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35 Cards in this Set
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Lusitania
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a british steamship sunk by a torpedo and was the worst sinking since Titanic
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The Taking of the Canal Zone
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An issue with the US. Roosevelt wanted a canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the isthmus connecting North and South America.
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Open Door Policy
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violated by Roosevelt when he gave Japan a free hand in Korea
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Roosevelt Corollary
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warned Latin American nations to keep their affairs in order or face American intervention
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Sussex Pledge
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The Kaiser of Germany agrees to shoot only ships of the enemy's navy. He attached the US compel the allies to end their blockade and comply with international law
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Dollar Diplomacy
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promoted American financial and business interests. It was profit-seeking motives but aimed to substitute economic ties for military alliances with the idea of increasing American influences
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League of Nations
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called for by Wilson in his fourteen points. designed to keep the peace during WWI
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Pancho Villa
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hoped to goad the US into an action that would help him seize power, he raided border towns, injuring American people
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Zimmerman Telegram
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received by Wilson and stated that in the case of war with the US, an alliance with Mexico was formed
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William Jennings Bryan
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secretary of state resigned rather than signed the diplomatic notes. negotiated cooling-off treaties with 30 nations
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Hay Herran Convention
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gave the US a 99-year lease on a canal zone 6 miles in width if the US agreed to pay Colombia $10 million.
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Bernard Baruch
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a wall street broker who headed the WIB
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Bernard Baruch
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a wall street broker who headed the WIB
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Herbert Hoover
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hero of a campaign to feed starving belgians and headed a Food Administration
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Eugene V Debs
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campaigned in 1920 from behind bars; in ail for speaking out against war
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Eugene V Debs
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campaigned in 1920 from behind bars; in ail for speaking out against war
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Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
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permitted the US to construct and control an Isthmian canal, proving it would be free and open to all ships
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Bolshevik
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seized power in Russia
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Sedition Act
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imposed harsh penalties for those who spoke "disloyal, scurrilous, or profane language" against the government
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Espionage Act
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imposed sentences of up to 20 years in prison for persons found guilt of aiding the enemy
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14 Points
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proposed by Wilson in his efforts for peace. Failed to satisfy the wartime emotions that sought vindication
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Hay-Burae-Varilla Treaty
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granted US control of a canal zone 10 miles wide across the Isthmus of Panama.
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George Creel
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headed the CPI, an outspoken progressive journalist. hired progressives and recruited people in advertising
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CPI
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used propaganda to persuade people to support war
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WIB
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war industries board, most powerful new agency oversaw the production of all American factories
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Pacifists
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wanted and promoted peace
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Taft-Katsura Agreement
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recognized Japan's dominance over Korea in return for its promise not to invade the Philippines
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Victoriano Huerta
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responsible for ousting Francisco Madero in 1913 and throwing him in jail. He then arranged his murder
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John's J Pershing
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a general ordered on an expedition to seize Villa in Mexico. Led 6,000 troops to Mexican territory
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Franz Ferdinand
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murdered by a Bosnian assassin from Serbia
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American Union Against Militarism
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formed by progressives to protest the war
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Filibuster
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defeated by the Zimmerman Telegram. Filibuster was done by the Senate
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trench warfare
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troops were stuck fighting in trenches during WWI. Both sides fought in them
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Liberty Bonds
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$23 billion sold during WWI, sold to raise money to cover war expenses
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Treaty of Versailles
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ended WWI, defeated in Senate
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