Ch.24

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Lusitania

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This ship was sunk by a German U-boat and nine hundred people died.

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The taking of the Canal Zone

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Roosevelt was intent on creating a canal that connected the Atlantic and the Pacific in Latin America.

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Open Door Policy

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This policy was implemented in China and prohibited staked claims of areas for trade.

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Roosevelt Corollary

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This policy warned Latin American officials collected customs and saw to the payment of debt.

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Sussex Pledge

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This pledge clarified what German submarines would not attack.

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Dollar Diplomacy

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This promoted American financial and business interests abroad.

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League of Nations

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Wilson created this after the war but the United States never joined.

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Pancho Villa

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He was one of Carranza's generals who wanted to goad the United States into fighting Mexico, so he could rise to power.

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Zimmerman Telegram

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This German letter proposed an alliance with Mexico in case of war with the United States, offering financial support and recovery of Mexico's lost territory in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona.

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William Jennings Bryan

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He was the secretary of state under Wilson who didn't want the US to go to war.

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Hay Herran Convention

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This gave the United States a 99 year lease, with option for renewal, on a canal zone 6 miles in width.

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Bernard Baruch

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He advised Woodrow Wilson on economic matters. He was the leader of the War Industries Board.

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Herber Hoover

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He headed the new Food Administration.

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Eugene V Debs

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He was imprisoned for speaking out against the war and was nominated for president in jail.

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Hay-Pauncefort Treaty

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This gave the United States the right to build a canal in Latin America.

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Bolshevik

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This group started a revolution in Russia and started the Communist Party there.

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Sedition Act

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Imposed harsh penalties on anyone using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the government, flag, or armed forces uniforms.

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Espionage Act

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This imposed sentences of up to twenty years in prison for persons found guilty of aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment of soldiers, or encouraging disloyalty.

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14 Points

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These were what Wilson wanted implemented after the war.

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Hay-Bunua-Varila Treaty

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This granted the United States control of a canal zone 10 miles wide across the Isthmus of Panama.

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George Creel

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He was the head of the Unites States Committe on Public Information.

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CPI

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This organization publicized the war.

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WIB

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This board oversaw the production of all American factories.

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Pacifists

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This group opposed the war and wanted peace.

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Taft-Katsura Agreement

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The United States recognized Japan's sphere of influence in Korea.

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Victoriano Huerta

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He overthrew Madero becoming the leader of Mexico.

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John J Pershing

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He led the expedition to capture Pancho Villa.

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Franz Ferdinand

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He was the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and he was assassinated.

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American Union Against Militarism

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This was a pacifist organization during World War I.

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Filibuster

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This is an obstruction of legislature.

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Trench Warfare

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This was the warfare used during World War I that had soldiers fight in trenches.

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Liberty Bonds

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This was a war bond that was sold to support the allied cause in the war.

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Treaty of Versailles

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This treaty officialy ended the war but the senate would not sign it.