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Militarism (building up your military/army/navy to a great size)
Nationalism (like patriotism, having pride in your country)
Sphere of influence (united states had a lot of influence of a smaller country/area (Latin America), one country protects another)
Protectorate (protect darker skin people (it was said that white people were smarter))
Arbitration (settlement of dispute by a 3^rd party)
Old diplomacy
- George Washington (“We should stay out of entangling alliances”)
- 1. Noninterventionist
  - 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
4. Weak army and navy
New diplomacy
- 1. Imperialistic
  - Going out and conquering territory to create an empire
  - Alfred Mahan, Henry Cabot Lodge, Teddy Roosevelt
2. Strong army and navy
3. Interventionist -especially in Central and South America
- Becoming more involved in other countries affairs
- Monroe Doctrine (1823)
4. Strong nationalism
- Having strong pride and confidence in one’s country
- US presence in the world today
  - 800 bases in 177 countries
  - #1 Japan, #2 Germany, #3 South Korea, #4 Italy, #5 Afghanistan
  - Why?
    - The impact of WWII and the Cold War-Korean War, Vietnam War

Thursday

Empire = an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress
Repetition of yesterday
Imperialism and America
- Imperialism became very common with the major powers of the world
- Countries that were very powerful in 1900
  - Great Britain
  - Germany
  - France
  - Austria-Hungary
  - Italy
  - Russia
  - United Sates
  - Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
  - Japan
  - (Spain)
  - Latin America 1800- Most countries were independent by 1830
  - Colonialism 1914
    - Only two countries in Africa were free countries
      - Empire of Ethiopia
      - Liberia
      - The US and other countries looked to imperialism because…
        ...the western frontier was settled 1890
        …brings military power and prestige to your country
        …naval bases and refueling stations
        …$ for natural resources as well as opening new markets to sell your goods (trade)
        …belief in cultural superiority – White Man’s Burden
        McKinley: “to take them all and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them.”
        Taft: “We must help ‘our little brown brothers’ on the Philippines
        Cartoons
        1867 the United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million
        Hawaiian story

Friday