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54 Cards in this Set
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Yellow journalism |
Publishing exaggerated are made of news stories two attract readers and influenced thier ideas |
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Protectorate |
A small country protected and controlled by a larger one |
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How did newspapers influence the way Americans were guarded Cuba |
By writing Falls SOB stories about Spanish cruelty |
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What events led to war with Spain |
Cuban Rivera the main exploding and listening to the SM explain Spain for the main explosion disaster |
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Where was the Spanish-American War fought |
The Philippines Islands Manila Bay |
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How did the Spanish American war help make the united States a major world power |
By helping the US give more territory |
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How did the United States conduct the war in Cuba |
They fought alongside Cuba |
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Which former Spanish colony became an American Proectorate |
Cuba |
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What do United States force Cuba to do in 1901 |
To adpot the platt amendment |
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What did Cuba become under the Teller Amendment |
Us protectorate |
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Isthmus |
A narrow strip of land separating two large land areas |
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Corollary |
A statement that follows logically from another statement |
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Diplomacy |
Conducting relationships with the governments of foreign countries |
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How did the building of the Panama Canal show Theodore Roosevelt's big stick policy action |
initially the Colombian government refused canal. Roosevelt help the people of Panama organize a rebellion against Columbia. US sent warships into the area and immediately recognized Panama's independence. revolt was successful and new government agreed to give US land to build the canal |
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What major challenges were overcome in building the Panama Canal |
unhealthy place for workers near where the canal was built; breaking the mountains and moving rocks |
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How was President says Freedom policy different from President Roosevelt's |
Roosevelt interfered with other countries if needed, Taft didn't interfere at all only with US business. Had peaceful negotiations |
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Why did conflicts arise between Mexico and the United States |
President Wilson shocked by harsh rule in Mexico and eventually ordered US warships to bomb Mexican port. He sent General Pershing and troops to capture Pancho Villa, who was trying to become Mexico's leader |
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Who was Pancho Villa |
he was an opponent of Carnanza. He raided border towns and stopped a Mexican train and killed 16 Americans |
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Jose Marti |
A Cuban Rebel leader and poet who helped fight for independence against Spain |
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General Valeriano Weyler |
Sense of Cuba by Spain where he imprisoned and killed more than 200,000 people |
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Commander George Dewey |
One battles in Spanish American war Manila Bay in Manila |
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Rough Riders |
Special region of Calavera men were led by Theodore Roosevelt before he became president |
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Puerto Rico |
Became a US Territory and its citizens were granted US citizenship |
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William gorgas |
An army Doctor Who improve conditions in Panama by draining swamps and placing screens on Windows to keep out mosquitoes |
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Francisco Pancho Villa |
Revolutionary who helped to overthrow The Mexican government by attacking various border towns |
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General John J Pershing |
He took ten thousand troops into Mexico in search of Pancho Villa |
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Who became the first female member of Congress and once they were she from |
Jeannette Rankin from Montana |
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What year did the United States decide to enter the world war |
1917 |
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When was the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated |
1914 |
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Who was president of the United States during the entirely of the timeline |
Woodrow Wilson |
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What events occurred in 1915 |
German U-Boat sings the passenger ship Luciana |
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arms race |
A competition to build weapons |
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Pacifist |
A person who opposes War under any circumstances |
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Mobilize |
Two organize or prepare as for war |
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What were some of the causes of World War |
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand the more of an expanded Empire |
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How did various groups in the United States view the war |
Some cider with Ally somewhere completely against war and others believe that us should stay out of |
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What were the two major fronts of the war |
Eastern and Western |
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What is a trench warfare |
Fighting in trenches |
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What forms of technology changed how World War 1 was fought compared to previous Wars |
Battles were fought in the air and on the sea with new technology |
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Why could World War 1 be described as a total war |
because the war affected everyone and was happening everywhere |
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Kaiser wilelm 11 |
Germany's leader who built up his Nations arms until they had the largest Supply in Europe |
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Gavrilo princip |
Black hand society member who assassinated franz ferdinand |
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No man's land |
Area between the French trenches where nothing grew it acted as a separation between point between armies |
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Manfred von richthofen |
Known as ghe red baron, he was a notorious german pilot who shot down 80 allied planes |
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Franz ferdinand |
His assassination triggered the beginning of World War 1 |
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Communism |
Assyrian which the economy is controlled by the government and property is owned by everyone equally |
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Victory garden |
A garden in which people grow their own food during the war |
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War bond |
How long from US citizens to the government meant to be paid back with interest in several years |
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Propaganda |
the promotion of certain ideas to influence people's opinions |
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How did the election reflect Americans attitudes about the war |
It showed that the American people didn't want to enter into the war |
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What measures did President Wilson take to prepare for War |
He passed the Selective Service Act which would require draft registration for males over 18 years old |
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Why did Wilson shift from a policy of neutrality to a declaration of war |
Germany had sunk five of the u.s. boat and try to get Mexico against the US |
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How did Americans at home Aid the war effort |
American families at home did eat meat or the products on certain days of the week to sa for the soldiers. Some grew their own food to support the war effort |
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What changes did World War 1 bring to the United States |
the United States became anti-Germany -- German newspapers closed, school stopped teaching German, orchestras didn't play German music like Parker Beethoven, they felt German immigrants were a threat to the United States and placed many of them in jail |
