Other countries were incapable at controlling domestic affairs, so Americans wanted to intervene

Imperialists were supporters of the American Food Administration who wanted to donate food globally

Showed America’s strength, opened foreign markets, expanded the Navy globally

American population ought to spread around the globe

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, countries were building up their militaries, and nationalism heated up the conflict

Cuba was mistreating Spain, the USS Maine exploded, and yellow journalism influenced imperialism

The Treaty of Versailles was too harsh, Spain paid heavy war reparations, and a nationalist socialist leader rose to power

The League of Nations failed at keeping Spain and Cuba out of conflict

US wanted access to Hawaiian volcanic stone

Wilson was an avid beachgoer who understood the future touristic value of Hawaiian beaches

Roosevelt disagreed with Hawaiian natives’ way of life and sent them to Native American boarding schools

US wanted access to Hawaiian sugar plantations

The Filipinos led an uprising against the government, and the US military killed more than a million Filipinos to end the uprising

The Filipinos blew up the USS Maine in Manila Harbor, Philippines

The Spanish, with support of the League of Nations, forced the Filipinos to pay billions of dollars in war reparations

The Queen of the Philippines was overthrown by agents of the League of Nations

The US could create a global empire with protection/support from the League of Nations

The US could use its military to operate as a “world police force”

The US could extract gold/precious minerals from all continents without any foreign interference

The US could engage in militarism, alliances, nationalism, and imperialism, and no conflict would result

The victory in Cuba encouraged American imperialist thinking

Caused America to create and join the League of Nations

Caused America to invade the Philippines and give Mexico their land back

Encouraged America to begin unrestricted submarine warfare

Use of unrestricted submarine warfare

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Peace Corps

Navy

Print more money and donate to poorer countries around the world

Invest money into countries to encourage them to follow similar policies as your country

Borrow as much money as possible from foreign countries to engage in trade/democracy with them

Save as much money as possible and avoid debt so other countries will admire you

Only engage with other countries whose governments are morally and ethically sound

Offer to teach other countries your set of morals, and if they don’t accept, invade

Encourage other countries to behave similarly to your country, and economically injure (don’t trade with) those who don’t

Bully other countries into following you, then treat them with the best morals so then they’ll like you

Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Monetary exchange, Allocation of debt, Net worth of money, Investiture of money, Allowance of tribute

Treaty of Versailles was too harsh, League of Nations failed, Japan built an empire, America imposed sanctions, Pearl Harbor attack

Germany invaded Poland, Franz Ferdinand invaded Germany, France cried for help, America sank merchant ships with submarines

Wilson wanted to use his superior morals to show the world he was a great leader

Wilson understood that America was most likely going to lose the War

Unrestricted submarine warfare was a result of Wilson’s policies, but he refused to accept responsibility

Wilson wanted to avoid “foreign entanglements”

A letter from Germany to France asking for peace

A letter from Germany to America that asked America to invade Mexico for Mexico’s oil

A letter from Germany to Mexico that asked Mexico to attack America in exchange for money and the reacquisition of lost territory

A telegram that was written in code which specified the location of all German submarines at any given time

Wilson said democratic economic policy was the number one way to defeat your enemies and create a League of Nations

Wilson claimed America was protecting democracy and trade around the globe

Democracy and economic motivations hardly influenced America’s decision; it was all about invading Germany

Wilson wanted access to foreign goods and new markets in Russia, and the only way to get it was defeating Germany first

Conscientious objectors during WWI

A group of Christians who went to War and converted people right before they died in combat

A group of cavalrymen who defeated the Spanish at San Juan Hill

A group of African-American soldiers who spent more time in combat than any other American infantry unit during the War

Hoover was head of the American Food Administration

Hoover was President during WWI

Hoover was leader of the American Navy during WWI

Hoover was a Tennessean who won France’s highest military award, the Croix-de-Guerre

Pershing was a Harlem Hell Fighter who single-handedly defeated 24 Germans in one night

Pershing was leader of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe

Pershing was lead distributor of American propaganda during WWI

Pershing is the most famous example of a conscientious objector

York was President during WWI

York was a Tennessean who led the American Food Administration and saved the lives of millions during the War

York was a Tennessean who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the War

York was a submarine captain who led a raid that destroyed the entire German fleet of submarines

Women trained with rifles and other weapons, in case of a German invasion

Women created a League of Nations to sustain world peace after the War

Women only ate once a week to conserve food to send to the troops

Women worked in munitions factories and filled in the jobs that men left empty (toll workers, postal workers, firefighters, etc.)

African Americans created a League of Nations to sustain world peace after the War

African Americans fought for more rights and protested racial injustice

The War caused an immediate end to segregation in the United States

After the War, schools were no longer segregated in the South

Americans would partake in “Meatless Tuesdays” and “Wheatless Wednesdays” to conserve food for the war effort

Americans were required to spend less than $5 at the grocery store, or face serious penalties

Americans were required to follow a diet free of carbohydrates

Americans would partake in starvation contests, to save food and to see who could live the longest without it

The CPI ended the practice of yellow journalism forever in America

The CPI created social media platforms for Americans to express their feelings about the War

The CPI provided propaganda (posters, banners, pamphlets, etc.) to rally American support for the War.

The CPI protected freedom of speech during wartime

A group of African American soldiers who spent more time in combat than any other infantry unit

A group of Tennesseans who won the Medal of Honor

People who supported American access to raw materials and new markets

People who opposed the war because of religious/moral reasons

Socialism is illegal in America

His “speech” was not protected under the First Amendment during wartime

Schenck failed to obtain a permit to publish his pamphlets

The government most likely targeted Schenk because of his political beliefs

Wilson proposed a “government of governments”, but without US participation, the League of Nations failed.

Wilson wanted to make Germany pay more than what the Treaty of Versailles stated, and everyone agreed

Wilson proposed a German-led government, and soon he was impeached

Wilson planned for a League of Governments that eliminated all national boundaries

The US knew that the League of Nations would fail because it was too easy on Germany

The US accepted and joined the League of Nations

The Treaty of Versailles was too harsh on Germany, and Americans didn’t want to participate in foreign wars and became more isolationist

The US wanted to invite all nations of the world, but most European countries did not allow it

World peace was attained without American involvement

The League of Nations was a massive economic success, and America missed out on great financial prosperity

The League of Nations became an immensely powerful entity that later conquered, but was also vanquished, by the US

Without US involvement and the harshness of the Treaty of Versailles, World War II happened