apush chapter 21
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 definitions of civilized and uncivilized | -civilized: predominantly white and Anglo-Saxon or Teutonic -uncivilized: generally nonwhite, Latin, or Slavic |
| roosevelt actions after Russo-Jap. war | -at a peace conference in New Hampshire in 195, Roosevelt made the Russians acknowledge Japan's territorial gains and the Japanese had to stop fighting and expanding. Roosevelt secretly negotiated with the Japanese to ensure the US could trade freely in the region. -Roosevelt also sent a great white fleet on an unprecedented journey around the world including a call on Japan to ensure the japanese gov recognized the power of the US |
| Roosevelt Corollary | roosevelt added this addition to the monroe doctrine in 1904 that claimed the US had right to oppose euro intervention in the W hemisphere and to intervene in domestic affairs of its neighbors if those neighbors proved unable to maintain order and national sovereignty on their own |
| how did the US get land for canal | 1. roosevelt went to the Columbian rep in Washington who okayed giving the land to Roosevelt. 2. The columbian gov refuses to okay the land grant. 3. roosevelt got his ally to stage a revolution; the US intervened to maintain order; US recognizes Panama as an independent nation; Panama accepted the terms for the canal |
| dollar diplomacy admin | philander c knox, secretary of state for taft , worked to extend American investments into less developed regions. Called "dollar diplomacy" by critics |
| what's the idea behind dollar diplomacy; where was it employed | knox encouraged US banks to offer big loans to the new gov in NICARAGUA, increasing the US's financial leverage over the country |
| examples of actions against mexico in the early 20th century | -Veracruz: when wilson wanted to seize the mexican port of veracruz he imagined a bloodless action. But in a clash with mexican troops in veracruz the americans killed 126 defenders and suffered 19 casualties of their own |
| wilson's response to pancho villa | Wilson abandoned him and in october 1915 granted preliminary recognition to the Carranza gov. This angered villa so he retaliated. Wilson sent out for a man hunt of Villa after his retaliation. |
| Triple Entente (later called the allied powers when the US joins) | Britain, France, and Russia (riley write this on your hand.) |
| Main Rivals in europe pre WWI | Great Britain and Germany |
| Immediate cause of war | murder of archduke franz ferdinand by a serbian nationalist. ferdinand was heir to the throne of the austro-hungarian empire |
| result of lusitania sinking | caused the death of 1,198 people, 128 beg american. The US considered the attack an act of piracy. Contributed to reasons for US to go to war. |
| wilson's supporters claim in the '16 campaign | he kept us out of war |
| details of the zimmerman telegraph | a telegram intercepted from the German foreign minister, arthur zimmerman, to the gov of mexico. it proposed that if there was war btwn the US and germany, mexico should side with germany to regain it's "lost provinces". |
| location of where the US military had its first impact | ... |
| supporter of the draft | wilson and secretary of war Newton D. Baker |
| commander of the AEF | general John J Pershing |
| country who had the most casualties | germany! with 2 million deaths! |
| fact about american casualties | US entered war late and only suffered 112,000 dead. 1/2 died from influenza not battle |
| WIB's job during the war | agency created in july 1917 to coordinate government purchases of military supplies. lead by bernard baruch |
| role of CPI during the war | the most conspicuous government effort to rally public support was a vast propaganda campaign orchestrated by the CPI. directed by journalist george creel, the CPI supervised distribution of tons of pro-war stuff. |
| specifics about sabotage/sedition acts | sabotage act passed on april 20th and the sedition act on may 16th. repressive measures expanding the meaning of the Espionage At to make illegal any public expression of opposition to the war, allowing officials to persecute anyone who criticized the president/government. |
| wilson's 14 pts | ... |
| supporters of wilson's 14 pts | ... |
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