A | B |
Open Door Policy | Secretary Hay said China should be open to trade with anyone |
Dollar Diplomacy | Pres. Taft wanted American businesses to invest $ in Latin America |
global economy | trade occurs worldwide |
Spanish American War | fought between US and Spain |
Puerto Rico | annexed by US after Spanish American War |
Panama Canal | the pride of T. Roosevelt, built after Panama declared ind. from Colombia |
Hawaii | US businessmen deposed (got rid of) Hawaii's queen |
Hawaii | annexed by US |
Philippines | valuable Pacific islands annexed after Spanish Am. War |
German and Austria-Hungary | Central Powers in WWI |
Britain, France and Russia | Allies when WWI starts in 1914 |
neutral | America's role during first 3 years of WWI |
Submarine | the German weapon that drew US into WWI |
Germany | violated freedom of seas by sinking ships |
"Make the world safe for democracy" | What wilson wanted WWI to accomplish |
soldiers and resources | What US contributed to war, resulting in Allied victory |
Treaty of Versailles | ended WWI, punished Germany |
League of Nations | result of treaty of Versailles, to keep world peace but US never joined |
new countries after WWI | Latvia, Estonia, Austria, Hungary, etc. |
Wilson's Fourteen Points | self-determination, freedom of seas, league of Nations, mandate system |