american imperialism and wwi vocabulary...with germany in wwi, but us never signed it title...
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American Imperialism and WWI Vocabulary
ALFRED THAYER MAHAN
• Naval officer promoted (supported) idea of strong navies
HENRY CABOT LODGE
• Republican senator wanted to expand (increase) American spheres of economic influence
ANNEX
• Add territory (land) to an already existing state (government)
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
• Fought in Cuba during 1898 between the United States and Spain
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
• Led the Rough Riders and later became president of the United States
IMPERIALISM
• Taking control of and governing (leading) dependent (needy) territories
ROOSEVELT COROLLARY
• United States would intervene (get involved) in Latin American countries if problems occur (happen)
ISOLATIONISM
• American policy (plan) of remaining distant from the affairs (activities) of other countries
CENTRAL POWERS
• Alliance (agreement) between Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire during WWI
ALLIED POWERS
• Alliance between Britain, France and Russia
ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM
• Telegram (message) from a German official asking Mexico to join WWI on the side of Germany
ESPIONAGE AND SEDITION ACTS
• Illegal to undermine (challenge) the war effort or speak out against the US government
FOURTEEN POINTS
• President Wilson’s peace plan to prevent (stop) future wars
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
• Organization (group) to prevent (stop) future wars, but United States never joined
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
• Peace treaty (agreement) that ended the war with Germany in WWI, but US never signed it