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  • Key Topics:

    Driving Idea: How did the US deal with the world in the late 1800's and early 1900's?

    •Imperialism-Why do countries colonize? the actions by which one nation is able to control other usually smaller or weaker nations
    •Militarism - Prodominance of military in a country, being prepared for an attack
    •Nationalism -  Exsessive patriotism, 
    •Diplomacy - How we offically deal with other countries
    •Spheres of influence - The area around the countries where the countries influence
    •Protectorate - 
    •Arbitration - The settle ment of a dispute by a 3rd party

    Old Diplomacy ~~~~~~~

    Noninterventionalist-  you don't intervene in foriegn affairs

    Isolationalist - We work it alone, stay out of it

    Passive - We sit back and wait

    reactive - We react with out thinking

    Weak army and navy - SO we wont go to war

    New Diplomacy1```````````~`~~~~`

    Taking over colonies

    Stronger Army and Navy - We had a strong intimidating army

    Strong nationalism

    Imperialism became very common with major powers

    Great Britain, German, Franc, Austria Hungray, Italy, Russia, 

    *Alfred Mahan

    *Old vs. New Diplomacy

    *Main powers in the late 1800's

    US purchase of Alaska - 
    US taking of Hawaii - 
    Spanish-American War-
    -Causes - 
    -battles/famous people involved -
    -Results/Treaty - 
    US Control of Puerto Rico - 
    US Control of Cuba - 
    US Control of Philippines - 
    Open Door Policy in China - 
    Boxer Rebellion in China - 
    Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize - 
    Getting control and building Panama Canal - 
    Roosevelt Corollary and Monroe Doctrine - 
    Big Stick Diplomacy--"Speak softly and carry a big stick" - 
    Taft's Dollar Diplomacy - 
    Wilson's Missionary Diplomacy - 
    US issues with Mexico -

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