treaties with countries that are trying to take away their independence

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Foraker Act

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sets up government in Puerto Rico, US president picked legislature and governor

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Open Door Notes

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agreement between countries not to take over other countries with lots of resources

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Roosevelt Corollary

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US could act like a policemen in Latin America, US had the right to protect its economic investments in other countries

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Dollar Diplomacy

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the use of a country’s financial power to expand its international influence

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Nationalism

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Pride in your country

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Militarism

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a belief that government or country should have a strong military

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Alliances

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a connection and agreement between countries

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Allied Powers

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in 1917 France, Britain, Russia, US, and Italy

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Central Powers

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in 1916 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

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Trench Warfare

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style of fighting in WW I in which both sides dug a series of trenches around the battlefront, which consisted of the same areas for 3 years

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Neutrality

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not all states agreeing to go into the war

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Lusitania

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A British ocean liner carrying 128 Americans, passengers sunk by German u-boats sense it was carrying ammunition, made more Americans turn against Germany

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Unrestricted submarine warfare

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tactics used by the Germans to combat Britain’s much more powerful navy, that frequently angered The Americans who lost their merchant ships to German Torpedos

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zimmercan Note

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a telegraph from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted by the British, it proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered the war

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zimmerman Note

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a telegraph from the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted by the British, it proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered the war

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Selective Service Act

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required men to register for the draft, the main way the US built up their army for WWI

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Armistice

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agreement to ceasefire

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War Industries Board

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Established during WWI to encourage Mass production techniques in manufacturing companies to make them more efficient

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Propaganda

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Biased communication designed to change people’s thoughts and actions

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Espionage Act

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spying to acquire secret government information, was addressed and set up consequences for the people helping the enemy (prison sentences up to 20 years)

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Sedition Act

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made it illegal to criticize the government or government officials

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Great Migration

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Large scale movement of hundreds of thousands of southern blacks to cities of the North In search of jobs and to escape discrimination

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Fourteenth Points

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Presidents Wilson’s plan for peace intended to address the MAIN issues of WWI

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Treaty of Versailles

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Peace Treaty of WWI, established 9 nations, redrew national boundaries, banned germany from having an army, required reparations

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Heir to the Austrian Hungarian throne, assassination by a serbian nationalist directly lead to WWI

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General John J Pershing’s

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American general who commanded the United states troops during WWI

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Woodrow Wilson

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president of the United States during WWI

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Henry Cabot Lodge

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Senator and leader of the opposition of the Treaty of Versailles in the US

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