Chapter 21 - America and the Great War

USS Nashville

USS Nashville

Roosevelt landed troops from the ________ in Panama to "maintain order ..

Ottoman Empire

The ________ (centered in Turkey) and other, smaller nations all joined the fighting later in 1914 or in 1915.

Nicaragua

When a revolution broke out in ________ in 1909, the administration quickly sided with the insurgents (who had been inspired to revolt by an American mining company) and sent troops into the country to seize the customs houses.

Wilson

________ was only one of many Americans who fervently admired England- its traditions, its culture, its political system; almost instinctively, these Americans attributed to the cause of the Allies.

Woodrow Wilson

________ entered the presidency with relatively little interest or experience in international affairs.

Roosevelt

________ won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for his work in ending the Russo- Japanese War.

National Guard

There were only about 120, 000 soldiers in the army in 1917 and perhaps 80, 000 more in the ________.

Theodore Roosevelt

________ believed in the value and importance of using American power in the world.

Triple Entente

The "________ "linked Britain, France, and Russia.

Panama

Although the ________ route was not at sea level (and would thus require locks), it was shorter than the one in Nicaragua.

Triple Alliance

The "________ "united Germany, the Austro- Hungarian Empire, and Italy.