U.s. History Unit 5

Front 1

William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were masters at producing what was called ___________.

Back 1

yellow journalism

Front 2

Cuba became a ___________ of the United States.

Back 2

protectorate

Front 3

How did newspapers influence the way Americans regarded Cuba?

Back 3

By using exaggerated stories about Spanish cruelty.

Front 4

What events led to war with Spain?

Back 4

The explosion of the Maine and Spain refusing to stop fighting and grant Cuba independence.

Front 5

Where was the Spanish-American War fought?

Back 5

The Philippine Islands.

Front 6

How did the Spanish-American War help make the United States a major world power?

Back 6

Because of the war, the United States gained more land.

Front 7

How did the United States conduct the war in Cuba?

Back 7

By organizing the First Volunteer Cavalry, having African Americans volunteer to fight, and by joining Cuban troops who wanted to rebel in battle.

Front 8

Which former Spanish colony became an American protectorate?

Back 8

Cuba

Front 9

When Spain was blamed for the explosion of the USS Maine on Feb. 15, 1898, what happened?

Back 9

The United States and Spain went to war on April 25, 1898.

Front 10

What happened to Spain when they and the United States signed the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?

Back 10

Spain lost most of its empire.

Front 11

What happened when the Jones Act was passed in 1917?

Back 11

Puerto Rico could elect their own representatives.

Front 12

What did the United States force Cuba to do in 1901?

Back 12

To adopt the Platt Amendment.

Front 13

What did Cuba become under the Teller Amendment?

Back 13

Cuba became a protectorate.

Front 14

The Panama Canal was dug across an ________, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Back 14

isthmus

Front 15

The ____________, which Roosevelt issued, said that only the United States could intervene in the affairs of countries in the Western Hemisphere.

Back 15

corollary

Front 16

Taft was well known for his dollar ___________, which put many local people in Latin America to work earning money.

Back 16

diplomacy

Front 17

How did the building of the Panama Canal show Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick policy in action?

Back 17

The people of Panama rebelled against Columbia.

Front 18

What major challenges were overcome in building the Panama Canal?

Back 18

Deadly diseases, and blasting through mountains.

Front 19

How was President Taft's foreign policy different from President Roosevelt's?

Back 19

Roosevelt's interfered with countries in the Western Hemisphere while Taft's was peaceful negotiations with other governments.

Front 20

Why did conflicts arise between Mexico and the United States?

Back 20

President Wilson sent American warships to bomb the port of Veracruz.

Front 21

Who was Pancho Villa?

Back 21

He was an opponent of Venustiano Carranza that led a revolt and that also killed many Americans.

Front 22

José Martí

Back 22

a Cuban rebel leader and poet who helped fight for independence against Spain.

Front 23

General Valeriano Weyler

Back 23

sent to Cuba by Spain where he imprisoned and killed more than 200,000 people

Front 24

Commander George Dewey

Back 24

won battles in the Spanish-American War at Manila Bay and Manila

Front 25

Rough Riders

Back 25

special regiment of cavalry men were led by Theodore Roosevelt before he became President

Front 26

Puerto Rico

Back 26

became a U.S. territory and its citizens were granted U.S. citizenship

Front 27

William Gorgas

Back 27

army doctor who improved conditions in Panama by draining swamps and placing screens on windows to keep out mosquitoes

Front 28

Fransisco "Pancho" Villa

Back 28

revolutionary who hoped to overthrow the Mexican government by attacking various border towns

Front 29

General John J. Pershing

Back 29

he took 10,000 troops into Mexico in search of Pancho Villa

Front 30

Some European countries engaged in an ________ that helped lead to World War 1.

Back 30

arms race

Front 31

Many Americans who were ______________ rejected the idea of war.

Back 31

pacifists

Front 32

After many countries declared war on each other, they __________ their troops.

Back 32

mobilized

Front 33

What were some of the causes of World War 1?

Back 33

Countries joining together and expanding armies, and the Triple Alliance.

Front 34

How did various groups in the United States view the war?

Back 34

Some groups sided with Allies, some were against war, and some believed that the United States should stay out of the war.

Front 35

What were the two major fronts of the war?

Back 35

eastern and western

Front 36

What is trench warfare?

Back 36

Soldiers fighting from long ditches dug in the ground.

Front 37

What forms of technology changed how World War 1 was fought compared to previous wars?

Back 37

U-boats, tanks, zeppelins, fighter planes, and trench warfare.

