Ww1 Flashcards
U.S. battleship that exploded in Havana harbor in 1868, contributing to the Spanish-American War.
Maine
Provision of the Cuban Constitution giving the United States the right to intervene in Cuba.
Platt Amendment
Canal Completed in 1914 that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceens.
Panama Canal
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
Queen Liliuokalani
Led Filipinos in a fight for independence against the US. The war lasted 3 years but the US defeated the Filipinos in 1902
Emilio Aguinaldo
Cuban Doctor discovered mosquitos carry yellow fever that killed workers building the Panama Canal. Killing the mosquitos stopped the spread of disease
Carlos Juan Finlay
Extension of the US Monroe doctrine stating that the US would guarantee that Latin American nations would meet their international obligations.
Roosevelt Corollary
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.
Pancho Villa
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
Monroe Doctrine
Glorification of armed
Strength.
Militarism
Act of preparing a nations army and other resources for war.
Mobilize
Demand in which one party threatens harmful action to another party if the other party rejects its proposals
Ultimatum
Warring nations
Belligerents
Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Triple alliance
Alliance between France, Russia, and Great Britain in the early 1900s.
Triple entente
State of unrest in the Balkan’s that allowed the assassination of the heir to the Austro Hungarian throne and led to WW1.
“Balkan” powder keg