American Imperialism And WWI Flashcards

(52 cards)

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Isolationism

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Strict non involvement in the affairs of other nations-the loner

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4 types of foreign policy

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Isolationism
Collective security
Unilateralism
Imperialism

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Collective security

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Working with other countries-team player

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Unilateralism

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Intervening directly in other countries’ affairs-world policemen

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Imperialism

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Overpowering a weaker nation-world bully

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Political example of imperialism

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Dole- pineapple company getting ready

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Military example of imperialism

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Overthrew queen

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Economic example of imperialism

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Sugar cane

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Culture example of imperialism

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Christian churches

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Causes of American Imperialism

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  1. New markets
  2. Create naval bases throughout the world
  3. Racism
  4. Peer pressure
  5. Closing of the frontier
  6. Jingoism
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Pros for the imperialized

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  • get military protection

- more jobs

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Pros of the imperializer

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  • more land

- more money

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Cons for the imperialized

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  • slavery

- loss of rights

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Cons for the imperializer

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  • time consuming

- more work

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Pro-imperialism

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  • offers new frontier for the American imagination

- diversity

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Anti-imperialism

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  • could get crowded

- take jobs away from American

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William Randolph

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Journalist who wrote untrue stories

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Joseph Pulitzer

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Journalist who wrote untrue stories

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William McKinley

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25th president of US

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Rough Riders

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Volunteered to fight in Cuba

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Teller Amendment

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Tell Cuba we will help get independence and then we will leave

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Platt Amendment

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US could intervene with Cuba affairs if we’ll leave

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Main causes of WWI

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Militarism-building up armed forces
Alliances-agreements to defend another country
Imperialism- trying to build up an Empire
Nationalism-having pride in your country

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Triple Entente/Allied Powers

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France, Great Britain and Russia

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Triple Alliance/Central Powers
Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip
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Zimmerman Note
A note from a German in Germany to a German in Mexico, asking to join alliances with Mexico.
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Selective service act
Draft young men
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Creel commission
Distributed pamphlets to support war efforts
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Liberty bonds
Give a temporary loan to government, receive money after war with interest
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Victory Garden
Plant food in garden to send to war
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Espionage Act
Allowed investigation when suspicious and may pose a threat to national security
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Sedition Act
Unlawful to use disloyal language about American government
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14 points definition
14 ways to have peace and keep Russia in war
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Armistice
War is over
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Who was Valerie Anaweiler?
Butcher, man that mustered over 1/3 of Cuban population
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What is yellow journalism?
Exaggerated stories. Herst and Pulitzer were the journalist
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Foreign policy that is when countries act alone against another country
Unilaterism-world policeman
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This was the type of diplomacy Teddy Rosevelt used in Latin America
Big stick diplomacy
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What diplomacy did Woodrow Wilson use?
Moral diplomacy
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What type of diplomacy did Taft use?
dollar diplomacy
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Who was Queen Ludia Lucliand?
Queen of Hawaii and signed that white plantation owners have voting rights
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Why did Russia get involved in war?
Alliance with Serbia, and Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia
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Treaty of Paris
Treaty from Spain to US. We gained Philippines, Guam.
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Monroe doctrine
Europe cant colonize America
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King Kalakaua
He amendment Hawaiis constitution so voting was limited to wealthy landowners
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Bayonet Constitutuion
Power was switched to American, Europe and native Hawaiians
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The DeLome Letter
Note from Spain to US about the Spanish involvement in Cuba
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Porifirio Diaz
President of Mexico
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Francisco Madero
Replaced Diaz as president of Mexico
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Poncho Villa
Mexican general
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Types of Imperialism
Political Military Economic Cultural