Notes For Us History
- Section 1- Imperialism And America
- Section 2- The Spanish American War
- Section 3- Acquiring New Lands
- Section 4- America as
Foreign Policy- Government dealing with other countries
Diplomacy- Skill of managing international relations
Imperialism- Extending a countries power by military force
Militarism- the belief that a country should always maintain a strong military
Nationalism- A country with a feeling of higher power over other countries
Sphere of influence- an area in the country or a country that another country has power to make changes on
Protectorate- a state that is protected by another
Arbitration- an act to settle a dispute
Old Diplomacy-
Noninterventionist- us did not intervene
- Imperialistic
-going out and conquering territory to create an empire
-Alfred Mahan (look up), Henry Cabot Lodge, Teddy Roosevelt
2. Stronger army and navy
3. Internationalist- Especially in central and south America
-becoming more involved in other countries affairs
- Monroe doctrine (look up)
4. Strong Nationalism
-having strong pride and confidence in one’s country
Chapter 10.1-
-imperialism became very common with the major powers of the world
-which countries were the most powerful in the 1900s?
Great Britain- still one of the most powerful countries then and still to this day.
Germany, France, Autria-Hungry, Italy, Russia, United States, Ottoman Empire-Turkey, Japan
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