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unit 4 Flashcards

1
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mediation

A

negotiations handled by a 3rd party

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2
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sanctions

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restrictions posed on a country for some political reason. usually to get a country to change a policy.

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3
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embargo

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government order to stop trade with another country.

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4
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foreign policy

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a gov.’s strategy in dealing w/ other nations.

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5
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who was involved in spanish american war?

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spain vs. america

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6
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where was spanish american war?

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the phillipines + cuba (spanish territories)

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7
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significance of SA war?

A

introduced US as a world power.

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8
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causes of SA war

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  1. spain’s reconcentration plan - forced civillians into camps w/ horrible conditions.
  2. american econ interest - cuban sugarcane plantations.
  3. yellow journalism - clickbait/exaggerated news stories.
  4. explosion of USS maine - ship exploded in havana harbor.
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9
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white man’s burden

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article by rudyard kipling that said it was the white man’s struggle to “civilize” others.

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10
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who did US get from SA war?

A

Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

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11
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phillipine american war

A

armed conflict between the Philippines and the United States

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12
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rough riders

A

volunteer cavalry unit led by roosevelt that battled in SA war. brought their own photographer.

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13
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roosevelt corollary

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declaration by Roosevelt stating that, in cases of flagrant and chronic wrongdoing by a Latin American country, United States could intervene in that country’s internal affairs.

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14
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monroe doctrine

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warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.

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15
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causes of ww1 (MAIN)

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Militarism
Alliance system
Imperialism
Nationalism

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16
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spark event of ww1

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assassination of archduke franz ferdinand.

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17
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who were the allies?

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britain, france, russia, italy.

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18
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who were the central powers?

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germany, austria-hungary, ottoman empire.

19
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propaganda

A

information designed to get people’s thinking aligned with government interests concerning the war.

20
Q

treaty of versailles

A

formally ended ww1 and sought to set up league of nations.

21
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war guilt clause

A

blamed ww1 on germany and punished them for it.

22
Q

eugenics

A

the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding” to perfect humans and eliminate “social ills.”

23
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reparations

A

the things germany had to pay back/do for ww1.

24
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British blockade of German ports

A

cut off german supplies of food, fuel, etc. during ww1.

25
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lusitania

A

american trade ship that was shot down by german U-boats.

26
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zimmerman note

A

letter from germany to mexico trying toger mexico to ally with them and give US a two front war. intercepted by US & triggered their involvement.

27
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liberty/victory bonds

A

Americans loaned government money to help pay for costs of wartime military operations

28
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women in ww1

A

women got more jobs and responsibilities because men are at war.

29
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african americans inww1

A

african americans got opportunity to be in war and become heroes.

30
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great migration

A

when many african americans moved north away from racial prosecution & segregation.

31
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mexican americans in ww1

A

rough riders.

32
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committee of public opinion

A

worked to turn every channel of communication and education to promote the war effort.

33
Q

espionage act

A

prohibited spying in ww1.

34
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sedition act

A

prohibited speaking out against US gov/military.

35
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draft

A

bringing people into war without having signed up.

36
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selective service system

A

authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription - required some ppl to sign up for war.

37
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trench warfare

A

brutal dirty warfare in trenches.

38
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new tech in ww1

A

tanks, planes, grenades + shrapnel, machine guns, poison gas, sanitary napkins.

39
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lost batallion

A

group of U.S. Army units of the 77th Division that fought together in France during World War I

40
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battle of the argonne forest

A

one of the attacks that brought an end to the War. biggest battle in ww1 (most people).

41
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woodrow wilson’s 14 points

A

guidelines for the rebuilding of the postwar world.

42
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Economic conditions after the war

A

bad

43
Q

red scare

A

United States feared recent immigrants and dissidents, particularly those who embraced communist, socialist, or anarchist ideology

44
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19th amendment

A

granted women the right to vote.

RUSH - s1 (4 decks)

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