Started off with Cameron doing her blog on the Panama Canal. The guy who built it before came into problems and his worker dieds. 25,000 people died.
- Chapter 10...
- Section 1- Imperialism and America
Section 2- The Spanish American War
Section 3- Aquiring New Lands
Section 4- America as a World Power
- Imperialism- A strong country taking another country by force.
- Militarism- Buliding up your military and using your military to get what you want.
- Nationalism - Feeling very strongly towards your country or ethnic group.
- Diplomacy - how we deal with other countries.
- Spheres of Influence- Strong countries has a strong influence over weaker countries.
- Protectorate - a country has country over another.
- Arbitration -Settle of a dispute in a 3rd party
- Old Diplomacy 1790 - 1900
- Isolation is where the US acted alone.
- Noninterventionist- US didn't intervene in foreign affaris.
- 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.
- Stronger army and navy.
- Interventionist - especially in Central and South America. Became more involved in other countries affairs. Monroe Doctrine (need to look it up)
- Strong Nationalism- having strong pride and confidence in one's country.
Great Britain, Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia, United States, Turkey, and Japan are the most powerful countries in the early 1900s.
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