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Standard.B Dole
-his relation w/ US- him and his family made the pole pineapple company
-effects played a prominent and active role in the over throwned of queen lilvokalami gov. 1900-1903
-connections family had pineapple plantations led the provisional/ gov. while it worked out plans for the U.S to annex the island during Spanish American war -
The Influence of sea powers upon history
-Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan, a lecturer in naval history
-it was an analysis of the importance of the naval power
-naval power - having a nations entire military organization for sea warfare and defense -
Sinking 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 published "Remember the Maine to hell with Spain"
-Hearst influence America by the uproar caused by the destruction of maine
-yellow press exploited the story, whipping the US into an anti-Spanish frenzy
-people would yell out "Remember The Maine" -
San Juan Hill
-was a decisive battle of spanish american war
-The San Juan heights was a north-south running elevation about 2 kilometers east of Santiago De Cuba -
Henry Cabot Lodge
-served as U.S reprensentative
-imperialism: a policy of extending a countries power and influence trough 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
-lodge influence the senate to expand the fleet and network overseas parts as essential security -
Theodore Roosevelt battle of san juan hill rough riders
-a volunteer force known as "rough rider's"
-they defeated Spanish forces at San Juan in cuba
-in 4 months spain was defeated
-american forces were left in occupation of the Philippines cuba puerto rico and guam
-later he became president of the united States -
Open door policy
-cause they wanted to build an empire
-united states did not have a sphere of influence of economic activities
-protect American business and investors that American would shut out of 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 -
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Panama Canal
-Colombia owned It first
-Reasons they needed the canal was because it provided a new route for international trade and military transport
-22k people died
-Roosevelt sent U.S warship to panama (part of Colombia) to protect rebels and take action after that happen panama gave complete control of a 10-mile strip to build the canal -
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Dollar Diploma
-Promote American Foreign policy goals
-Make America more Money
-US banks banned 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 war A
-u boat submarines were used by Germans during ww1, the used them to sink British cruisers, along with mines, between oct, 1916-1917 there was a gand total of 1.4 million tons of allied shipping destroyed mines (land water based) were used during ww1, they were a type of bomb land mines were triggered -
Zimmerman Telegram
-international diplomti communication issued fomtegrmay foreign office I jan,1917
-prposedamilitar alliance between Germany and mexico
-this created 1 o 4 events of the united states etering ww1 against Gemany -
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, conspriction,say or do anything to impede the war effort
-the maximum fine was up to $810.000 and 20 years in federal prison -
Battle of the Aragonne Forest
Battle in 1918 near the Belgium bordr
-there was 600,000 soldiers and 40,000 of artilary
-it shattered the german defenses -
fourteen point plan
-the fourteen point plan were distributed would wide by the Government writing for George creel in the American committee on pubic information
-millions of copies of booklets and pamphelts that explained Wilson plans were distributed to allied nations and drop from planes above germany
-allies agreed to accept 14 points as the basis for the country peace negotations if wilson would agree to two reservations -
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
-the court said free speech is not protected from falsely "shouting fire" in a crowded theater and causing panic -
treaty of the versailes
-viewing germany as the chief instigator of the conflict the impose particularly strangent treaty obligations upon against the defeated germany
-forced germany to concede territory to belgium and polma
-the final treaty was not what president wilson wanted only 8 of his were incorpoted into the treaty