U.S. Foreign Policy through the great War
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U.S. FOREIGN POLICY THROUGH THE GREAT WAR
Unit 4
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IMPERIALISM
The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic,
political, or military control over weaker territories.
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IMPERIALISM
Europe had been establishing colonies all over the globe for centuries, building up the British Empire. Imperialism surfaced in parts of Asia during the late-19th Century
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AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
Three factors fueled American Imperialism:
1.Economic competition among industrial nations
2.Political and military competition, including the creation of a strong navy
3.A belief in the racial and cultural superiority of people of Anglo-Saxon (English) descent.
God,Glory, &
Gold
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ANTI-IMPERIALISM
Some Americans saw imperialism as a threat to their heritage. Many Americans believed that nothing justified dominating other countries.
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HAWAII Hawaii had been economically important to the U.S. since the 1790s
• Christian schools & churches had been established
• Sugar merchants eventually changed Hawaii’s economy
By 1900, foreigners and immigrant laborers (working on American-owned sugar plantations) outnumbered native Hawaiians
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HAWAII
1893: American business owners overthrew Hawaii’s Queen Liliuokalani, and the provisional government immediately applied to become a part of the United States.
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SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
America’s Interest in Cuba:• American capitalists invested
millions in large sugarcane plantations
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SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
Yellow Journalism• Reporting that exaggerates the news to lure
readers
American newspapers used this technique to sell more papers than their competitors The popularity of the stories caused American sympathy for Cuban rebels
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SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
April 20, 1898: US declares war on Spain• “A splendid little war”• 16 weeks of fighting
August 12, 1898: armistice December 10, 1898: The U.S. & Spain agree:
1. Cuba would become independent2. Spain would give Puerto Rico & Guam to the U.S.3. The U.S. would pay Spain $20 million for the
annexation of the Philippine Islands
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UNITED STATES
IMPERIALISM
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AMERICA AS A WORLD POWER
“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”
Theodore Roosevelt:
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AMERICA AS A WORLD POWER
TR won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Russo-Japanese War 1907: “The Great White Fleet” (16 new, white US battleships) tours the world, showing off U.S. naval power Panama Canal
• U.S. helped Panama gain their independence from Colombia and built a 10 mile wide canal through the country.
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AMERICA AS A WORLD POWER
Roosevelt’s achievements in foreign policy allowed the U.S. to exercise international police power in the Western Hemisphere. Wilson encouraged democratic governments in the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. is considered a World Power
• Why is that a big deal?
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WORLD WAR I BEGINS
(Leave space to define each term)
MAIN causes of WWI:• Militarism• Alliances• Assassination
• Imperialism• Nationalism
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WORLD WAR I BEGINS
August 4, 1914: Fighting starts in Europe
• Why did the U.S. stay out of it?• • •
Remember:we’re a world power
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ALLIANCES
Over the course of the war: Allied Powers
• 19 countries
Central Powers• 4 countries
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MILITARISM German U-boats (submarines) sank merchant ships as well as passenger vessels that they believed might be carrying supplies to the Allies.Lusitania
• A British passenger ship• Attacked and sunk by a German U-boat in 1915• More than 100 Americans died as a result of
this attack
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MILITARISM 1916: a German U-boat torpedoed the Sussex (a French passenger ship)
• 2 Americans were killed• The German government promised that U-boats
would warn ships before attacking after the United States threatened to cut off diplomatic ties
By 1917, German announced an end to the Sussex Pledge and the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
• Less than a month later, the United States declared war
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ZIMMERMANN NOTE Telegram sent by the German foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico promising to help Mexico regain the land they lost to the U.S. if Mexico allied with Germany. Read the provided document and answer the questions on the guided reading page for more information on this topic.
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U.S. DECLARES WAR
April 1917: • The House of Representatives and
Senate pass the war resolution
May 1917: • Selective Service Act provides more
soldiers to fight
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WORLD WAR I ON THE HOME FRONT
Write a reasonable prediction of what you think life was like on the Home Front during WWI using ALL of the following terms:
• War bonds• Victory gardens• “meatless Mondays”• Daylight savings time
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WORLD WAR I ON THE HOME FRONT
Use the text to identify each of these terms that are essential to understanding the Home Front during WWI:
• War Industries Board• Selective Service• Committee on Public Information• United States Food Administration• Home Front
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WORLD WAR I ON THE HOME FRONT
Using the text as your document, answer the following questions on your own:
• How did the United States finance World War I?• How did the United States manage
the economy during World War I?• How did the United States
government direct public support for the war effort?
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• War bonds• Victory gardens• “meatless
Mondays”• Daylight savings
time• War Industries
Board
WORLD WAR I ON THE HOME FRONT
• Selective Service• Committee on Public
Information• United States Food
Administration• Home Front
Write an accurate summary of what life was like on the Home Front during WWI using ALL of the following terms:
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POST-WWI CONCEPTS
Using the text as your document, briefly describe each of the following terms:• The Big Four• Wilson’s
Fourteen Points• Treaty of
Versailles• League of
Nations
• Reparations• Washington Naval
Conference Treaties• U.S. Return to
Isolationism
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UNIT FOUR
Notebook Check and Group Presentation due Monday, November 4.Unit 4 Test: Friday, November 8