What is Imperialism
Policy by which a stronger country/nation attempts to create an empire by dominating another country/nation who has is weaker economically, politically, culturally, or militarily.
Explain the acronym MAIN
M- Militarism
A-Alliances
I - Imperialism
N- Nationalism
This Diplomacy was an effort to open trade with China, stating that all foreign powers allow other foreign powers equal oppurtunity to trade within their sphere of influence.
The Open Door Policy
What is Propaganda, and how did it impact WW1?
a form of communication aimed towards influencing the attitude of the community towards some cause or position by presenting one side or another
What was the Transcontinental RailRoad?
A Railroad stretching from Coast to Coast
Expanding Markets
Further development of Navy
Nations Pioneer Spirit
American Nationalism
Exsposing others to American ideals and values
What Sparks WW1?
The assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary
This was an extension to the Monroe Doctrine cutting the Western Hemisphere off from further European intervention.
Roosevelt Corollary
What was the Sedition Act of 1918
This legislation made illegal any speech or exspression of negativity toward the government or the war efforts abroad or at home
What is the Dawes Severalty Act
This was the piece of Land purchased in 1867
Alaska
The United States would choose to stay ________ during WW1.
Neutral
This diplomacy was based on military threat in order for the President to enforce aggressive foreign policy
"Big Stick" Diplomacy
What is the League of Nations?
International organization formed after WW1 that aimed to ensure the security and peace of all nations.
What was the Homestead Act
A government program that gave 180 acres of land to the citizens who met specific requirements.
The united states will expand into the Pacific, what are the two countries in which they expand into?
Hawaii and the Philippines
Explain in detail how the United States was dragged into WW1.
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Zimmerman Telegram
This diplomacy was a policy encouraging Americans investment and protection in foreign economies, especially in Latin America.
"Dollar Diplomacy"
Explain President Hardings Return to Normalcy objective
Explain what a Captain of Industry is aswell as what a Robber Baron is.
A Captain of Industry reffered to Big business leaders as helpful people of society who were good for society.
A Robber Baron looked at big business owners as robbers people who stole from American people in order to gain their riches.
Due to Imperialism name two conflicts that the United States gets involved with in South America?
The Spanish American War
The Panama Revolution
At the End of the War the United States would refuse to sign the Treaty of Versailles with the inclusion of the League of Nations, why?
The United States did not want to get involved with a peace time military alliance, seeing as we just ended a war started by alliances.
"Moral Diplomacy"
"Missionary Diplomacy"
Explain the Dawes Plan
The Dawes Plan was the United States reorginizing Germnay's payment plan in additoin to loans from the US, in order to help fix the reparation issues in Europe.
Explain Unions and what businesses did when they par took in strikes.
Unions were organizations of workers who banded together to achieve common goals.