american history

Imperialism

Policy in which stronger nations, primarily for their own benefit, extend their economic, political, and/or military influence over or territories

Lusitania

Unarmed British passenger liner that was sunk by German U-boats and outraged American citizens

Social Darwinism

A way of thinking that would most likely be sought during war or territorial conquest. It was thought that the strong survive and the weak are conquered, and that was the natural way of life. It was a large part of the Spanish American war when after free Spain colonies, That the strong survive in the weak are conquered, and that was the natural way of life. It was a large part of the Spanish American war when after free Spain colonies, the US tried to colonize itself because they would be easier to fight and conquer.

Woodrow Wilson.

he was the 28th US president who led the country through World War I, and had convinced the country to play peacemakers to the rest of the world

Treaty of Versailles

Peace treaty that formally and World War I and held Germany responsible for damages

U-boat

In German submarine used in World War I and World War II

Big stick diplomacy

Foreign policy strategy of Theodore Roosevelt, that emphasized peaceful negotiation

Assassination: Catalyst of World War I

The Archduke of Austria, Hungary, Franz Ferdinand , and his wife Sophie are killed while on a trip. They are killed by Garvilo Princip, a member of a group based in Serbia called the black hand

Rough Riders

Calvary unit that was commanded by Theodore Roosevelt

Selective service act

This law required all men between 21 and 30 to register for the military

Alfred T. Mahan

The military advisor of President William McKinley

Emilio Aguinaldo

Filipino nationalist, he led other nationalist, defeating the Spanish army

Frederick, Jackson Turner

this influential American historian claimed that there was no more free land for people in the US to develop. He proposed that we would have to expand overseas

league of Nations

a group of people that were in charge of resolving conflicts before it led to bloodshed and war

sides fighting in World War I

The allies and the central powers were fighting in a war. The allies were France, Britain, the US, Russia, Italy, Japan, Serbia, and Belgium. The central powers were Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Ottoman, empire, and Bulgaria.

14 points

a statement of peace that wanted to change the world by promoting openness, independence, and freedom

Reasons for the US to enter into World War I

the US decided to join the war because of economic ties, German actions, and American ideals

USS Maine

US battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898: it’s sinking fuel public outrage, who blamed the explosion on Spain, and helped spark the Spanish American war

Unrestricted, submarine warfare

All ships are attacked, even natural without a warning

Treaty of Paris

A document ended the Spanish American war and force Spain to give up control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Pacific Island of Guam. They also had to sell the Philippines to the US for $20 million.

Reasons for imperialism

To gain access to resources, not found in home country, get naval bases and other areas, and expand influence

Annexation of Hawaii (Queen Lil)

The US appropriated this territory in 1898, in the Pacific

yellow journalism

This emphasizes sensationalism, exaggerated stories, and I catching headlines over factual accuracy. The primary goal of this style is to attract a large leadership and increase circulation for profit, or to sway people to think what the rights want them to think, often blurring the line between factual news and entertainment.

Zimmerman Telegram

a proposal of a alliance with Mexico