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Stanford B. Dole
-His relation w/U.S. he & his family made the dole pineapple company
-Effects-played a prominent & active role in the overthrown of Queen Liliuokalani Gov 1900-1903
-connections-family had pineapple plantations
-Led the provisional gov while it worked out plans for the US to annex the island during spanish american war -
The influence of sea power upon history
Captain Alfred T. Mahan, a lecturer in naval history, published "The influence of sea power upon history"
-It was an analysis of the importance of naval power
-Naval Power- Having a nation's entire military organization for sea warfare and Defense -
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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 -
Henry Cabot Lodge
-served as a US representative
-Imperalism-A policy of extending a countries power and influence through diplomacy or military force
-supported spanish-american war
-he felt that to safeguard its own interests, U.S. had to stake out spheres of economic influence -
Shrinking of the U.S.S. Maine
-it was sent to Cuba to protect U.S. citizens during the Cuban war of independence
-William Randolph Hearst publish "Remember the Maine! To hell with Spain!"
-Hearst influence America by the uproar caused by the destruction of Maine -
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Rough Riders
-Assistant secretary of the Navy Theodore raised a volunteer force known as the "Rough Riders" acting with other army regiments. -
Open door policy
-cause they wanted to build an empire
-united states did nothave a sphere of influence of economic activities
-protect American businessmen & investors that American would shut out of china by the European powers -
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Panama canal
-Panama owned it 1st
-Provided a new route for international trade and military transport
-a lot of workers who were building it died -
Roosevelt Corollary
-the Roosevelt corollary was an addition to the monroe doctrine
-Roosevelt wanted to create and informal america empire in latin america as a means of competing with the increasing imperialism of European nation
-The roosevelt corollary justified American intervention through out the western hemisphere -
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Dollar Diplomacy
Purpose :
-Promote American Foreign Policy
-Make America more money
-took place in Caribbean region
-US bankers banned money to latin american countries if they couldnt repay loans US marines were sent to assure repayment by force -
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World War 1
-central powers consist of Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire
-allied powers are Serbia, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy -
German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
-Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone, which all ships all ships would be attacked by the German Navy . A string of attacks on merchant ships followed, culminating in the sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-boat -
Sinking of Lusitania
-less than a year after WWI a german U-boat the RMS, A british ocean liner route from New York to liver pool, England -
Sussex Pledge
-the Sussex Pledge was a promise was a promise mad in 1916 during WWI by Germany to the US prior to the latter's entry into the war. Early in 1915 Germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted ships, but not passenger ships to be torpedoed without warning -
Zimmerman Telegram
-international diplomti communication issued fomtegrmay foreign office jan,1917
-proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico
-this created 1 of 4 events of the U.S. entering ww1 against Germany -
Espionage Act
-The act was designed to crush subversion and silence critics of the war. For those convicted of aiding the enemy obstructing military recruitment, protesting, conscription, or say or doing anything to impede the war effort -
Battle of Aragonne forest
Battle in 1918 near the Beligum border
-there was 600,000 soliders and 40,000 of artilary
-it shattered the german defenses -
Alvin York U.S.
-was oredered to take his squad on surprise attack against an emplacement of german machine guns captured 132 german soldiers and officers on oct 8, 1918
-his heroic actions help lead to the ending of the battle of Argonne forest to sergent -
American Expeditionary Force
-The commanding general was John J. Pershing
-The AEF's nickname was "Doughboys"
-They had more then 500,000-1,000,000 men, the AEF sustained about 320,000 casualties and 204,000 wounded during the war -
Fourteen Point Plan
-The fourteen point plan ideas were distributed would wide by the government writing for George Creel in the American Committee on public Information -
Fourteen Point Plan
-the fourteen point plan ideas were distributed would wide by the Government writing for George Creel in The american committee on public information -
Schneck v U.S.
-U.S. supreme court ruled on March 3rd, 1919
-schneck responded that the espionage Act violated the 1st amendment of the constitution which forbids congress from making any law abridging the freedom of speech
-"clear and present danger" test to determine when a state could constitutionally limit on individuals free speech under the 1st amendment -
Schneck v. United States
-He distributed thousands of flyers to American Servicemen recently drafted to fight in WW1 the flyers asserted that the draft amounted to "involuntary servitude" and that the war itself was motivated by capitalist greed, and urged draftees to petition for repeal of the draft. -
League of Nations
-intergovernmental organization as a result of the Paris peace conference
-purpose was to maintain world peace
-weakness-lacked there own armed forces they depended on the great powers, but they were relunctant to help
-the league severly weakened when several major powers, such as the US and Russia, failed to join it
-league proved incapable of preventing aggression by axis powers and countries started withdrawing from the league