Imperialism & S-A War
The expansion of one country’s political, economic, and military influence over another country
Imperialism
Major project initiated by Teddy Roosevelt, finished in 1914 and created a way to connect the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean.
Panama Canal
Amendment giving women the right vote
20th Amendment
President who served from 1913 - 1921. Carried the US through WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Causes of WWI
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.
Reasons for the Spanish-American War
De Lome Letter and the explosion of the USS Maine
Belief that displaying U.S. power to the world would deter nations from fighting
"Big Stick" Policy
This group believed that society, on some level, was deteriorating and that the only cure was significant government intervention
Progressives
Breaking up monopolies to create more competition, improve things for consumers.
Trust-busting
Assassinated in 1914. Their death activated the web of alliances in Europe and led to the start of WWI.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This amendment (part of the declaration of war), explained that the US had no intention of controlling Cuba
Teller Amendment
This doctrine warned European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine, 1823
New kind of investigative journalism, combining careful research with sensationalism – different from the yellow journalists
Muckrakers
Use of federal funds from public land sales to pay for irrigation and land development projects. Transformed landscape and economy on large scale
Newlands Reclamation Act (1902) OR Conservation. Major thing that Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir had in common.
Two major reasons for American entry into WWI
The sinking of the Lusitania and the interception of the Zimmerman Telegram
Documents that ended the war and set the terms for US involvement in Cuba.
Treaty of Paris (1898) and the Platt Amendment
This policy stated that all nations should have equal trading privileges in China
Open Door Policy, 1899
Prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Failures of the Progressive Movement
Didn't address racial and religious persecution
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Name the two major legislative outcomes of WWI
The Treaty of Versailles and Wilson's 14 Points
Main arguments of the imperialists and anti-imperialists
Imperialists - economic, political, strategic/military, "white-man's burden"
Anti-imperialists - self-determination, foreign entanglement, lack of constitutional protection for the imperialized nations.
This policy stated that the U.S. had the right to intervene in Latin America to maintain economic and political stability
Roosevelt Corollary
Primary event that got government involved in making workplace safety laws - 150 people dead.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (1911)
One of the most significant pieces of legislation in American history, created a cushion for unexpected financial losses.
The Federal Reserve (1913)
With this act, all males between 18-45 must register to fight in the war.
Selective Service Act (1917)