Friday, November 4

Test is done.Taking notes on Chapter 10CHAPTER 10: America Claims an Empire\Key Terms:Imperiealism-Building Empires over different countries and overseas (i.e. British Empire)Militarism-Strong Military used to get points acrossNationalism-Devotion to Your Nation. Pride.Diplomacy-The act of negotiating between countriesSpheres of Influence-Diplomatic Term. Where a strong country/countries has a lot of control over weaker areasProtectorate-The relations between a strong state and weaker one where the strong one protects and/or control the weak countryArbitration-A way to solve disputes. Settling of differences between two groupsOld Diplomacy:1. Noninterbentionist-The US did not intervene in foreign affairs especially Europe's2.Isolationist-The US acted alone in foreign affairs as compared to working with other nations3. Passive and Reactive-The US waited for events to occur and then acted accordingly4.Weak Army and NavyNew Diplomacy:1.Imperialistic-Going out and conquering territory to create an empire-Alfred Manhan, Henry Cabot Lodge, Teddy Roosevelt2.Stronger Army and Navy3.Interventionist-Especially in Central and South America-Becoming more involved in other countries affairs-Monroe Doctrine4.Strong nationalism-Having strong pride and confidence in one's country10.1-Imperialism and AmericaImperialism became very common with the major pwoers of the worldWhich countries were the most powerful in 1900Great BritainGemanyFranceAustria-HungaryItalyGermanyTurkeyUSRussiaThe NetherlandsSpain
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