PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Imperialism:
A strong country taking control of a weaker one
Protectorate
:
a state that is controlled and protected by another
Anglo-Saxonism:
The belief that English speaking countries are supreme and are meant to rule the world
Social Darwinism
:
concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest fit into society and politics
Spanish American War
:
Conflict between Spain and U.S in 1898 which was a result of U.S intervention in the Cuban Revolution
Yellow Journalism
:
journalism that is based upon crude exaggeration
Great White Fleet
:
United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from December 16, 1907, to February 22, 1909
Open Door Policy:
China would be open for all nations to establish new markets and trading routes
Boxer Rebellion:
Chinese secret organization led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there.
Dollar Diplomacy
:
A way for the U.S to gain more influence through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
Roosevelt Corollary:
An addition to the Monroe Doctrine written by President Theodore Roosevelt
Big Stick Diplomacy:
The idea of negotiating peacefully, simultaneously threatening with the "big stick", or the military
Moral Diplomacy:
Is the system in which support is given only to countries whose moral beliefs are the same as the U.S
Panama Canal
:
Theodore Roosevelt wanted to build a canal across Panama so he could decrease the amount of time that the navy could get from the east to west coast
Isolationism:
The act of isolating ones country. Not interfering with foreign countries
Propaganda:
Information used to promote or publicize a political cause
Lusitania:
A British Ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat on May 7th 1915
Militarism
:
The belief that a nation should always have a strong military ready for battle
Alliances:
The act of two countries joining forces and having each others backs
Nationalism
:
Pride in ones country, believing your country is superior to all others
Zimmerman Telegraph
:
A telegraph sent by Germany to the U.S. which gave up Germany's plan to fund a Mexican invasion on the U.S. The telegraph was meant for Mexico
War Industries Board
:
A government agency formed to coordinate purchase of war supplies
Victory Garden:
Uncle Sam encouraged people to grow their own food so that the soldiers could be sent food made by food companies
Liberty Bonds:
People could buy these bonds to help pay for the war
Wilson’s 14 Points:
Wilson's 14 point plan for world peace
League of Nations
:
An "intergovernmental" organization formed from the Paris Peace Treaty that ended WWI
Great Migration
:
The movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West
Henry Cabot Lodge
:
He is best known for his positions on foreign policy. Lodge demanded Congressional control of declarations of war
Queen Liliuokalani
:
Queen of Hawaii and lost her power when Hawaii was annexed by the U.S. in 1893
Alfred T. Mahan
:
Believed that countries with more naval power had more influence
Joseph Pulitzer
:
A "yellow journalist" from the 1800's
William Randolph Hearst
:
A "yellow journalist" from the 1800's who rivaled Joseph Pulitzer
Theodore Roosevelt
:
An American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States
William McKinley:
25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination in September 1901
Woodrow Wilson
:
28th President of the United States who led America through WWI
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand:
Franz Ferdinand was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia. His assassination led to WWI
Espionage & Sedition Acts
:
Put into place to keep people on America's side during WWI