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1
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U.S. battleship that exploded in Havana harbor in 1868, contributing to the Spanish-American War.

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Maine

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Provision of the Cuban Constitution giving the United States the right to intervene in Cuba.

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Platt Amendment

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Canal Completed in 1914 that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceens.

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Panama Canal

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First and last woman to become ruler of the Hawaiian islands. Opened the way for the us to annex Hawaii and gave the US Hawaii

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Queen Liliuokalani

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Led Filipinos in a fight for independence against the US. The war lasted 3 years but the US defeated the Filipinos in 1902

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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Cuban Doctor discovered mosquitos carry yellow fever that killed workers building the Panama Canal. Killing the mosquitos stopped the spread of disease

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Carlos Juan Finlay

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Extension of the US Monroe doctrine stating that the US would guarantee that Latin American nations would meet their international obligations.

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Roosevelt Corollary

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Fought Carranza for control of the revolution, led effective guerrilla attacks against the new government. Attacked large landowners in Mexico for property and money. In 1916 he went into the United States and raided the small town Columbus New Mexico.

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Pancho Villa

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Doctrine in 1823 stating that the US would not interfere in European affairs or with Europe’s remaining colonies in the western hemisphere as long as the Europeans did not try to regain or create new colonies in the region

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Monroe Doctrine

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10
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Glorification of armed
Strength.

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Militarism

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Act of preparing a nations army and other resources for war.

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Mobilize

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Demand in which one party threatens harmful action to another party if the other party rejects its proposals

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Ultimatum

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13
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Warring nations

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Belligerents

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14
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Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

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Triple alliance

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Alliance between France, Russia, and Great Britain in the early 1900s.

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Triple entente

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State of unrest in the Balkan’s that allowed the assassination of the heir to the Austro Hungarian throne and led to WW1.

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“Balkan” powder keg

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17
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Heir to the Austro Hungarian throne. Gavrilo princip assassinated him leading to WW1

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Francis Ferdinand

18
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First step of WW1

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Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia

19
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Second step of WW1

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Russia mobilizes to aid Serbia

20
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Third step of WW1

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Germany declares war on Russia

21
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Forth step of WW1

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Germany declares war on France

22
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Fifth step of WW1

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Germany invaded Belgium

23
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Sixth step of WW1

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Great Britain declares war on Germany

24
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British passenger liner sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland in May 1915 killing 1,200 people, including 128 Americans

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WW1 battle (1915-1916) in which the French and British tried to resupply Russia through Constantinople the attacks failed and allies withdrew.

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Ideas, facts, or rumors spread deliberately to further ones cause or to damage an opposing cause.

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Propaganda

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World war 1 alliance of Germany, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire

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Central Powers

28
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Alliance that included Great Britain, France, Russia (later the Soviet Union), the United States, and other countries during World Wars l and II.

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Allied powers

29
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German submarines used in World War I.

30
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U.S president warned Germany that the US would not tolerate submarine attacks.

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Woodrow Wilson

31
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Sent a secret telegram to the German ambassador in Mexico proposing an alliance. The British intercepted and decoded the telegram. It made the Americans enraged.

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Arthur Zimmermann

32
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Leader of the Balshviks and a revolutionary socialist, he demanded that all governing power be turned over to the soviets. Led the Russian revolution.

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Vladimir Lenin

33
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Agreement signed by leaders of warring nations to stop fighting

34
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Payment for war damages

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Reparations

35
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President Woodrow Wilson’s son’s plan for a just world based on the allies aims to end world war 1.

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Fourteen points

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French marshal stopped the Germans at château-Thierry. Forced Germans back to their border.

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Ferdinand Foch

37
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Meeting of the victorious nations to write terms for the peace following world war 1.

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Paris Peace Conference

38
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World organization formed after World War 1 to maintain peace.

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League of Nations

39
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Treaty between Germany and the allied powers at the end of World war 1.

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Treaty of Versailles

40
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Flu-like epidemic that killed more than 20 million people worldwide during 1918 and 1919.

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Influenza pandemic

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