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7th SOL
Late 19th century through WWI
12
History
Not Applicable
03/30/2005

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Term
What ship was sank in the Havana Harbor that led to the Spanish American War?
Definition
USS Maine
Term
What are exaggerated news reports of events?
Definition
Yellow Journalism
Term
What countries did the US get as a result of the Spanish American War?
Definition
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
Term
Before WWI what was the US stand on involvement in European problems?
Definition
isolationism
Term
Why did the US get invloved with WWI?
Definition
ties to Great Britian, sinking of the Lusitania, inability to remain nuetral
Term
What contries were the allies of WWI?
Definition
Great Britian, France, Russia, Serbia, Belgium
Term
What countries were the central powers during WWI?
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
Term
Who proposed the peace keeping organization, the League of Nations, at the end of WWI?
Definition
Woodrow Wilson
Term
What year did the war in Europe star?
Definition
1914
Term
What year did the US enter the War?
Definition
1917
Term
What year did the war end?
Definition
1919
Term
What treaty was signed to end WWI?
Definition
Versailles
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