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Imperialism
the policy of conquering other countries to build your empire
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factors fueled American imperialism
- desire for strong military
- thirst for new markets
- belief in cultural superiority
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Things Alfred T. Mahan said we need to become a world power
- A navy
- the Panama Canal
- naval bases in the Caribbean
- Control of Hawaii and other islands in the Pacific
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Josian Strong
Wrote a book called Our Country:Its possible future and its present crisis convinced many people that U.S. imperialism was right
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Kalakaua
- the King of Hawaii
- forced to sign a new constitution called the Bayonet Constitution that limited his role to that of a figurehead
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Queen Liliuokalani
- last queen of the Hawaiian monarchy
- wanted to return Hawaii back to its old ways
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Annexation
taking a territory and making it your own
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Spheres of influence
area of economic and political control
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The Spanish American war and its causes
- happened in 1898
- causes- sinking of the U.S.S. Maine and influence of the Delome letter
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Yellow Journalism
- William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer started it
- overly exaggerated newspaper stories used to sway public opinion
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George Dewey
U.S. commander in the Pacific during the Spanish-American War
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Rough Riders
Lead by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War
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Treaty of Paris
- Cuba became free
- U.S. gains Puerto Rico and Guam
- We pay Spain 20 million dollars for the philippines
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Foraker Act
- 1900
- ended military rule in Puerto Rico
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Platt Amendment
- Cuba could not make treaties that would jeopardize their independence
- If necessary, the U.S. would intervene in Cuba's affairs
- Cuba must give the U.S. Navy bases in Cuba
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Protectorate
a country whose affairs are controlled by a stronger power
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open door policy
policy of giving countries equal access to trading rights in China
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Boxer Rebellion
revolt by the Chinese activists because of the American influence in China (mainly religious)
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Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
gave the U.S. a 10 mile wide canal zone in Panama
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William Gorgas
virtually eliminated yellow fever by draining and sanitizing areas of standing water in the canal zone
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panama Canal
opened in 1914
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Roosevelt Corollary
- 1904
- aka "the Big Stick policy"
- protections policy that made the U.S. an international police power
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Dollar Diplomacy
- Protection policy created by Taft
- it was the policy of spending money in Central American to improve their economy so no other country comes to take them over
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Missionary Diplomacy
- aka "Moral Diplomacy"
- Protection policy created by Woodrow Wilson to encourage education in Central American to spread democracy and keep other countries from taking them over
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"Pancho" Villa
led a series of raids in the South Western parts of the U.S. and was never captured
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Causes of World War I
- Nationalism
- Imperialism
- Militarism
- System of Alliances
- Assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand (June 1914)
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Allied Power (beginning)
- Great Britain
- Russia
- France
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Central powers
- Germany
- Austria-Hungary
- Ottoman Empire
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July 28, 1914
World War I begins when Austria-Hungary declares war Serbia
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Schlieffen Plan
German War plan- destroy France (80% of military) as fast as possible then turn to Russia
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Trench Warfare
World War I military battles conducted from long lines of opposing ditches
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Stalemate
deadlock where neither side can gain a victory
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Reason U.S. entered the World War I
- deep sympathy for Allies
- Economic interests
- unrestricted submarine warfare
- sinking of the Lusitania (November 1914)
- Zimmerman Note (January 1917)
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Sussex Pledge
- 1915
- Germany's Promise not to sink any more ships without sufficient warning
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Election of 1916
- Woodrow Wilson- Democratic (Won)
- Charles Hughes (Republican)
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April 6, 1917
U.S. enters World War I
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Selective Service Act
required all men 21-30 to register for the military draft
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Convoy System
merchant vessels transported troops, supplies, and volunteers through the submarines in the Atlantic
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American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
American Forces
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John Jay Pershing
commander of the U.S. forces during World War I
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New weapons of World War I
Tanks, Machine guns, hand grenades, airplanes, poison gas, submarines
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Armistice Day
November 11, 1918
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Germany Invades Belgium
August 1914
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Mobilization
the readying of troops for war
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War Industries Board (WIB)
directed by Bernard Baruch to oversee the production and manufacturing of manufactured goods during World War I
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Herber Hover
in charge of the Food Administration
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Liberty Bonds
special bonds sold to support World War I
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Great Migrations
- 1916-1919
- movement of African American from the South to industrial cities in the North
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Spanish Influenza
home front crisis when an international epidemic affected about one quarter of the U.S. population (1918-1919)
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Propoganda
information, ideas, or rumors used to help/harm a person/organization (anything meant to sway public opinion)
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George Creel
headed the Committee on Public Information campaigning to encourage American people to support the war
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Espionage and Sedition Acts
- 1918
- imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation in World War I
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Types of Propoganda
- bandwagon- "everyone is doing it"
- testimonial- famous person endorses it
- transfer-
- repetition- repeating something
- emotional- emotional words
- name-calling- trashing another company
- compare- and contrast- comparing your company to another to make yourself look better
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Schenck vs. United States 1919
Speech is limited if it poses a clear and present danger then Congress could restrain speech
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fourteen points
- Woodrow Wilson program for World Peace following World War I
- Most important point was the League of nations
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League of Nations
international body that is designed to promote world peace after WWI
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The big Four
- David Lloyd George- Great Britian
- Orlando- Italy
- Georges Clemenceau- France
- Woodrow Wilson- U.S.
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Treaty of Versailles
- 1919
- Germany must...
- admit guilt for starting WWI
- reduce Military(demilitarize)
- give up territory (Rhineland)
- Pay reparations
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Effects of WWI
- Social change in U.S. and U.S. isolationism
- U.s. is global economic giant
- destruction and immense loss of life
- revolution in Russia
- Formation of Mandates
- Rise of militant extremist in Europe and WW2
- Allied Victory
- League of Nations
- Treaty of Versailles
- Break up of Empires
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