Dual Credit U.S History-Vocab 23

Dollar Diplomacy

Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures.

-Basically it was exchanging money for political influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Espionage act

prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense with intent or reason to believe that the information may be used for the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Archduke of Austria Hungary assassinated by a Serbian in 1914.

-His murder was one of the causes of WW I.

Fourteen Points

A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.

Gentlemen's Agreement

1907 agreement between the United States and Japan that restricted Japanese immigration

Great Migration

movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920

League of Nations

A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace.

Henry Cabot

Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Republican who disagreed with the Versailles Treaty

Lusitania

American boat that was sunk by the German U-boats; made America consider entering WWI

Missionary Diplomacy

Woodrow Wilson's idea of the United States' moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin American government that was viewed as hostile to American interests.

Palmer Raids

Part of the Red Scare, these were measures to hunt out political radicals and immigrants who were potential threats to American security

Panama Canal

a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)

John J Pershing

a military general that led the American Expeditionary Force.

Platt Amendment

Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble

Roosevelt Corollary

Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force

Sedition Act

1918 law. Made it a crime to criticize the government or government officials.

Schenck v. United States

1919 Case involving limits on free speech. Established the "clear and present danger" principle.

Sussex Pledge

A promise Germany made to America to stop sinking their ships without warning.

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.

Trench Warfare

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

War Industries Board

Agency established during WWI to increase efficiency & discourage waste in war-related industries.

Zimmermann Telegram (1917)

secret message from Germany to Mexico, threatening to act together against America. Helps lead U.S. toward war with Germany.