week three- rise of a world power

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    Stanford B. Dole

    • His relation w/ US him and his family made the Dole pineapple company.
    • Effects -played a prominent & active role in the over thrown 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 American War.

  • the influence of sea power upon history

    • Captain Alfred T. Mahan, a lecture 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 nations entire military organization for sea welfare & defense.
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    Spanish War

    -america went to war against Spain to free Cuba from Spanish domination
    -Philippines & Cuba
    - 1898-1902
    -america went to war fighting both in Cuba in the Philippines now a world power
    -made them a world power using a navy subprime

  • Sinking Of The U.S.S. Marine

    • It was sent to Cuba,to protect US citizens during the Cuban War of independence.
    • William Randolph Hearst published,"Remember The Maine! To hell with Spain!".
    • Hearst influenced America with the uproar started by the destruction of Maine.
    • Yellow press explained the story,whipping the US into an anti-Spanish frenzy.
    • People would yell out "Remember the Maine!".

  • Henry Cabot Lodge

    • Served as US representative.
    • Imperialism; a policy of extending a country's power & influencing through diploma and military force.
    • Supported Spanish-American War.
    • He felt that to safeguard its own interest U.S had to stake out spheres of economic influence.
    • Lodge influenced the senate to expand the fleet & network overseas ports as essential security.

  • Theodore Roosevelt-battle of San Juan hill "rough riders"

    • a volunteer force known as "rough riders" -they defeated Spanish forces at San Juan hill in Cuba -in 4 months Spain was defeated -america forces were left in occupation of the US Philippines,Cuba, Puerto Rico,Guam -later he became president of the united states

  • Open Door Policy

    • cause: they wanted to build an empire.
    • US did not have a sphere of influence or economic activities.
    • Protect american business & investor that america would shut out China by the European powers.
    • US participation would oppose any attempt by other nations to. use the Rebellion as an excuse to dismember China.
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    Theodore Roosevelt

    • Roosevelt became president after McKinley was assassinated.
    • His slogan,"speak softly and carry a big stick" said b/c he was sending the greatly expanded Navy-the great White Fleet- on a world tour.
    • Roosevelt was the 1st president to speak out on conversation & he greatly expanded the system of national parks & national forest.
    • Teddy spent periods if time hunting the N Dakota badlands seeing how over hunting & grazing damaged the land & game animals he tried to stop as pres.
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    Panama Canal

    • Columbia owned it first
    • reason they needed the canal was because it provided a new route for international trade and military transport effect: -22.k people died -Roosevelt sent us war ships to panama (part of Columbia) to protect rebels and took action after that happened panama gave complete control of a 10 mile strip to build the canal

  • Roosevelt Corollary

    • The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe doctrine
    • Roosevelt wanted to create informal american empire in Latin america as a means of competing with the increasing imperialism of European nations -justified american intervention throughout the western hemisphere. -it helped keep European nations out of american affairs in north and south america
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    Dollar Diplomacy

    • Propose: to promote american forging goals.
    • Intended Adv: make america more money ,took place in Caribbean region-Central & south Am.
    • U.S bankers loaned money to Latin American countries if they couldn't repay loans U.S Marines were sent in to assure repayment by force.
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    Weapons of total was -B

    -machine guns could shoot hundreds of rounds of ammunition
    - these machine guns were 1 of the main killers in the was b/c the trench warfare started
    -trench warfare were used as protection from the enemy due to machines guns fire arms and artillery
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    Weapons Of Total War - C

    -canned food in WW1 could be transported safely survive trench conditions and not spoil it, it was developed for preservation & helped feed millions of solders
    -poison (mustard) gas was used to injure and kill entrenched defenders, this chemical warfare was a major component of the first global was & first total was of the 20th century
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    Weapons Of War- A

    • U boat submarines were used by Germans during WW1 -they used them to sink British cruisers , along with mines between oct 1916 -jan 1917 there was a grand total of 1.4 mil tons of allied shipping destroyed mines (land and water based) -were used during WW1 they were a type of bomb land mines were triggered by contact & water mines were engaged by a battery explode Germany laid 43k miles resulting in the sinking of ships U -boat and killing people
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    WW1

