Foreign Policy
US' foreign policy leading up to the Spanish American War
Places taken over following the SAW
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
Why did the US want to construct the Panama Canal
To move more quickly from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
The countries that made up the Central Powers
What is Austria-Hungary & Germany
Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy
Moral Diplomacy
Treaty of Paris 1898
Describe the policy of isolationism.
Policy of remaining out of foreign affairs
Who made the case for war saying "The world must be made safe for democracy."
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
William Howard Taft's foreign policy
What is Dollar Diplomacy
President Roosevelt's Calvary
What caused the US to shift to imperialism?
provide the US with new markets and economic growth
MAIN causes of war
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Open Door Policy
Allowed free trade in Spheres of Influences in China for all foreign nations
Cuban independence, USS Maine explosion, Yellow Journalism
Alfred Mahan
The Influence of Sea Power
Message in the Zimmerman Telegraph
"Attack the US if declare war on Germany, and we will help you get back land lost in the Mexican American War."
What was Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy based off of? What did it say?
The Monroe Doctrine
The US may intervene in affairs of foreign nations if a country owes another money.
Promises that the US will allow for Cuban independence by not annexing the territory
What is the Teller Amendment
Boxer Rebellion
Chinese nationalist who rebelled against the foreign powers in China by massacring 300 foreigners and Chinese Christians.
5 main ideas proposed by Wilson's 14 Point Plan