US History Definitions - America on the World Stage
US History Definitions - America on the World Stage
US History Terms and Definitions Unit 4: America on the World Stage
US History Terms and Definitions Unit 4: America on the World Stage
International organisation, formed after WWI, which aimed to promote security and peace for all members.
Pledge by the German government in 1916 that its submarines would warn ships before attacking.
Peace treaty ending WWI which stripped Germany of its economic and military power, bitterness over the treaty eventually helped strengthen the NAZI party.
President Wilson's plan for post WWI Europe; included were freedom of the Seas, a League of Nations and a push toward democracy and free governments.
Author and Naval historian, whose book "The Influence of Sea Power on History" was a major cause for the European naval arms race in the 1890s.
1904 of the Monroe Doctonrine in which the president asserted the right of the United States to intervene in Latin American nations to ensure stability in the Western Hemisphere.
The policy of isolating one's country from the affairs of the other nations by declining the enter alliances, foreign economic commitments or international agreements.
American Senator who opposed involvement in the League of Nations and pushed for Congregational approval of all declarations of war.
The policy of extending the rule or authority of a nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies.
Was sunk by an explosion in a Cuban harbour in 1898. Newspaper coverage blamed its sinking on the Spanish.
A policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.
Essential in the Westernisation of Hawaii, was appointed by President McKinley as provisional President of the Republican of Hawaii in 1900.
Officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI, credited with efficiently preparing young American forces for war.
Type of newspaper coverage that emphasised sensational stories of crime and scandal. Used these hyped stories to increase newspaper circulation.
A failed proposal by American Secretary of State, John Hay to allow multiple Imperial powers access to China, with none of them in control of that country.