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Alfred thayer mahan
-Theodore Roosevelt was one of the mahan's followers
-His book influenced the sea power upon history
-Argued to acheive world power a country headed a power navy
-Waval bases to provide fueling sutions -
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Stanford B. Dole
-HIS RELATION WITH U.S, him and his family made the dole pineapple company
-EFFECTS, played an active role in the overthrown of queen Lilvokalami Gov. 1900-1903
-CONNECTIONS, family had pineapple plantations
-led the provisinal Gov. while it worked out plans for the u.s to annex the island during the spanish American war -
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Spanish American war
-CAUSE: America's support of cuban and Filipino's against spanish rule.
-LOCATION OF MILITARY ACTION: Philipines, Cuba, Puerto rico, Guam, Asia, pacific
-EFFECT OF PEACE TREATY: The cession of the philipines involved a payment of 20 million dollars from the u.s to spain and the u.s became a world power
-VS MILITARY POLICY: the navy was being created as a large defense -
sinking of the u.s
-The main was sent to cuba to protect amercian citizens while the cuban revolutionaries were fighting spain for independence
-The news paper writers blamed spain for the explosion so there was a public uproar
-Many americans saw this as a chance to seize other overseas possessions and begin building an american empire -
USS Maine
-In 1898, uss main was sent to havana to protect u.s interests during a cuban revolt against spain
-Although the explosion remains unknown, the hearst and pulitzer news paper blanded the spains for sabotage yellow jourhatism
-The sinking of main set off a fire storm making the people protest in the u.s -
Open Door Policy
-CAUSE they wanted to build an empire
-United states did not have a sphere of influence of economic activities
-Protect American businessmen and investors that American that would shut out china by the European powers
-U.s participation would oppose any attempt by other, nations to use the rebellion as an excuse to dismember China -
Roosevelt Corollary
-POLICY CHANGED: the policy changed to Monroe Doctrine
-STARTED PURPOSE: was for no Europ nation to trade with Latin Am chronic wrongdoing a phase that included large debts or evil upsets witch led to u.s military action
-HOW IT WAS ACTUAL USED: it was considered Yankee imperiolism by Latin Americans because instead of helping the they invaded Lutin Am about 35x creating on undisputed sphere of influence throughout the hemisphere speak softly and carry a big stick the stick was the u.s navy -
Sinnking of the lusitania
-The sinking of the cunard ocean liner RMS lusitania occurred on 5/07/1915 during the first world war as germany waged submarine warfare against the united kingdom of great britain and Ireland the british royal navy blocked germany -
sussex pledge
-The sussex pledge was a promise made in 1916 during WW1 by germany to the u.s 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 torprdoed without warning. -
Zimmerman Telegram
-The Zimmermen telegram was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the german foreign in jan/1917 that proposed a military alliance with germany and mexico in the event of the united states entering world war 1 vs. germany -
American exiedition force
-The AEF consisted of the u.s armed forced sent to Europe under the command of general jhon j pershing in 1917 to help fight WW1
14,000 u.s soldiers had arrived in force and the AEF had only minor partidpation -
Schcnck vs u.s
-Charles Schcnck was convicted for distributions literature that encouraged men to resist the draft in WW1
-Schcnk claims first amendment was violated
-Court ruled there was limits to freedom of speach like clear and present danger plus shouting fire in a crowed theater witch is not protected by the first amendment -
League of nations
-Intergoverinrntal organization as a result of the paris peace conference
-Purpose was to maintain world peace
-Weakness lacked there own armed forces they depended to great powers but the were relevant to help
-The league several weakened when several major powers such as the u.s and russia failed to join it
-League proved incapable of preventing agggression by axis powers and countries started withdrawing from the league