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U.S Motives for Imperialism

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Economics - New goods and trades
Military - More people and bases, less enemy
Political - More territory and populative power, spreading democracy
Ideological - Civilize others
Religious - Spread Christianity
Exploration - Science, adventure

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Examples of U.S. Imperialistic Motives

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E - Open Door Notes gave access to Chinese trades
M - Panama Canal gives more naval routes
P - Ruled over land is easily susceptible to being taken, Phillipines/Latin America
I - Mexican land
R - Un-Christian people
E - Carribian islands

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Cause of World War One

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Militarism - Glorification of military power
Alliances - Complex agreements or treatires create obligations
Assassination - Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Imperialism - Competition for colonies and resources
Nationalism - Intense national pride and ethnic tension

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Examples of Militarism Causes of World War One

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Defacto - Already decided/fake military leaders
Arms Race - Competition for advanced military

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Examples of Alliances Causes of World War One

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Triple Entente - Russia, France, Britain
Triple Alliance - Italy, Austria-Hungary, Germany
Bulkans - Bulgaria, Syria

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Examples of Assasination Causes of World War One

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Ferdinand - Prince of Austria-Hungary
Independence - Bulkans wanted freedom from Austria-Hungary
Black Hand - Group to kill the prince, missed bomb and them someone shot him

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Examples of Imperialistic Causes of World War One

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Conflicts - Over imperialistic interests raise tension

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Examples of Nationalistic Causes of World War One

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Ethnic Groups - Wanting independence
Militarism - Wanting nation to be strongest

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Sinking of Lusitania

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Germany sunk American ship and killed American people who were not involved in war, America wanted revenge

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Anti-Preparedness/Anti-War Movement

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Citizens arguing America shouldn’t go to war

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The Preparedness Movement

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Citizens arguing America needs to fight back

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Humanitarian Aid

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Those helping others affected by the war

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Domestic Issues

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Average families having their lives destroyed by war such as the military draft

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Selective Service Act/Conscription

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Men going to war or else punished
Age group was extended
Draftifirmate - Not a part of draft becuase student

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War-Time Sentiment

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Eliminating criticism against government or war but against First Amendement
Espionage/Sedition Act - Illegal to speak disloyally (sedition was just an add on)
Schenck V. United States - Constitution does not apply during war

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Four-Minute Men

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CPI volunteering for government giving four-minute long speeches

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The Red Cross

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Tought people to be nurses
Junior Red Cross
Knitting campaign for children
Received honors

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War Industries Board

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Managed supplies and organized factories

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Committee on Public Information/CPI

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Government organization employed to use various forms of media to support the war morale

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Victory Gardens

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Harvesting your own food so more food can go to men in military

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Liberty Loan War Bonds

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Buying bond in support of country, army, and men
Gains investment to citizens

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Trench-Warfare

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Takes longer - “War by inches”
Bigger impact on individual people
Stalemates - Advancements of military technology

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Wilson’s Fourteen Points

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Woodrow Wilson’s idea of a treaty between U.S. and European countires

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Wilson’s Fourteen Points’ Goals

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Prevent future wars
Encourage cooperation through League of Nations
Promote stability by removing excess troops and supporting diplomacy
Fostering national identity through self determination of nations

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Treaty of Versailles
War Guilt Clause Germany paid 132 billion gold marks All territories given to other countries - such as Allsace Lorraine back to France Germany's military reduced to 100,000 troops League of Nations Cause of World War Two
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War Guilt Clause/Article 231
Full responsibility of war on Germany
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League of Nations
Group of nations to create global peace Believed to resolve disputes diplomatically Senate rejected even after Wilson had a stroke because they wanted to maintain soveirgnity
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Queen Liliuokalani
Last soverign of Hawaii before it was annexed
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Spanish-American War
Ended Spain's colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and secured the position of the United States as a Pacific power
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Filipino War
United States keep the Philippines as a base for expanding trade and influence in the Pacific
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Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt's statement that the nations of the Western Hemisphere are not open to colonization by European powers and that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries
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Boxer Rebellion
Westerners and Japan having too much control over China
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Teller Amendment
The U.S. would help Cuba gain independence and then withdraw all its troops from the country without annexing, opposite of Platt
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Platt Amendment
Permitted extensive U.S. involvement in Cuban international and domestic affairs for the enforcement of Cuban independence, opposite of Teller
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Big Stick Diplomacy/Roosevelt's Foreign Policy
Negotiating peacefully but also having strength in case things go wrong
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Zimmerman Telegram
Alliance sent to Mexico from Germany against the U.S. to get Mexico's land back
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Wilson’s Declaration of War
Right to be neutral was violated, it is now America's job to make the world safe for Democracy
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19th Amendment
Women's right to vote
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Selective Service Act of 1917
Men aged 21-45 must register for draft
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Red Summer
Outbreak of racial violence
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Race Riots
A part of the Red Summer Violent riots caused by racists
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Red Scare
Fear of communism U.S. government begins to arrest Fear evokes and other cultures have suspicions
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Jim Crow Laws
Loopholes to restrict black people
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Sharecropping
Landowners supply land/resources for African American farmers for a portion of crops but unfair contracts/low market prices occurred and created debt and poverty for farmers
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Black Veterans After World War One
Less recognition, lost jobs then couldn't get them back, couldn't access veteran benefits
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How Was The KKK Resurged
Immigration, cultural shifts
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100% Americanism
A book that wrote about abandoing Old World languages and traditions Some argued for American values but respect to Old World cultures
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Jazz Music
Began in New Orleans with desire to move away from music associated with slavery White Americans eventually took notice and cultural appreciation began
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Palmer Raids
Government arrests for fear of communism for no reason
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Harlem Renaissance Key Figures
Langston Hughes Aaron Douglas Augusta Savage
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Where Prohibition Started
Men coping from war with alcohol then being abusive Womens Christian Temperate Movement - Christian/Protestant group claiming religous duty Carrie Nation - Arrested 32 times for throwing hatchets into speakeasies
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Bootlegging
Making your own alcohol Putting a flask in your boot
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Elliot Ness
Detective wanting to take down Al Capone but only successfully does for tax evasion
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End of Prohibition
Prohibition wasn't working Money for failing economy Young people coming into power and were used to it
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Expansionism
The policy of extending the United State's influence, territory, etc. beyond its borders

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