Imperialism and WWI Test
Review
Imperialism
• Extending a nation’s authority
over another by economic,
political or military means
Alaska
• Purchased from Russia
• Important for natural resources,
including oil
Puerto Rico
• Freed from Spain, still a U.S.
territory
Cuba
• Freed from Spain and became an
independent nation
Yellow Journalism
• Attempt by
newspapers to
sell more papers
by writing
sensational
stories
Philippines
• Freed from Spain,
not independent until
1946
Rough Riders
• Volunteer
cavalry unit
during Spanish
American War
Treaty of Paris
• Ended Spanish American War
Panama Canal Locations
• Panama or Nicaragua
Panama
• Had been part of Colombia
Apology to Colombia
• U.S. later apologized for helping
Panama rebel
Panama Canal- Previous attempt
• France tried, but gave up
U.S. Control in 1900
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Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
Philippines
1905 War
• Russo-Japanese
• Teddy Roosevelt won the Nobel
Peace price for mediation
Aguinaldo
• Led revolt against the U.S. in the
Philippines
Causes of WWI
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Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
• Where? Bosnia
• Who? Gavrillo Princip and the
Black Hand
Schleiffen Plan
• German plan to quickly defeat
France, then defeat Russia
I’ll have Paris
for Lunch...
St. Petersburg
for dinner.
Mobilization
• Preparing for War- militarily and
for civilians
Kaiser Wilhelm II
• Leader of Germany during WWI
Nicholas II
• Leader of Russia at the beginning of WWI
Trench Warfare
• Main form of warfare during WWI
• Resulted in a stalemate for
several years
War Industry Board
• In charge of transforming U.S.
business to war production
Beginning of WWI- U.S. Opinions
• Stay Neutral
1916- Wilson’s Campaign
• “He kept us out of war”
American Entry to WWI
• Lusitania
• Zimmerman Telegram
• Making the World Safe for
Democracy
Russia in 1918
• Dropped out of the war
• Replaced by the U.S.
Lusitania
• British ship, sunk by a German Uboat
• Damaged U.S.-German relations
Zimmerman Telegram
• Sent by a German ambassador to
Mexico
• Attempt to gain Mexico as an ally
with Germany
• Mexico would regain territory in
southwest U.S.- Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona
German Unrestricted Submarine
Warfare
• Main reason for U.S. entry to
WWI
Propaganda
• Tool molding public opinion to
support the war
• Employs techniques such as the
use of emotionally charged words
or posters
Espionage and Sedition Acts
• Allowed the government to
silence ideas that challenged its
authority
Conscription
• Compulsory enrollment in military
service
• Draft of men 21-30
Eugene V. Debs
• Imprisoned for
speaking against
the U.S war effort
The Big Four
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Great Britain
France
Italy
U.S.
14 Points
• Included Freedom of the seas for
travel and trade
• Reduction of weapons
• Self-determination
• League of Nations
14 points Opposition
• Great Britain and France- strongly
against
Senate Opposition to League of
Nations
• Fear it would
drag the U.S.
into European
conflicts
Treaty of Versailles
• Ended WWI
League of Nations
• Rejected by the U.S. Senate
• America wanted to return to
isolationism
War Guilt Clause
• WWI was solely Germany’s fault
Bolshevik
• Term for a revolutionary
communist
Woodrow Wilson
• President of U.S.
during WWI
• Author of the 14
Points
Irreconcilables
• Group of senators, strongly
opposed to the League of Nations
David Lloyd George
• Prime Minister of
Great Britain
• Wanted to make
Germany pay
William Jennings Bryan
• Sec. of State
under Wilson
• Wanted to
maintain
neutrality, despite
U-boat attacks
Doughboys
• Nickname for U.S. infantrymen in
WWI
No Man’s Land
• Area between two enemy
trenches
Conscientious Objector
• Person opposed to all wars on
religious or moral grounds
John J. Pershing
• U.S. General
• Leader of the
American
Expeditionary
Force
Allies
• France
• Great Britain
• Russia… Than later the U.S.
Central Powers
• AustriaHungary
• Germany
• Ottoman
Empire
African American Troops
• Served in segregated units
Stalemate
• When neither side can gain an
advantage
Self Determination
• The right of groups of people to
choose their own national identity
Reparations
• Payments made by the losers of a
war to compensate the victors