Front 38

Why could World War 1 be described as a total war?

Back 38

The armies repeatedly attacked each other.

Front 39

Put these in order:

___ 1. German troops try to invade France.

___ 2. Franz Ferdinand is assassinated.

___ 3. European countries declare war on each other.

___ 4. A German U-boat sinks the Lusitania without warning.

Back 39

3 1. German troops try to invade France.

1 2. Franz Ferdinand is assassinated.

2 3. European countries declare war on each other.

4 4. A German U-boat sinks the Lusitania without warning.

Front 40

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Back 40

Germany's leader who built up his nation's arms until they had the largest supply in Europe

Front 41

Gavrilo Princip

Back 41

Black Hand Society member who assassinated Franz Ferdinand

Front 42

Manfred von Richthofen

Back 42

known as the Red Baron, he was a notorious German pilot who shot down 80 Allied planes

Front 43

no man's land

Back 43

area between defense trenches where nothing grew, it was like a sepration point between armies

Front 44

Franz Ferdinand

Back 44

his assassination triggered the beginning of World War 1

Front 45

Under Lenin, Russia was forced to adopt _________, which is a type of government where property is owned by everyone equally

Back 45

communism

Front 46

Much of the food farmers produced went to feed the troops, so families grew their own ___________ to help the war effort.

Back 46

victory garden

Front 47

_______________ paid for two thirds of the cost of the war effort.

Back 47

War bonds

Front 48

The United States government used ___________ to portray the Germans as blood-thirsty "Huns".

Back 48

propaganda

Front 49

How did the election reflect Americans' attitudes about the war?

Back 49

It showed that the Americans didn't want to enter the war.

Front 50

What measures did President Wilson take to prepare for war?

Back 50

He passed the Selective Service Act.

Front 51

Why did Wilson shift from a policy of neutrality to a declaration of war?

Back 51

Because Germany sunk 5 U.S. boats and tried to turn Mexico against them.

Front 52

How did Americans at home aid the war effort?

Back 52

They didn't eat wheat or meat and grew victory gardens.

Front 53

What changes did World War 1 bring to the U.S.?

Back 53

The government gained more control of the economy, the Committee of Public Information was formed, anti-German feelings started, and the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act was passed.

Front 54

Were more countries members of the Central Powers or the Allied nations?

Back 54

Allied nations

Front 55

Arthur Zimmerman

Back 55

German foreign minister that sent a note to Mexico urging them to join the German effort

Front 56

Vladimir Ilich Lenin

Back 56

led the Bolsheviks and took control of the Russian government, introduced communism

Front 57

American Expeditionary Force

Back 57

name given to American forces in Europe

Front 58

War Industries Board

Back 58

the committee over saw factory work and set prices for goods and services

Front 59

"The Beast of Berlin"

Back 59

name given to Kaiser Wilhelm II by the United States

Front 60

Germany ended World War 1 by finally signing an _____________, which is an agreement to stop fighting.

Back 60

armistice

Front 61

One of Wilson's 14 Points was the support of ________________ so that people could decide what type of government they wanted.

Back 61

self-determination

Front 62

Germany had to pay $33 billion in ___________ to pay for the cost of the war.

Back 62

reparation

Front 63

Why did the Allies need help from the United States?

Back 63

Because they were losing the war.

Front 64

How did the United States help the Allies win World War 1?

Back 64

By sending weapons, food, and troops to them.

Front 65

How was Germany punished under the Treaty of Versailles?

Back 65

By having to give $33 billion in reparations.

Front 66

How did Woodrow Wilson hope to keep the world at peace after the war?

Back 66

By developing the 14 Points Plan and the treaty of Versailles.

Front 67

In the United States, what happened to the proposal to join the League of Nations?

Back 67

The House and the Senate both voted no to joining.

Front 68

Why did Wilson believe so strongly in the League of Nations?

Back 68

Because he thought that it'd be the only possible guarantee against war.

Front 69

Sergeant Alvin York

Back 69

82nd Infantry Division soldier who received more medals than any other American soldier

Front 70

Captain Eddie Rickenbacker

Back 70

former race car driver turned flying ace who shot down 26 enemy aircraft during his time in service

Front 71

Woodrow Wilson

Back 71

was awarded the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to attain peace

Front 72

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge

Back 72

led the fight to defeat the League of Nations

Front 73

corollary

Back 73

statement that follows logically from another statement

Front 74

communism

Back 74

economy is controlled by the government and property is owned by everyone equally