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| to acquire land and it also means to have economic growth |
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| America swiftly became a world power, and US politics were stabilized which led the US to take time and look outside to other countries |
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| was the US the only country expanding? |
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| No, there was the emergence of “challenger nations” which were Germany, Japan, Russia, and France. |
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| what was the ECONOMIC goal of expansionists? |
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| we wanted to expand our markets and trade. There was a sense of “mission” which was to Christianize people, which is an example of western civilization wanting to spread out to the rest of the world |
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| what was the POLITICAL goal of expansionists? |
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| nationalists started to rise and they only wanted what was good for their country. Politicians, intellectuals, and journalists believed that the “Big Powers” should run the world. They also believed in national might, strength, and power |
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| what was the SOCIAL goal of expansionists? |
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| There was the philosophy of social Darwinism, this applied to human and social development. These developments in social, political, and economic thought prepared America for a larger role in the world |
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| President McKinley sent a war message to Congress to go against Spain because war with Spain was foreseeable, America had to defend democracy, and opposing the war could split the Republican Party and America. Congress adopted the teller amendment, which meant when the US had overthrown Spanish misrule, it would give the Cubans their freedom and not conquer it. (Cubans were sick of Spain ruling them and McKinley helped solve this problem) |
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| Roosevelt's foreign policy |
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| specific examples, Panama Canal: A foreign affair that TR needed to deal with was with the creation of a canal through the Central American isthmus. US naval ships had to travel around South America, so building the canal would strengthen naval mobility. The Panama Revolution began because it was a part of Columbia and Columbia rejected US negotiations to build a canal across Panama. However, the Panamanians wanted the canal built, which made them angry at the Columbian government. TR became angry and he decided to step in and take action. He did not plan to tear Panama away from Columbia even thought it seemed like that to the public and to Latin America. In 1904, reconstruction began on the Canal, and in 1906 TR visited the Canal and was the first US president to leave America for foreign soil. FIRST THING TO KNOW ABOUT HIM=“Speak softly and carry the big stick” if he’s going to speak he’s going to mean it, he’s dominant and people would not mess with him. |
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specific examples: (Wilson=opposite from Roosevelt and McKinley). Many people still didn’t want to enter into war because America had prided itself in isolationism for decades, and now Wilson was getting America into war. To gain enthusiasm for the war, Wilson came up with the idea of America entering World War I to make the world safe for democracy. This made him come up with 14 Points to address to congress. ** KNOW: He felt compelled to make America join the war because of the German threats
o 14 Points: The 14 points were a set of idealistic goals for peace. The main points were: |
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| Allied vs. Central powers in WW1 |
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| ALLIED POWERS: France, Britain, Russia, later US. CENTRAL POWERS: Germany, Austria-Hungary, later Turkey and Bulgaria |
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| what was the US's initial position |
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| US wanted to stay neutral. |
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| why was the US initial position to stay neutral? |
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| because the Atlantic Ocean seems to distance us. However, alliances are unavoidable because we have cultural and economic ties with other countries. The *Republican Party sympathizes with Allies, and the *Democratic Party favors neutrality. |
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| did the US eventually change their position of being neutral in WW1. if so, why? |
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| yes we could not always stay neutral because alliances were unavoidable and we would eventually gain relationships with other countries since we had such close cultural and economic ties with other countries |
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| what was the role of women in the war? |
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| Women found more opportunities in the workplace, since the men were gone to war. The war split the women’s suffrage movement. Many progressive suffrage women were against the war. However, some women were for the war because they believed if they supported the war, they would get the right to vote. 19th amendment=women’s suffrage passed |
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| what were the economic interests of the war? |
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| taxes were raised on goods, money was raised through Liberty Loan drives, there was a regulation of prices for certain goods like steel. > for ex. Women gave up wearing their corsets that were made of steel. |
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| information that is designed to influence public opinion |
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| how was propaganda used to justify involvement in WW1 |
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| music/movies influenced Americans. Any criticism of the government could have been through newspapers and different types of propaganda. |
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| what are the 7 techniques of propaganda |
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| 1) transfer 2) bandwagon 3) glittering generalities 4) card stacking 5) testimony 6) name calling 7) plain folk |
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| what was the conclusion of the war/how did the US contribute to the end? |
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| *US helps Allies win, US was the energy that was needed. British blockade cut off food, and the Allies did not let up on attacks. It was the fear of the endless American troops that caused Germany to surrender. Also > It was the U.S.’s responsibility to take charge as the most powerful nation in the world after World War I, but it retreated into isolationism, and let the rest of the world do whatever it wanted in the hopes that the U.S. would not be dragged into another war, but ironically, it was such actions that eventually led the U.S. into WWII. |
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| The Fourteen Points was a speech given by United States President Woodrow Wilson to a joint session of Congress on January 8, 1918. The address was intended to assure the country that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe. |
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| what are the first 8 of wilsons 14 points? |
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1) no more secret agreements
2) free navigation of all seas
3) an end to all economic barriers between countries
4) countries to reduce weapon numbers
5) all decisions regarding the colonies should be impartial
6) the german army is to be removed from russia. russia should be left to develop her own political set up.
7) belgium should be independent like before the war
8) france should be fully liberated and allowed to recover Alsace Lorraine |
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