11/13/12

[4 Keenan]

First today we picked out our assigned blog topics, mine is the Lost Battalion. Then we talked about important terms for chapter 10:Imperialism-Where a strong country takes over smaller countries•Militarism-The belief of or desire of a government to maintain a strong military.•Nationalism-Having a large amount of patriotism•Diplomacy- Trying to fix issues by sending diplomats to other countries. Solving issues with other countries through talking.•Spheres of influence- An area of control•Protectorate-Area where a large country is in control of other smaller countries•Arbitration- Settlement of a problem by a third partyOld DiplomacyNon-interventionist; the US did not intervene in foreign affairs, especially Europe's.Isolationist; The US acted alone in foreign affairs as compared to working with other nations. Passive and reactive; we watched and waited to see if things would affect us, and the act accordingly.We had a weak army and navy. Ended around the late 1800'sNew DiplomacyImperialistic; we began to take over smaller countries/territories in order to create an empire. Alfred Mahan wrote a book called the Influence of sea power upon history. He wrote that countries that desire to be a world power must have a very strong Navy.Stronger army and Navy.Interventionist;especially in Central and South America. The Monroe Doctrine. Strong nationalism.Most powerful countries in 1900. Great Britain, Germany, France, United States, Russia Ottoman Empire, Japan, Austria-Hungary.