U.S. HISTORY -WW1 Questions To Remember

1st Amendment

Protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

18th Amendment

Banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol.

19th Amendment

Gave women the right to vote.

Yellow Press

Newspapers that used exaggerated stories to attract readers.

Spheres of Influence

Areas in China where foreign countries had special trading rights and influence.

Big Stick Diplomacy

Theodore Roosevelt's policy of using military strength to protect American interests.

Roosevelt Corollary

A policy that allowed the U.S. to intervene in Latin American countries to maintain stability.

Dollar Diplomacy

Using American money and investments to influence other countries.

Moral Diplomacy

Woodrow Wilson's policy of supporting countries with democratic governments.

Zimmermann Note

A secret German message asking Mexico to join a war against the U.S. in exchange for American territory.

Selective Service Act of 1917

Required men to register for the military draft during World War I.

(Men ages 21–30 originally. In 1918, it expanded to ages 18–45.)

Committee on Public Information

A U.S. government agency that spread pro-war propaganda during World War I.

Fourteen Points

Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace after World War I.

Self-Determination

The right of people to choose their own government.

Espionage and Sedition Acts

Laws that punished people for interfering with the war effort or speaking against the government during World War I.

League of Nations

An international organization created after World War I to help maintain world peace.

Panama Canal

A canal built through Panama that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Open Door Policy

A U.S. policy that wanted equal trading rights in China for all countries.

Spanish-American War

An 1898 war between the United States and Spain.

Annexation of Hawaii

The U.S. took control of Hawaii in 1898.

Social Darwinism

The belief that stronger people, businesses, or nations naturally succeed over weaker ones.

Great Migration

The movement of millions of African Americans from the South to Northern and Western cities.

First Red Scare

A period of fear of communism and radical political ideas in the United States after World War I.

Self-Determination

The right of people to choose their own government.

M-A-I-N Causes of World War I

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism: the four major long-term factors that led to the outbreak of World War I.

Trench Warfare

What it was: Fighting from deep defensive ditches.

Impact: Caused brutal stalemates, high casualties, and little territorial movement.

Artillery and Machine Guns

What it was: Rapid-fire automatic guns and long-range cannons.

Impact: Inflicted most casualties and forced armies into defensive trenches.

Tanks

What it was: Heavily armored, tracked combat vehicles.

Impact: Rolled over barbed wire and crossed trenches to help break defensive stalemates.

Zeppelins

What it was: Large, rigid gas-filled airships.

Impact: Carried out strategic bombing raids on civilian cities, adding psychological terror.

Airplanes

What it was: Powered combat aircraft.

Impact: Evolved from battlefield reconnaissance to aerial dogfights and bombing runs.

Poison Gas

What it was: Toxic chemical weapons like chlorine and mustard gas.

Impact: Caused suffocation, burns, and panic, making gas masks essential.

Spanish Flu

What it was: A deadly global influenza pandemic from 1918 to 1919.

Impact: Spread rapidly due to World War I troop movements, infecting roughly one-third of the world's population and killing an estimated 20 to 50 million people

How did women help with the war effort during ww1

A: Women worked in factories, farms, and offices while men went to war. They also served as nurses and volunteers, helping provide soldiers with supplies and medical care.

Significance: Women's contributions showed they could do jobs traditionally held by men and strengthened support for women's rights and voting rights.

Who were the Harlem Hellfighters, and what did they do during WWI?

A: The Harlem Hellfighters were an African American infantry regiment that fought in WWI. They served under French command and became known for their bravery and time spent fighting on the front lines.

Significance: They helped the Allies win the war and challenged racial discrimination by proving African American soldiers could serve bravely in combat.

Allies

Britain, France, Russia, Italy, USA.

Central

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria

Neutral

Stayed out of the war.

USS Maine

Exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, increasing American support for war against Spain.

Treaty of Paris (1898)

Officially ended the Spanish-American War.

What territories did America gain after the Spanish-American War?

The U.S. gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines