Competency 3 Imperialism

Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam

Territories obtained from the Spanish American War

USS Maine

Ship sunk by the Spanish causing the Spanish American War

Philippines

The US tried to make this a territory but the rebel forces resisted. They were initially treated like the Native Americans of the Old West.

Economics and Military

The two reasons the Panama Canal was built

Panama Canal

President Theodore Roosevelt's signature accomplishment

Open Door Policy

Allowed all nations to trade in China

Imperialism

The domination of stronger nations over weaker ones

The three reasons the US was imperialistic

Power and Prestige, Christianity, and Democracy

Manifest Destiny

God's wish to expand the US from coast to coast

Monroe Doctrine

No interference in the Western Hemisphere

Hawaii

Territory obtained from Queen Liliuokalani in a bloodless revolution

Yellow Journalism

Type of journalism that overstates the facts and prints them as truth

Monopoly

When one company controls the whole market of a product. It is deemed illegal by the government

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

A tragic fire occurred here which played a major role in the US having safety procedures in the workplace

Democrat

Political party which uses the government to fix problems, tax the rich, and promote social programs

Republican

Political party which uses does not use the government to fix problems, minimizes the relationship between business and government, and also promotes tax cuts

Allied Powers

Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and the US

Bolshevik

Russian group responsible for the revolution

Buffalo Soldiers

African American soldiers in WWI

Central Powers

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

Dogfights

Airplane battles in WWI

Eastern Front

Battlefront between Germany and Russia

Isolationism

The foreign policy of the US towards WWI

League of Nations

The European group which would oppose any nation choosing to dominate any area of Europe

Lusitania

Name of the passenger ship sunk by the Germans

Reparations

Money that is to be paid back by Germany and France

Rosa Pastor Stokes

Arrested under the Espionage Act for speaking out against WWI

Selective Service

Military draft of conscription

Treaty of Versailles

Ended WWI

Trench

Type of warfare in WWI

"War to End All Wars"

Famous quote by Woodrow Wilson

Western Front

Most Americans fought their battles here

Zimmerman Note

The note which aligned Germany and Mexico