unit 7 1890-1945 Flashcards
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Annexation of Hawaii
1898
ended conflict between Hawaiians and American businessmen over territory control
rise of US as a pacific power
Spanish American War
1898
Americans drove Spanish out of Cuba and Philippines
treaty ended war in 1900
turning point: US becoming a global power because has land in over pacific
acquired territories: puerto rico, guam, philippines - imperialism and expansionism
Platt Amendment
1902
treaty between US and Cuba - protect cuba’s independence from foreign intervention
restricted Cubas sovereignty and gave US right to intervene Cuba
Wright Brothers
invented and flew 1st successful plane
technological advancement - applied to military
Roosevelt Corollary
corollary to Monroe Doctrine (opposed European colonization and interference)
used to justify repeated military intervenntion in Latin America due to assertion of a threat to American Security
US enters WW1
1917
CAUSES:
1) Germans unrestricted submarine warfare - german submarine sank the lusitania, 128 americans died
2) Zimmermann Telegram - intercepted telegram between Germany and Mexico which promised Mexico if Germany won would regain US territory
war with american 1917-1918
Responses to opposition of US Involvement in war
Espionage Act of 1917 - criminalizes and punishes espionage, spying, or related crime to help opposition
Sedition Act (1918) - expands Espionage Act to include criticism of government, war effort
Fifteen Points
1918
end of WW1
Wilson outlined his vision for post WW1: principles for peace, diplomacy, international relations
-leauge of nations (an international organization established to prevent future wars through cooperation and diplomacy)
-treaty of versailles (Treaty contained league of nations but forced Germany to take full blame for war and and pay reparations)
Schneck V. United States
limited free speech during wartime
1919
Women’s suffrage
1920 - 19th Ammendment Granted Women to vote
Red Scare Causes
1920s
-bolshevik revolution: communist revolution in russia success
-WW1- nationalism and anti-immigrant sentiment
-post war economic hardship: unemployment caused worker unrest and radicalism
-Anarchist Bombings (wall street, 1920)
-Labor Strikes (boston police strike 1919)
Red Scare Effects
-palmer raids: authroized raids on suspected radicals - mass arrests without due process
-deportation of radicals: immigrants deported for radical views (Emma Goldman)
-Sacco and Vanzentti trial - 1920s court case in which two Italian immigrants were controversially convicted and executed for robbery and murder, showed fears of nativism and political bias.
-Suppressed labor unions
-rise of nativism
Prohibition
1920s
18th amendment and volstead act: banned and enforced alcohol
CAUSED organized crime (illegal bars, black markets)
Stock Market Crash
1929
great depression began
after roaring 20s: consumerism, mass media, social changem expression (harlem renaissance) masked underlying weakness
Election of 1932
FDR Election
The Hundred Days: layed groundwork for New Deal - relief, recovery, reform
New Deal Implemented:
-expanded federal government power into economy and social warfare
-created lasting safety net: programs like social security (pensions and insurance)
-shaped labor relations: protected workers’ rights in collective bargaining (Wagner Act - prevents unfair labour practices)
Social Security Act
1935
established a pension for retired people over the age of 65 - a small payroll tax paid by workers and employers financed fund
WW2 starts in europe
1939
Attack on Pearl Harbour
1941
US enters WW2 - attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
leading to the U.S. entering World War II.
ends isolationism
Manhattan Project
research and development of atomic bombs for america - secret
“Big Three Meeting”
Rooselevelt, Churchill, Stalin in Tehran
planned Normady (D-dill)
D-Day
1944
turning point: gave allies foothold in Western Europe + liberated Western Europeans
End of WW2
truman choose to use nuclear weapons 2 atomic bombs destroyed Hisroshima and Nagasaki
Japan Surrenders - end of WW2
United Nations Forms
replaced ineffective league of nations
isolationism - global engagement
