Chapter 103 reasing why world war one started:1.Imperialism-When a strong country goes out and takes over weaker countries.2.Militarism-country would have a strong military and use that military to get what they wanted.3.Nationalism- being loyal to your nation and being very patriotic.Diplomacy-how we deal with other countries. Spheres of Influence- where a strong country has a lot of influence over weaker countries. ex. Latin America was a sphere of influence of ours. Protectorate- a strong country (like the U.S) controls a weaker country. Cuba was a protectorate of ours Arbitration- settlement of a dispute by a third party. settling things peacefully so you dont have to go to war.Old Diplomacy- this is how we used to deal with other countries.1. Noninterventinonist....The US did not intervene in foreign affairs, especially Europe's.2. Isolationist....The US acted alone in foreign affairs as compared to working with other nations.3. Passive and reactive....The US waited for events to occur and then acted accordingly. After WW2 we became aggressive.4. Weak army and navy.New Diplomacy.(means we are going to be very involved with Latin America countries)1. Imperialistic...going out and conquering territory to create an empire.-Alfred Mahan..wrote a book about the influence of C Power (navy) in history, Henry Cabot Lodge, Teddy Roosevelt. These three all believed in imperialism.2. Stronger army and navy.3. Interventionalist-especially in Central and South America. The US got involved in foreign affairs.-becoming more involved in other countries affairs-Monroe Doctrine (warning to European countries to stay out of Latin America countries and not come over because if you do it could potentially mean war with the United States.4. Strong NationalismImperialism became very common with the major powers of the world.These countries were the most powerful in 1900:Great Britain, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia, United States, Ottoman Empire (Turkey) Japan
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