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WWI and Imperialism - Sheet1 Flashcards

1
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to use dollars not bullets to achieve your goal (Taft’s policy)

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Dollar Diplomacy

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2
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Secretary of State who signed the Open Door Notes

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John Hay

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3
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Slavs in the Balkan Region was to be free and independent

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Slavic Nationalism

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4
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The year the US entered WWI

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1917

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5
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Admiral who claimed we needed a strong navy to achieve imperialism

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Alfred Mahan

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6
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tanks, machine guns, airplanes, poisonous gas

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Weapons of WWI

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7
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note by Spanish Ambassador calling McKinely “weak”

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DeLome Letter

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8
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Spanish prison camps where Cubans died of disease and malnutrition

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re-concentration camps

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9
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One of the Big 4. He is from France

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George Clemenceau

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10
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Wife of President Woodrow Wilson; ran the government when her husband had a stroke.

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Edith Wilson

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11
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to remove the missionaries but keep the products flowing into China

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Second Open Door Notes

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12
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Treaty that ended WWI on the Western Front

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Treaty of Versailles

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13
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Wilson’s plan for peace following WWI

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Fourteen Points

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14
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nickname for the Spanish American War

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Splendid Little War

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15
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the draft

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Selective Service Act

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16
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Spanish controlled and center of the Spanish American War

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Cuba

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17
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Study the big ones like, Britain, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Serbia

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WWI Map

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18
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harsh because of trench foot, trench mouth, disease, shell shock

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Trench Warfare Video

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19
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ship sunk killing 260 seamen. Yellow journalists blame the Spanish.

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USS Maine

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20
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goal to connect the ocean, many die of disease, TR backs a Panama revolt against Columbia, example of the Big Stick Policy

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Panama Canal

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21
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tariff that removed duty free sugar subjecting Hawaii to the same tariff as Cuban sugar therefore losing its price point advantage

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McKinley Tariff of 1890

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22
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Admiral who defeated the Spanish Fleet at the beginning of the Spanish American War

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George Dewey

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23
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One of the Big 4. He is from Italy

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Vittorio Orlando

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24
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German’s promise to warn ships and allow them to surface before sinking them. This was intended to keep Wilson in office

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Sussex Pledge

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25
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occurred because Serbia did not fulfill any of their demands

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Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war

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26
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Alaska was purchased from Russia for 7.2 million dollars

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Russia

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27
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organization that supports Serbian independence; Gavrilo Princip is a member of this

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Black Hand

28
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German submarine

29
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Treaty that ended WWI on the Eastern front

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

30
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exaggerated stories designed to evoke an emotional response

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Yellow Journalism

31
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Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy

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Triple Alliance

32
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France, Britain, Russia

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Triple Entente

33
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Roosevelt’s troops made up of cowboys and former soldiers

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Rough Riders

34
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Yellow Journalism headline to push for support of the war

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Remember the Maine

35
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coined the phrase, White Man’s Burden promoting American cultural superiority

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Rudyard Kipling

36
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One of the Big 4. He is from Great Britain

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David Lloyd George

37
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Total years of WWI

38
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annexed to gain duty free sugar and secure our Naval Base there

39
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policy of expanding colonies and building empires

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Imperialism

40
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Pineapple King who led the corporate overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani

41
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TR’s policy to speak softly but carry a big stick. Negotiate first and then use the military to get what you want

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Big Stick Policy

42
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One of the Big 4. He is the American President

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Woodrow Wilson

43
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Leader of Russia who promised their people Land, Bread and Peace

44
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Peace keeping organization designed to create long lasting world wide peace. # 14 of Wilson’s 14 point plan. Never ratified by the Senate so US was never a part of it.

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League of Nations

45
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an extension of the Monroe Doctrine preventing European colonization in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Roosevelt Corollary

46
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Chinese militant group that worked to get rid of foreign influence

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Boxer Rebellion

47
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US General in charge of WWI

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John J. Pershing

48
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fought in segregated units and could not join the Marine Corp.

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African Americans in WWI

49
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son of the king of Austria-Hungary who was murdered in Bosnia

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

50
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassin. He is a member of the Black Hand

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Gavrilo Princip

51
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When one country controls the economic development of another

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Sphere of Influence

52
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First the governor of the Philippines and later President

53
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British liner sunk by a German U-boat where 128 Americans died

54
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Note written by German foreign minister to Mexico promising Mexico Texas, New Mexico and Arizona if they join the war against America

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Zimmerman Note

55
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bought for 20 million as part of the Treat of Paris ending the Spanish American War

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Philippines

56
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Women’s Army Corp. Women joined the army as nurses and support staff

57
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Germany’s plan to avoid a two front war by taking out France quickly and then turning all their attention to Russia. Failed because of the Belgium resistance. (6 days to 18 days)

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Schlieffen Plan

58
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treaty to end the Spanish American War

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Treaty of Paris

59
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President who warned us against entangling alliances. Used as part of the Isolationist argument.

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Washington

60
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policy signed by Secretary of State John Hay to open trade in China

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Open Door Notes

61
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nickname for the American soldier in WWI

62
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issued by America to remain neutral when the war broke out

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Neutrality Proclamation

63
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President McKinley’s assassin

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Leon Czolgosz

64
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2 American holdings gained following the Spanish American War

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Guam and Puerto Rico

65
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President who supported imperialism and was shot 6 months into his second term

66
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Region that many European nations wanted to control as part of Imperialism

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The Balkans

11th grade US History (23 decks)

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