Monday-
Test
Tuesday-
Domestic Policy vs. Foreign Policy
Key terms
Diplomacy- Skill of managing international relations
Imperialism- Policy of expanding a countries powers.
Militarism- A belief that a military should be made and used to get your point across
Nationalism- Loyalty to a nation. Patriotism
Sphere of influence- Where a country has unofficial authority over another country or area
Protectorate-Where a stronger country controls/protects a weaker country
Arbitration- Where two groups have an argument and they settle it between a third party source.
Old diplomacy
How we dealt with other countries. Ended/changed in the late 1800's
Non-interventionist-don't want to get involved with foreign affairs. The US did not 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- George Washington wanted the US to stay out of alliances. He was a big influence in our country so his word was taken as very good information. He wanted to focus on America.
Wednesday-
New Diplomacy
Imperialistic- going out and conquering territory to create an empire. Big imperialists ALfred Mahan, Henry Cabot Lodge, Teddy Roosevelt
Strong army and navy- Built up our navy and army
Interventionist- especially in Central and South America
Monroe Doctrine- 1823 We didn't want Europe in the western hemisphere
Strong Nationalism- Having strong pride and confidence in one's country.
10.1 Imperialism and America
Countries That were powerful in the 1900
Great Britain
Germany
France
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Russia
United States
Ottoman Empire- Turkey
Japan
Thursday-
Why did the US and other countries look to imperialism?
The western frontier was settled in 1890.
Bring 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- educate and uplift and civilize and Christianize them.
Taft- Help our little brown brothers
We bought Alaska from Russia in the 1860's
Queen Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii. She wanted Hawaii for Hawaiian.
The US took over Hawaii by force. On August 12, 1898. We took it over for many and resources.
Spanish American War
By the late 1900 Spain was a dwindling empire. They had a little bit of land in Africa and some islands before this war.
The US had a lot of interest in Cuba but Spain didn't want to sell it to the US. We tried to buy it in 1854.
Cubans had been revolting against Spain frequently. Every decade since 1860, they wanted independence.
The Yellow Press- the newspaper people would stretch the story a lot farther than the truth. They made it a lot worse than it really was. William Hearst. Joseph Pulitzers
Causes of Spanish American War
The sinking of the USS Maine
The yellow press
Butcher Weyler and his treatment of Cubans in the concentration camps
The De Lome Letter
Jose Marti's destruction of US property in Cuba-making it look as though Spain did it
To help the Cubans get independence
Friday-
Quiz
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