11-16-15

Monday: 

we discussed the France situation

chapter

  • America Claims an Empire
  • domestic policy- how we deal with other countries

Key Terms:

  • diplomacy- coming together to make an agreement
  • imperialism-using power to get what you want(bigger country takes over a smaller country)
  • protectorate- a stronger country protects or controls a weaker country( one country)
  • militarism-your country believes in having a strong military 
  • nationalism- being proud of your country
  • sphere of influence- one country has a lot of control over an area(bigger area)(like the united states)
  • arbitration- hearing both sides of the story and making a decision

Tuesday:

continued skits and finished them

9.4-

land disputes:

  • Taft took land and let big businesses have it

9.5-

Wilson's new freedom

  • this passed the 19th amendment which allowed women to vote and other women right

Windrow Wilson

  • ratified the 17th medicament

Clayton antitrust act:

  • this broke up monopolies
  • established labor unions 

Federal trade commission act:

Federal farm loan act:

  • loan to farmers
  • allow small farmers to be competitive with large business

Underwood tariff:

  • tax on imports or exports

Federal reserve act:

  • it established 12 regional federal reserve banks
  • these banks did what?    this made sure that banks didn't close

Wednesday:

old diplomacy- 

  • noninterventionist- not to intervene- to not get involve
  •     - the us did not intervene in foreign affairs, especially Europe's
  • isolationist- they don't allow anyone to go in their country and they don't go out of there country 
  •     - the us ached alone in foreign affairs as compared to working with other nations
  • passive and reactive- laid back but will react when they are being affected 
  •     - the us waited for events to occur and then acted accordingly
  • weak army and navy- they aren't strong

New diplomacy-

  • imperialistic- going out and conquering territory to create an empire- Alfred Mahan, Henry Cabot lodge, teddy Roosevelt
  • 2 stronger army and navy
  • interventionist-especially in central and south america
  • becoming more involved in other countries affairs
  • Monrovia doctrine- warning to European countries to stay out of Latin america stay out and don't come out 
  • strong nationalism- having pride and confidence in one's country

chapter 10 Imperialism and America

  • imperialism became very common with the major powers of the world
  • which countries were the most powerful in 1900? - Germany, France, Italy, great Britain, Austria- hungry, Russia, US, Japan, Turkey 

Friday:

why did the us and other countries look to imperialism: 

  • resources
  • other countries would have taken it if we didn't
  • trade
  • belief in cultural superiority- white man's burden- we thought that blacks weren't as smart because they had smaller brains, so we had to help them.

cartoon: uncle sam is having to discipline the darker skinned people while the white people are reading in the background 

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