Monday: Go over forum post leaders, Chapter 10 presentation
Domestic Policy vs Foreign Policy
Key Terms
Diplomacy - a negotiation between countries, work out problems peacefully
Imperialism - showing a country's power through diplomacy or military, strong country take over weaker country
Militarism - recruiting troops for the army, strong defense, development of army
Nationalism - having strong pride in your country
Sphere of Influence - One country has control or influence of a large area
Protectorate - where a strong country protects or controls a weaker country/Bahamas/Philippines
Arbitration - settles a dispute by a third party
Tuesday: Semester test based on key questions
Woodrow Wilson
ratified 19th amendment
federal trade act - promoted consumer protection fraud still around and elimination and prevention of monopolies
Federal Far loan act
loan to the farmers
allow small farmers to be competitive with larger businesses
so, established farm loan banks for farmers
Underwood Tariff
tax on imports and exports
revenue act of 1913 or Underwood Simmons act
federal law
reduced the tariff on imported goods
Federal reserve act
established 12 regional federal reserve banks
authorized the creation of the federal reserve note
create a degree of financial stability
nations central banking system
Keating owen act
regulate youth labor
shipment for goods and services by laborers under the age of 14 in factory
shop or cannery under the age of 16 in a mine
Adamson act
established 8 hour work day, additional pay for overtime workers for interstate railroad workers
US Neutrility
wilson kept military small and made no preperation for war
PTAA
won the support of the NAACP
lynching killing someone by hanging someone without a legal trial
promised to treat aa equally the capitol and federal offices DC
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
strengthened the Sherman anti trust
created monopoly if prohibiting corporations
labor unions and form organizations had right to exist and no anti trust laws
strikes, peaceful picketing, and boycotts to become legal
Wednesday:
Old diplomacy
Non-interventionist - the U.S. did not intervene in foreign affairs, especially Europe
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 and navy
Interventionist - especially in central and south America/becoming more involved in other countries affairs/Monroe doctrine
Strong nationalism - having strong pride and confidence in one's country
Imperialism became very common with the major powers of the world
Powerful countries
Germany
Russia
Italy
Great Britain
France
Austria-Hungary
United States
Ottoman Empire-Turkey
Japan
Thursday: Activity with Alaska
Friday: Review notes
Go over Hawaii and Alaska padlets
Comments
Good but you missed week three.