The United States Becomes a World Power

3 territories the US gained from the Spanish American War

to become the territory of another country

payments made by a defeated country for damages during war

the killing of the archduke of Austria-Hungary sparked WWI

the British passenger ship that was sunk by a German submarine

desire to create an empire

supported the purchase of Alaska

killed more soldiers during the Spanish-American War than the enemy

led an attack against the Spanish fleet in the Philippine Islands

2 natural resources found in Alaska

agreement between countries to protect each other

cease-fire

signed to bring World War I to an end

led the Rough Riders in the Battle at San Juan Hill

helped bring Yellow Fever under control in Panama

What did the German's violate with their use of the submarine?

3 Causes of WWI

newspaper stories that exaggerate the truth to sell newspapers

building up an army & navy

suggested a plan for peace after WWI known as the Fourteen Points

directed the construction of the Panama Canal

German word for submarine

President Wilson suggestion that nations settle their differences by talking instead of war

sent from Germany to Mexico asking them to help if the US went to war with Germany

400 miles of trenches across France & Belgium where most of the fighting took place

built to allow ships to move from ocean to ocean without going around South America

the battleship that exploded in Cuba and caused the US to declare war on Spain

to not take sides