| A | B |
|---|
| imperalism | extending a nation's power by gaining territories for colonies |
| subsidy | bonus payment |
| Panama Canal | cut some 8,000 miles off sea route between west coast of Us and Caribbean Sea |
| ABC Powers | Argentina, Brazil and Chile |
| yellow journalism | use of sensationalism exaggeration stories to attract readers |
| Boxer Rebellion | uprising in China defeated by US marines led to settlement in which China had to pay 333 million including 25 million to the US |
| Teller Amendment | stated taht the US had not intention of taking over Cuba |
| McKinley Tarriff | gave an advantage to the US sugar producers and caused the Hawaiian economy to collapse |
| Roosevelt Corollary | announced that the US would act as a police officer in the Western Hemisphere |
| isolationism | avoiding involvement in the affairs of other nations |
| spheres of influence | areas of a country where foreign nations control trade and natural resources |
| Hay Bunau Varilla Treaty | saved Panama Canal zone to US |
| dollar diplomacy | Taft's policy of incluencing Latin Am. Gov's through economic not military intervention |
| Open Door Policy | all nactions have equal access and trade with China |
| Platt Amendment | US right to be involved in Cuba's foreign and domestic affairs |
| Victoriano Huerta | general who took control of the Mexican gov. from Francisco Madero and had him killed |
| Francisco "pancho" Villa | fought Huerta and Carranza and attacked the US to try to gain the support of the Mexican people |
| Balkans | area in Europe called a "powder keg" |
| westen front | stretched from Switzerland to the North Sea in Europe |
| trenches | huge ditches dug to protect soldiers |
| Zimmerman Note | telegram in which Germany tried to develop an alliance with Mexico |
| War Industries Board | oversaw production and manufacture of war goods in the US |
| Selective Service Act | drafted young men to fight in the war |
| liberty bonds | money from their sale provided laons to the Allies |
| U boats | german submarines |
| Versailles | palace near Paris where the treaty was signed |
| Senate | US body that refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles |
| stalemate | a situation where neither side can win |
| Triple Entente | Britain, France and Russia |
| 4 minute men | patriotic speeches given by some 75,000 men to persuade Americans to support the war effort |
| nationalism | feeling a specific nation, language or culture is superior to others |
| Sussex Pledge | Germany's promise not to sink merchan vessels witout warning and without saving human lives |
| Treaty of Brest-Liovsk | peace agreement that removed Russia from the war |
| 14 Points | President Wilson's vision for postwar Europe and system to avoid future wars |
| self determination | right of people to decide their political status |
| Ameircan Expedition Force | Us troops, including the regular army, the National Guard, volunteers and draftees |
| balance of power | stituation in which the strength of rival alliances or nations is nearly equal |
| War Industries Board | oversaw production and distribution of goods manufactured by a nation war industries |
| League of Nations | international congress of nations designed to settle disputes |
| reparations | payments for damages and expenses borught on by war |
| Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
| Harlem Hell Fighters | Af. American Infantry |
| armistice | cease fire...Nov. 11, 1918 |
| Woodrow Wilson | Us Pres; peace without victory |
| David Lloyd George | Britain Prime Minister; keep empire together |
| Georges Clemenceau | France; Premier; get land promised |
| Vittorio Orlando | Italy; Prime Minister; Punish Germany |
