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Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan serves 40 years of service in the Navy, comes up with theories of Naval Power, and publishes The Influence of Sea Power -
Hawaii(1)
In Hawaii, the McKinley tariff is approved by congress causing a raise in import rates on foreign sugar which leads to a depression in Hawaii. -
Hawaii; first attempt at annexation(2)
Expansionist coveted the islands of Hawaii and American settlers aided in overthrowing the Hawaiian monarchy. President Cleveland opposed imperialism and blocked efforts to annex the islands. -
U.S. support of Cuba's independence
On August 12, the United States and Spain signed a protocol of Peace, in which Spain agreed to relinquish all claims of sovereignty over Cuba. On December 10, 1898, the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris, which demanded the formal recognition of Cuban independence on part of Spain. -
Yellow Journalism
Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration aided the cause of the Mexican-American War. -
Teller vs. platt amendment
Proposed an amendment to the U.S. declaration of war against Spain which proclaimed that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba. -
Destruction of USS Maine
The USS Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain, an event that became a major political issue in the United States. -
Treaty of Paris
In the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War, Spain ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam to the United States. -
Philippine American war
On February 4, 1899, fighting erupted between American and Filipino soldiers. American commanders hoped for a short conflict, but in the end more than 70,000 fought in the archipelago. Unable to defeat the US in conventional warfare, the Filipinos adopted guerrilla tactics. -
Open Door Policy
A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China. -
Boxer Rebellion
1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops. -
big stick diplomacy
The policy held by Teddy Roosevelt in foreign affairs. The "big stick" symbolizes his power and readiness to use military force if necessary. It is a way of intimidating countries without actually harming them. -
John Hay
Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt who pioneered the open-door policy and Panama canal -
Panema Revolution
Bunau-Varilla on behalf of U.S. helped organized this country rebellion against Columbia to gain independence, as well as U.S. compensation for use of their land for the canal., The Isthmus of Panama had been part of Columbia. U.S. tried to negotiate with Columbia to build the Panama Canal. Columbia refused, so U.S. encouraged Panama to revolt. Example of Big Stick diplomacy. -
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty (1903)
1903 - U.S. guaranteed the independence of the newly-created Republic of Panama. -
Dollar Diplomacy
From 1909 to 1913, President William Howard Taft and Secretary of State Philander C. Knox followed a foreign policy characterized as “dollar diplomacy.”. -
Powder Keg
Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated -
Espionage Act (1917)
Law which punished people for aiding the enemy or refusing military duty during WW1 -
Anti-German hysteria
During WWI, German were labeled as the cause of the war and targeted with negative ads and comments -
Committee on Public Information
A propaganda machine headed by George Creel that created numerous posters, short films, and pamphlets explaining the war to Americans and encouraging them to purchase war bonds to gain support for WWI. -
Russia Pulls out of WW1
Russia pulls out of the first world war due to the internal conflicts with the Tsars. -
Seditions Act
20 years in prison for obstructing the war effort
Vague wording so many were targeted -
Red scare
A "Red Scare" is promotion of widespread fear by a society or state about a potential rise of communism, anarchism, or radical leftism. The term is most often used to refer to two periods in the history of the United States with this name. -
Five-Power Naval treaty
it was discussed in the Washington Conference, it put limitations on weapons and military in US, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy. -
Neutrality Act of 1937
Act that forbade the shipment of arms to the opposing sides in the Spanish Civil War. -
Pearl Harbor (H3)
Base in Hawaii that was bombed by japan on December 7, 1941, which wagered America to enter the war.
