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American Imperialism

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  • Exaggerating the news to increase readership (clickbait)
    Yellow Journalism
  • Significance of the Schenck v. United States case decision
    The peoples rights, specifically, freedom of speech could be limited during wartime
  • This was America's foreign policy for first 3 years of World War 1
    Neutrality
  • This event officially led to the Americans declaring war on Spain
    USS Maine Explosion
  • Act which stated individuals cannot speak negatively about America/the government
    Sedition Act
  • US had the right to use military force in Latin American countries to keep European countries out
    Roosevelt Corollary (1904)
  • What did Germany offer to Mexico in the Zimmerman Telegram which they hoped would motivate them to join their alliance?
    Financial compensation and their states lost during Mexican-American War
  • This treaty ended the war between America and Spain
    Treaty of Paris
  • This event officially got America involved in World War 1
    Zimmerman Telegram
  • The mass movement of African Americans up north during wartime
    Great Migration
  • Provide all 5 territories gained or annexed through American Imperialism
    Hawaii, Alaska, Gaum, Puerto Rico, Philippines
  • America had a duty to “civilize” the rest of the world
    White Man's Burden
  • Why did the US Senate deny America from joining the League of Nations?
    Feared being tangled in foreign conflicts
  • What did America need raw materials for during age of Imperialism?
    To sell and make money or use in factories to make manufactured goods
  • Which state did America annex in the 1867 that was led by William Seward?
    Alaska
  • Why did the Spanish force Cubans into reconcentration camps?
    to suppress the Cuban independence movement/revolution against Spain
  • This early 19th century policy stated that there was to be no European influence in the Americas
    Monroe Doctrine
  • America gained which 3 territories through their win in the Spanish-American War
    Gaum, Philippines, Puerto Rico
  • A period of fear against communism and socialism in America where many were jailed and deported
    Red Scare
  • Building an empire by dominating other nations politically, militarily, or economically
    Imperialism
  • Why did Wilson propose "Peace without Victory"?
    to avoid humiliating the loser and planting the seed for future conflicts
  • Role of African Americans during WW1
    Served in segregated units and moved north for factory jobs
  • Impact of Panama Canal on US trading
    trade was faster & goods could be shipped for cheaper
  • Provide one example of foreign resistance to American imperialism
    Petition Against Annexation (Hawaii), Philippine-American War, Anti-Imperialist League
  • This act made it illegal to interfere with the draft and war effort overall
    Espionage Act
  • Use diplomacy when dealing w/ other countries first and then use military intervention if need be
    “Speak softly and carry a big stick”
  • This is the treaty which ended World War 1
    Treaty of Versailles
  • How did the US get the construction of and control over panama canal?
    Staged an overthrow of Columbian gov't in Panama