Did chapter 10 again
Imperialism- extending the countrys power outside the boarders: taking over other countries
Militarism- maintaing a stron military also using it as a threat: Adolf Hitler used this
Nationalism- strive to be Patriotic for your country
Diplomacy- how we deal with other countries
Spheres of influence- areas of the world we had a lot of control over
Protectorant- area where a stronger country would dominate and control another weaker country: we controled cuba after the spanish american war
Arbitration- the settlement of the dissputes of countries
Old Diplomacy
- Noninterventionist
- the US didn't 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
-the US waited for events to occur and then acted accordingly
- weak army and navy
New Diplomacy
- imperialistic
-going out and conquering territory to create an empire
-Alfred Mahan, Henry Cabot Lodge, Teddy Roosevelt
- stronger army adn navy
- interventionist - especially i central and south america
-becoming more involved in other countries affairs
-Monroe Doctrine - telling Europeans not to mess around in Latin America anymore otherwise it could mean possible war with the US
- strong nationalism
- having strong pride and confidence in one's countries
Imperialism and america
imperialism became very common eith the major powers of the world
which countries were the most powerful in 1900
- Great Britain
- Germany
- Francy
- Italy
- Russia
- U.S.
- Japan
- Austria-Hungary
- Ottaman Empire- Turkey
why did the US and other countries look to imperialism?
- brings military power and prestige to your country
- naval bases and refueling stations
- $$$$- fro natural resources as well as opening new markets to sell your goods(trade)
- beleif in cultural supiority- Whites Man's Burden(whites were dominate so we had to help the people with darker skin because they can't do it themseves, christian belief)
- McKinley: "to take them all and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and christianize them."(he had an idea that we had to civilize them because he thought they lived like indians and they didn't like indians)
- Taft: We must help our "our little brown brothers" on the Philippines
Chapter 10.2 The Spanish American War
- by 1900, Spain was a dwindling empire
-Philippines, Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and a few colonies in Africa(Morocco and Western Sahara)
- the US had been interested in Cuba for a long time
-US tried to buy Cuba in 1854
- Cubans had been revolting against Spain frequently( 1868, 1878, 1886, 1895) wanting independence
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