Continuing notes and then playing trivia tward the end of class.
Key terms:
- Imperialism- a major power goes out and takes colonies
- Militarism- having a strong military to setle disputes
- Nationalism- strong patiotism tward your country
- Diplomacy- official dealings of other countries
- Spheres of Influence- a big country has control over an area
- Protectorate- a stronger country would protect a weaker country
- Arbitration-
1. Noninterventionist
-the US did not intervene in foreing affairs especially Europe's
2. Isolationist
-the US acted alone in foreign affairs as compared to working with other nations
3.
-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 and empire
-Alfred Mahan, Henry Cabot Lodge, Teddy Roosevelt
2. Strpmger army and navy
3. Interventionist - especially in Central and South America
-becoming more involved in other countries affairs
-Monroe doctrine
4. Strong Nationalism
-having strong pride and confidence in ones country
Imperialism and America
- imperialism became very common with the major powers of the world
- which countries were the most powerful in 1900?
-great britain
-germany
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