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Henry Cabot lodge
-helped write the Sherman anti trust act
-in the age senate he advocated military strength as the best tactic for peace for imperialism
-conservative republican u.s. senator from 1893-1924
Imperialism-policy of extending a country's power & influence thrown diplomacy or military force -
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Stanford b dole
*his relation w/u.s.- him and his family made the dole pineapple company
*connections-family had pineapple plantations led the provisional gov. While it worked out plans for the u.s. to annex the island during Spanish American war -
Alfred Thayer mahan
-Theodore Roosevelt was one of mahan's followers
-the book he wrote is (include influence of sea power upon history
-argued to archive world power a country headed a power navy
-naval bases to provide fueling sations -
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The Spanish American War
CAUSE-u.s. wanted to become a empire, u.s. intervention for the Cuban patriots against Spain from the 1870s to 1898
LOCATIONS OF WAR-manila bay in the Philippines on may 1,1898
-cervera le the Spanish to Santiago July 3 and tried to escape westward along the coast
EFFECTS OF TREATY-treaty of Paris ended the Spanish war
-mad u.s. a world power
U.S. MILITARY AFTER WAR-made it's navy stronger, because they thought a strong nave was essential to defend trade and grow international interests -
san Juan hill
Was a decisive battle of the salaried american war
-the San Juan heights was a north south running elevation about 2 kilo east of Santiago Dee Cuba
-rough riders were ordered to engage 760 Spanish so riders defending the Sam Juan heights. The battle that made t.r. famous was actually fought on kettle hill -
open door policy
-cause. They wanted to build an empire
-united states did not have a sphere of influence of economic activities
-protect american businessmen & inventors that American would shut out China by the European powers
-u.s. participation would oppose any attempt by other nations to use the rebellion as an excuse to dismember China -
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Panama canal
-built to shorten distance ships had to pass b\w Atlantic and pacific oceans
-transport cargo quicker
-u.s. made a new country (Panama) by negotiation with Panama Panamanian rebels and over thrown Colombian gov.
-construction of the canal cost thousands of lives and $900 million -
Roosevelt collary
. was an addition to the Monroe doctrine
. said the USA has the rough to exercise military force in Latin American countries do keep Europeans out
. lead the USA into conflict white Caribbean and central America
. was an important part of american imperialism -
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dollar diplomacy
Purpose-promote american foreign policy goals
Intended adu.-make America more money
-took place in carton Caribbean region
-u.s. bankers banned money to Latin American countries if they couldn't repay loans u.s. matinees were sent in to assure repayment by force -
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weapons of total war
. canned food to feed soldiers.
. poisons gas poison based out of mustard
. tanks designed for front line combat -
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weapons of total war
-submarine's to go underwater
-create mines, under water bombs
-enemy shops
-mines, to destroy surface ships and submarine's
-to destroy their enemies -
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ww1
-central powers. Austria, Hungary, German empire, ottamon empire, kingdom of Bulgaria, Bosnia, Italy & USA
-triple entrante=France, Russia, great Britain & Japan
-assassination of a archduke Franz fernidad and wife was gunned down which led to ww1 -
sinking of Lusitania
Occurred during the first world war, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the UK
-killed 1,198
-contributed to the american entry into ww1 -
Sussex pledge
-promise made in 1916 during ww1 by Germany to the u.s. prior to the latters entry into the war
-the Sussex, a French cross. Channel passenger ferry was tarpedoed w/o warning on March 24,1916
-about 50 lives were taken -
Zimmerman telegraph
Internal diplomatic communication issued from the German foreign office that proposed a military alliance between germany
Helped generate support for the us declaration of war and Germany in April -
German unrestricted submarine warfare
-was first introduced in ww1 when Germany declared the area around the British isles a was zone in which all merchant ships including those from neutral countries would be attacked by the German Navy which led to the u.s. into war
-submarines sink vessels such as freighter's and tankers w/o warning -
espionage act of 1917
Was intended to prohibit interference whit military operations of recruitment
. the penalty was 20yrs of imprisonment and fines up to 10,000
. in 1919 the supreme Court of USA unanimously ruled through schenck v. USA that the act did not violate the freedom of speech of those convicted under its provision -
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american expeditionary force
-nick named act
-consisted of general John j. Pershing in 1917 to help fight in ww1
-total of 1.3 million soldiers arrived in France
-AEF fought in fr France along side brutishly soldiers against German forces in the last year of the war
-the men in the EFA army were nicknamed dough boys because of the white belts they wore -
the fourteen point plan
. was distributed by the government writing for George cream in the american committee
. applies accept the 14 points as basis for the country peace negotiations if Wilson would agree to tell reservations -
battle of Argonne forest
. assembled 600,000 soldiers
. they were fought through hilly terrain shattered the German defenses
. beginning of the end of the war
.117,000 were wounded or killed -
Alvin York
. lead an attack on German machine gun nest
. was one of the most decorated soldiers of the USA army in ww1
. received the medal of honor
. he killed 25 Germans and captured 135 prisoners -
Supreme Court Schenck V.
Us supreme court ruled on March 3,1919
-schenck response that the espionage act violated the first amendmentof the constitution when forbids congress from making any law abridgign the freedom of speech -
Treaty of Versailles
-view Germany as the chief investige tor of the conflict, the impose pactigularly stringent teatry obligations upon the defeated Germany forced to concede territories to Belgium and Poland
-the final treaty was not what president Wilson wanted. Only 8vof his ppl were in comporte into the treaty. -
league of nations
Intergovernmental organization as a result of the Paris peace conference
-purpose was to maintain world peace
-weakness... Lacked their own armed forces they deep depended on the great powers but they were reluctant to help -
Roosevelt corollary
-changed \stated purpose. To change Monroe doctrine to keep European nations out of Latin America based his Latin American policy on a west African proverb that said "speak softly and carry a big stick"
"Force the u.s. to exercise of an international police power"
-actuality did.u.s. would now see forced to protect its economic interest in Latin America