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Standford B. Dole
-His relation w. the US, him and his family made the Dole company
Effects- played a prominent & active role in the overthrown of Queen Lilvokalami
-Governor 1900-1903
Connections- family had pineapple plantations
-Led the provisional Gov. while it worked out plans for the US to annex the island during the Spanish American War -
Henry Cabot Lodge
-Helped write the Sherman Anti Trust Act
-In the senate he advocted military strength a the best tactic for peace for imperialism
-Conservative Republican U.S sentor fro 1893-1924
-Imperialism: policy of extending a country's power and influenced trough diplomacy or military force -
Alfred Thayer Mahan
-Theodore Roosevelt was one of Mahan's followers
-His book he wrote the influenced of sea power upon history
-Argued to achieve world power a country headed a powerful navy
-Naval bases to provide fueling stations -
USS Maine
-In 1898,USS Maine was sent to Havana to protect U.S interests during a Cuban revolt Against Spain
-Although the explosion remains unknown The "Hearst & Pulitzer" Newspape blamed the Spain for
-Sabotage "Yellow Journalism
-The sinking of Maie set off a fire storm making the people protest in the U.S -
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Spanish American War
-Was a conflict b/w United States and Spain
-The war was to end Spanish colonial rule in the U.S and chance for U.S to be an empire
-It was in the western pacific and Latin America like Philippines, Samoa, Guam, Cuba, Wake Island
-Congress support a modernization program that would make American Navy effective and strong -
Teddy Roosevelt
-Assistant secretary of the navy, he raised a volunteer force know as the roughriders -
San Juan Hill
-Was a decisive battle of the Spanish America war
-The San Juan heights was a north-south running elevation about 2 kilo east of Santiago de Cuba
-Rough riders were ordered to engage 760 Spanish soldiers defending the San Juan heights. The battle that made T.R famous was actually on kettle hill -
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Presidency of Therodore Roosevelt
-Roosevelt unexpectedly became the 26th president of the U.S after the assassination of McKinley
-Roosevelt "square deal" domestic program included a promise to battle large industrial combinations
-Foreign policy was to bring the U.S out of its isolationism & fulfill it responsibility as aword power
-After the death of Garret Hobart, Theodore became vice-president -
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Panama Canal
-Built to shorten the distance of ships that had to pass b/w Atlantic and Pacific oceans
-Transport cargo quicker
-U.s made a new country (panama) by negotiating with Panamanian rebels and overthrow the Colombian Gov.
-Construction of the canal cost thousands of lives and $400 million -
Roosevelt Corollaly
Stated Purpose- to change Monroe doctrine to keep European nations out of Latin America
-Based his Latin American policy on a proverb that said "Speak softly & carry a big stick"
"Forced the U.S to exercise of an international police power"
-U.S would now use force to protect its economic interest in Latin America -
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Dollar Diplomacy
Purpose
-Promote American foreign policy goals
-Make America more money
-Took place in Caribbean region
-U.s bankers banned money to Latin American countries if they couldn't repay loans U.S marines were sent in to assure repayment by force -
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World War 1
-Central Powers: Austria, Hungary, Germany Empire, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bosnia, Italy & United States.
-Triple Entente: France Russia, Great Britain & Japan
-Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife was gunned down which led to WW1 -
Sinking of the Lusitania
-The sinking of the Cunard Ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday May 7, 1915 during the first WW, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the UK of Great Britain and Ireland
-The British Royal Navy blockade Germany -
Sussex Pledge
-Promise made in 1916 during WW1 by Germany to the U.S
-The Sussex a French cross: channel passanger ferry was torpedoed w/o warning on March 24, 1916
-About 50 lives were taken -
Zimmerman Telegram
-The Zimmerman telegram was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the Germany foreign office in Jan 1917 that proposed a military alliance b/w Germany an Mexico in the event or the U.s entering WW1 against Germany -
German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
-Was first introduced in WW1 when Germany declared the area around the British isles a war zone, in which led to the U.S into war
-Submarines sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning -
Espionage Act
-The act was designed to crush subversion and silence critics of the war.
-For those convicted of aiding the enemy obstructing military recruitment, protesting, conscription or say or doing anything to impede the war effort
-The maximum fine was up to $810,000 and 2years in federal prison -
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American Expeditionary Force
-Nicknamed: AE
-Consisted of the U.S army sent to Europe under the command of general John j.Pershing in 1917 to help fight WW1
-Total of 1.3 million soldiers arrived in France
-AEF fought in France alongside French and British forces against Germany foce in the last year of the war the wen in the AEF army were nicknamed Dough boys because of the white belts they wore -
Battle of Aragonne Forest
-The AEF (American Expeditionary Force) assembled 600,000 soldiers +40,000 pieces of artillery
-A total of 1.2 million aericanswere involve 117,000 were killed or wounded
-Fought threw the Hilly Terrain shattered the Germany line
-Final allied offensive of WW1 that strected along the entire western fro t to help end the war -
Schenck VS. U.S.
-Charles Schenck wa convicted for distribution that encouraged men to resist the draft in WW1
-Schenck claims 1st amendment was violated
-Court ruled there was limits to freedom of speech like "clear and present+shouting fire" in a crowded movie theater which is not protected by the 1st amendment -
League of Nations
-The treaty created the league of nations, an organization of nations pledged to defend each other against aggressors
-The United States congress denied president Wilson's 14 points along with the league of nations