    -Europe was going through MAIN
    M: militarism
    A: alliance
    I: imperialism
    N: nationalism
    -central powers consisted of Austria, Hungary,Germany,Bulgaria& the ottoman empire
    - Serbia & ottoman empire- central powers
    -Bosnia,Italy,Japan,& the US (triple entente)
    -the triple entente was understanding linking the Russian empire : the third republic &united kingdom of great Britain & Ireland after signing of Anglo-Russian entente on august 31,1907
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    Weapons Of Total War - D

    -tanks were developed for protection from machine gun fire while in battle many of the tanks broke down before they got them to work well
    - airplanes: early forms were typically unarmed & used in the Renaissance until professional weapons were added & bombs for trenches

  • Sinking Of The Lusitania

    -when it was sunk in 1915 the Lusitania was on the return from new York across the Atlantic

    -when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat killing 1,100 people 120 Americans
    -this was Germany's unrestricted warfare which helped bring the US into WW1

  • Sussex pledge

    -Germany attacked the ship and killed more than 50 people
    -Germany pledged to not sink anymore oceans liners without prior warning or providing help for passengers but broke this pledge by sinking the Lusitania

  • Zimmerman Telegram

    • International diplomatic communication issued from the Germany foreign office in jan 1917.
    • Proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.
    • This created 1 of 4 event of thee united states entering WW1 against Germany

  • German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

    • Germany being starved or food and raw materials by British naval blockade that had been in place since august 1914
    • US industrial production captivity which could be turned over wholly to war productive for the allies -US man power which would provide millions of new troops for the armed armies on the western front

  • The American Expedition Forces (AEF)

    • Consisted of US army forces sent to Europe
    • under the commending general john,perishing in 1917 to help WW1 -they were called dough boys possibly of the white bells they wear -which they cleaned the pipe clay or "dough"
    • there were 1 million of men that were in the (AEF)

  • Espionage Act

    -The law was extended on May 16, 1918 by the sedition act of 1918
    -a set of amendments to the espionage act which prohibited many forms of speech including any disloyal scurrilous or abusive language about the form of government of the US or the flag of the US
    -the maximum fine of 10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 20 years of both

  • Battle Of The Argonne Forest

    -battle in 1918 near the Belgian border
    -it was 600,000 solders and 40,000 of artillery
    - it shattered the German defense and opened a hole in German lines
    - was the final and most important battle of the AFF
    -the overall was the several medal of honor awarded at the battle

  • Fourteen Point Plan

    • the fourteen point plan were distributed world wide by the gov writing for George creed in the american committee on public information. -millions of copies of booklets & pamphlets that explain Wilson plans were distributed to allied nations & dropped for planes above Germany --allies agreed to accept the fourteen points as the bases for the country peace negotiations that Wilson would agree to two reservation

  • Alvin York U.S

    -Actions: he took was ordered to take his squad on surprise attack against an emplacement of German machine gun capture 132 German soldiers are officers on oct 8,1918
    -effect:his heroic actions helped lead to the ending of the battle of Argonne forest to sergeant
    -awarded the congressional medal of honor

  • Schneck v. U.S

    • when america entered WW1 congress pass law called the espionage act violating the first amendment -Schneck was convicted for disturbing literature that encouraged men to resist the draft -Schneck claimed his 1st amendment right to freedom of speech had been violated -supreme court ruled that there were limits to free speech like falsely shouting "fire" in a crowded theater and causing panic -1st amendment did not protect words that create a "clear and present danger"

  • Treaty Of Versailles

    -viewing Germany as the chief instigator of the conflict the impose particularly stringent treaty obligations upon the defended Germany
    -forced Germany to concede territories to Belgium & Poland
    -the final treaty was not what president Wilson wanted. only 8 of his 14 were incorporated into the treaty

  • League Of Nations

    • Intergovernmental organization as a result of the Paris peace Conference.
    • Purpose was to maintain world peace.
    • Weakness: lacked their own armed forces they depended on the great powers but they were reluctant to help.
    • The league severely weakens when several major powers such as the U.S and Russia failed to join it
    • League proved incapable of preventing aggression by axis powers and countries started withdrawing from the league.