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henry cabot lodge
*he strongly supported both imperialism & a stronger navy
*he was in charge of the congressional commitee that was in charge of investigation -
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alfred thayer mahan
*mahan influenced the u.s military policy the ideas in his book the influence of sea power upon history
*mahans ideas naval power by the u.s seeking new markets abroad through the navy on the seas , and his emphasis upon aquisition of naval bases -
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stanford b dole
*the us navy use hawaii as a gas station
*he was born in hawaii and his family developed the pineapple company -
sinking the uss maine
*the maine was sent to cuba to protect american citizens while the cuban revolutionaries were fighting spain for indep.
*blamed spain for the explosion so there was a public uproar -
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expanding world power
*in this time period america changes their view from internal expansion and domestic issues to becoming a global force both economically and militarily -
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spanish- american war
*was a conflict between the us and spain
*the war was to end spanish colonial rule in the u.s and a chance for the u.s to be an empire -
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theodore roosevelt - rough riders
*assistant secretary of the navy theodore raised a volunteer force known as rough riders acting with other army regiments -
open door policy
*purpose of the policy was to give all nations equal rights when trading with china
*the treaty would oppose any attempt by other nations to use the rebellion as an excuse to dismember china
*this policy was the united states attempt towards world power -
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panama canal
*the panama canal took 10 years to build
*the price of the build was $403
8the us helped free panama from columbia to get access for the build -
roosevelt corollary
*theodore roosevelt
*convinced that all latin america was vulnerable to european attack
*roosevelt dusted of the monroe doctrine & added his own corollary
*monroe doctrine blocked further expansion of europe in the western hemisphere , roosevelt corollary went one step further -
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dollar diplomacy
*was to create stability and order abroad that would best promote american commerical interest.
*to improve financial oppotunities to use private capital further us interest overseas -
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ww1
*central powers consist of austira hungary germany bulgaria & the ottoman empire
*allied powers are serbia russia frnace the uk italy belgium bosnia the us -
sinking of lusitania
*less than a year after ww1 erupted across europe , a german u boat torpedoed & sank the rms lusitania a british ocean linear en route from new york to liverpool , england .
*of the more 1900 passengers & crew members -
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weapons of total war
*submarines
*u-boats
*explosive device concealed under water or on ground to destroy or disable enemy targets ranging from comatants to vehicles and tanks as they passed over and near -
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weapons of total war part 3
*poison gas
*extremely powerful blistering effect on its victims
*lead the charge across no mans land to protect both the vehicles and the men caused by early trench warfare -
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weapons of total war part 2
*machine guns
*fully auto mounted or portable firearm design to fire bullets in a quick succession from an ammunition belt
*developed for rapid firing
*one of the most deadliest and devastating weapons -
german unrestricted submarine warfare
*germany declared the area around the british isles a war zone which all ships would be attacked by the germany navy
*the incident prompted u.s president woodrow wilson to send a note to the german gov. demanding an end to german attacks -
sussex pledge
the sussez pledge was a promise made in 1916 during ww2 by germany to the u.s prior to the latters entry into the war , early in 1915 germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted ships , but not passenger ships to be torpedoed without warning -
espionage act
the act was designed to crush the subversion and silence critics og the war for those convicted of aiding the enemy obstructing military recruitment
*the max fine was up to $810,000 7 20 years in fedreal prison -
zimmerman telegram
*this was a message from the germany foriegn minister to mexico
*the war between the u.s & germany is published on the fromnt pages of newspaper across america to help bring america into ww1 -
the 14 point plan
*ideas were distributed would wide by the government writing for goeorge creel in the amreican committee on public info
*allies agreed to accept the 14 points as the basis for the country peace negotiations -
battle of argonne forest
*the aef assembled 600,000 soldiers + 40,000 pieces of artillery
*a total of 1.2 million americans were involved 117,000 were killed or wounded
*fought through the hilly terrain shattered the german line -
alvin york
*he was said to kill over 20 german soldiers 7 captures an additional 132 at the head of a small detachment in the argonne forest
*the german commander had underestimated the size of the enemy squadron, surrendered his garrison -
supreme court
*issue the first amendment violated when congress makes a law that punishes opinions against war
*the court ruled that there is limits to free speech