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Sp-Am War,Phil-Am War, WWI
Imperialism, Red Scare, Spanish-American War, Phillipine-American War, World War I, Etc.
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11th Grade
01/24/2007

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Manifest Destiny
Definition
God given right to have land, land is ours.
Term
What was the U.S.S. Maine?
Definition
a ship that exploded in 1898, U.S. thought it was the Spanish but turned out to be electrical.
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Yellow Journalism?
Definition
newspapers wrote about the atrocities in Cuba. Reports by Hearst about Spanish atrocities.
Term
William McKinley and what did he say about the Phillipines?
Definition
President that was shot. He said that the U.S. should take over the islands in order to "uplift and Christianize them."
Term
Anti-Imperialist League
Definition
a league of Mark Twain, Carl Schurz, Jane Adams and etc. They declared "We regret that it has become necessary in the land of Washington and Lincoln to reaffirm that all men, of whatever race or color; are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
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Reason for going to War on a Public level?
Definition
America thought on a public level that the reason why they went in was to Liberate Cuba.
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Reason for going to War on a government level?
Definition
On a government level for self interest, like sugar, a naval base, and economic growth like new markets.
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Imperialism?
Definition
Imperialism is the action of a country taking over another country. Or territories. Or One who dominates the political, social, and economic life of another. Policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial accusation or by establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations.
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The White Man's Burden?
Definition
a poem writen in 1899 by Rudyard Kipling. whiteman is responsible for civilizing dark people or cleaning the dark corners of the earth. a summons to act; proponent of imperialism and social darwinism
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Senator Albert Beveridge what did he have to say about the Phillipines?
Definition
Senator Albert Beveridge expressed similar ideas about the Phillipines as the President, he said "leaving the Phillipines would only encourage other foreign powers to fight over the islands."
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Did Americans like or dislike the aquisition of overseas territory?
Definition
Many Americans opposed the aquisition.
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Who Was Carl Schurz?
Definition
A German immigrant working in the U.S. gov't.
Term
What did Carl Schurz think? And say about foreigners?
Definition
He thought that ruling people against their will was immoral, getting the new territory would cost too much. He said that other peoples were "utterly alien to us, not only in origin and language, but in habits, traditions, ways of thinking, principles, ambitions."
Term
How did Emilio Aguinaldo and his followers feel after the learned the terms of the peace treaty? What did they do after this?
Definition
they felt betrayed. they vowed to continue the fight for their independence.
Term
what was the Zimmerman note, when was note found, and what effect did it have?
Definition
The Zimmerman note was from Germany to Mexico, if Mexico joined in Mexico would recapture Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.
The note was intercepted by the British in 1917. It angered the U.S.
Term
World War I began on ____________(date) with the bombing of _____________. The USA entered the war officially on ____________, and it ended with an armistice on _____________.
Definition
July 28, 1914; Belgrade; April 2, 1917; Nov 11, 1918
Term
The civil liberties of American citizens were alarmingly curtailed by three laws: The Espionage Act of 1917, the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917, and the Sedition Act of 1918. List three things these laws criminalized. What effect did this have?
Definition
1. Refusal of military service. 2. Printing a newspaper in a foreign language without an English translation. 3. Encouraging people to resist American laws. Created a mentality of witch-hunting and super patriotism.
Term
Teller Amendment
Definition
guranteed Cuban independence
Term
Treaty of Paris
Definition
Ends S-A war: we get Guam, P. Rico, Phillipines for $20 mil; Cuba becomes independent
Term
The Red Scare (1920's)
Definition
A period of strong Anti-Communist feelings shared by many Americans. This lasted from 1917-1920 and again in the 1950's.
Term
William Jennings Bryan
Definition
An American lawyer, statesman, and politician. A three-time Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States. Was an active peace advocate, prohibitionist, and an opponent of Darwinism.
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Protectorate
Definition
Relationship between 2 states in which the stronger state guarantees to protect the weaker state from external aggression in return for full or partial control of its domestic and foreign affairs
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Triple Alliance
Definition
alliance founded in 1882 b/w Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy at Germany's instigation for the purpose of securing mutual support on the European continent
Term
Triple Entente
Definition
Alliance founded in 1907 between France, Britain, and Russia. With the defection of Russia from the Three Emperors' League, it hemmed in Germany on both eastern and western borders
Term
What was the event that launched the United States concern for the war? Which event pushed the U.S. to enter the war?
Definition
The sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915. The Zimmerman Telegram on March 1, 1917. U.S. entered the war on April 2, 1917, right after the Zimmerman Telegram.
Term
What was the date that the Allies delcared war on the Ottoman Empire?
Definition
November 1915
Term
What event caused the United States to enter the war?
Definition
The interception of the Zimmerman Telegram.
Term
What event launched World War 1?
Definition
The assination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand.
Term
Name the members of the central powers.
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungry, and the Ottoman Empire.
Term
What was one of the reasons World War I started?
Definition
Instability in Europe.
Term
On what day did Wilson ask for declaration of war?
Definition
April 2, 1917
Term
bolshevism
Definition
a radical socialist ideology
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