Unit 10 Identifications
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Unit 10 Organizer: U.S. Foreign Policy & World War I: 1898-1919
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Imperialism | the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over smaller or weaker nations |
| Foreign Policy | Big stick diplomacy- active foreign policy because it dealt with relationships between other nations most of which remained neutral. |
| Yellow Journalism | In newspaper publishing, the use of lurid features and sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation. The phrase was coined in the 1890s to describe tactics employed in the furious competition between two New York papers, Joseph Pulitzer's World and William Randolph Hearst's Journal. |
| Spanish-American War | Spanish-American War, 1898, brief conflict between Spain and the United States arising out of Spanish policies in Cuba. It was, to a large degree, brought about by the efforts of U.S. expansionists.Peace was arranged by the Treaty of Paris signed Dec. 10, 1898 (ratified by the U.S. Senate, Feb. 6, 1899). The Spanish Empire was practically dissolved. Cuba was freed, but under U.S. tutelage by terms of the Platt Amendment. Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded into the United States. |
| Philippine-American War | U.S. promised independence during the Sapanish-American war if the Philippines helped America defeat the Spanish. After the Unites States won, they changed their minds and this started the Philippine-American war which lasted 3 years. |
| "Big Stick" Diplomacy | Active foreign policy with a stronger military."Big Stick: was most effective in Latin America. In Panama, the "Big Stick" diplomacy was used to build the Panama Canal which encouraged Panamanians to rebel from Columbia. |
| Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine | In 1823, the Monroe Doctrine asserted neutrality but proclaimed that the United States would protect the Western Hemisphere from European influence. TR added the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine giving us "police powers" to protect Latin America from it's Europe. |
| Panama Canal | Ship canal cut across the isthmus of Panama by United States Army engineers; it opened in 1915. It greatly shortened the sea voyage between the east and west coasts of North America. |
| Open Door Policy in China | policy that allowed free-trade in China with surrounding nations in which China and the United States had an alliance. |
| U.S. Neutrality | The United States was an imperial power after the Spanish-American war. The U.S. built the Panama Canal, used the Roosevelt Corollary to control Latin America, and created the Open Door Policy in China. But, the United Stated maintained a policy of neutrality in European affairs. |
| The Lusitania and German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare | After the Lusitania was destroyed and many passengers dead from the German submarine. The United States |
| Zimmerman Note | Written by Arthur Zimmerman, a German foreign secretary. In this note he had secretly proposed a German- Mexican alliance. He tempted Mexico with the ideas of recovering Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. The note was intercepted on March 1, 1917 by the U.S. government. This was a major factor that led us into WWI. |
| Central vs. Allied Powers | Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. - - Allied Powers: Britain, France, Australia, United States, India, Canada, Greece. |
| Eugene Debs | 1855-1926. American union leader, one of the founders of the International Labor Union and the Industrial Workers of the World, and five-time Socialist Party of America Presidential Candidate. |
| Espionage and Sedition Acts | By World War I, all the great powers except the United States had elaborate civilian espionage systems and all national military establishments had intelligence units. To protect the country against foreign agents, the U.S. Congress passed the Espionage Statute of 1917. |
| "Great Migration" | 1910 and the early 1920s. Between 300,000 and 1,000,000 African-Americans moved north during this period, largely in response to an increased number of unskilled factory job openings as northern manufacturers boosted production for World War I. Black migration between 1916 and the 1960s remained strong, except during the Great Depression. More than 6 million southern blacks made the move to the North during this period . |
| Mobilization and the WIB | United States government agency established on July 28, 1917, during World War I, to coordinate the purchase of war supplies. The organization encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency and urged them to eliminate waste by standardizing products. The board set production quotas and allocated raw materials. It also conducted psychological testing to help people find the right jobs. |
| Propaganda and the CPI | Propaganda techniques were used in advertising which led to more and more civilians buying war bonds and supporting the nation during World War I. |
| Selective Service Act | This 1917 law provided for the registration of all American men between the ages of 21 and 30 for a military draft. By the end of WWI, 24.2 had registered; 2.8 had been inducted into the army. Age limit was later changed to 18 to 45. |
| Wilson's 14 Points | January 8,1918. Was a set of idealistic goals for peace. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 1) | There shall be no private international understandings of any kind but diplomacy shall proceed int he public view.Really means no more secret treaties). |
| Wilson's Points (Point 2) | Absolute Freedom of navigation of the open seas in peace and in war. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 3) | The removal of all economic barriers and equality of trade among all nations. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 4) | Adequate guarantees that national armaments will be reduced to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 5) | An impartial adjustment of all colonial claims, with respect to the native of the populations as well the government whose title is to be determined. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 6) | The evacuation of Russian territory and the independent determination by Russia of its own national policies. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 7) | Belgium must be evacuated and restored, without any attempt to limit the sovereignty which she enjoys in common with all other free nations. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 8) | All French territory should be freed, invaded portions restored, the wrong done to France by Germany by taking Alsace-Lorraine should be righted. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 9) | A readjustment of the frontiers of Italy should be effected along clearly recognizable lines of nationality. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 10) | The peoples of Austria-Hungary should be accorded the freest opportunity to autonomous development. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 11) | Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro should be evacuated; occupied territories restored; Serbia accorded free and secure access the sea. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 12) | The Turkish portion of the Ottoman Empire should be assured sovereignty and the Dardanelles should be opened as a free passage to all nations. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 13) | An independent Polish State should be erected and should be assured a free and secure access to the sea. |
| Wilson's Points (Point 14) | A general association of nations must be formed to guarantees the political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike. |
| Treaty of Versailles | Created by the leaders victorious allies Nations: France, Britain, US, and signed by Germany to help stop WWI. The treaty 1)stripped Germany of all Army, Navy, Airforce. 2) Germany had to repair war damages(33 billion) 3) Germany had to acknowledge guilt for causing WWI 4) Germany could not manufacture any weapons. |
| League of Nations | International organization founded in 1919 to promote world peace and cooperation but greatly weakened by the refusal of the United States to join. It proved ineffectual in stopping aggression by Italy, Japan, and Germany in the 1930s. |
| Henry Cabot Lodge and the "Strong Reservationists" | Lodge Corollary in 1912- refused to allow foreign companies to buy ports or establish military sites in Latin America. |
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