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Unit 5 Vocab US Hist
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Expansionism | desire to gain new territory politically or economically |
| Isolationism | desire to stay out of the political matters of other countries |
| Interventionism | interfering in the political matters of other countries |
| Domestic | issues occurring within a country |
| Imperialism | controlling another country or land area politically or economically |
| Spanish American War | America, after its victory over Spain in gaining the independence of Cuba, emerges as a world power |
| Humanitarianism | desire to protect human welfare and social reform |
| Yellow Journalism | articles that are sensationalized or exaggerated to sell papers |
| U.S.S. Maine | the sinking of this ship off the coast of Cuba will lead the United States to declare war on Spain, starting the Spanish American war (turns out Spain did not sink the ship though) |
| De Lome Letter | Spain calls President McKinley weak and unfit, stolen by the Cubans, then published and embellished by the United States’ papers (will lead the US towards declaring war on Spain) |
| Spheres of Influence | controlling the economic trade of another country |
| Open Door Policy | Makes China open to trade with all countries to allow US access to the European Spheres of Influence in China |
| Diplomatic | how countries interact with each other whether positively or negatively |
| Boxer Rebellion | violent Chinese rebellion against the foreigners in their country, US will lead an international coalition against them, leading to China being controlled even stronger by outsiders |
| Platt Amendment | Gave United States control over Cuba after the Spanish American War and allowed the US to build a military base at Guantanamo Bay |
| Roosevelt Corollary | Extended the Monroe Doctrine saying that the US would act as a police force to keep Europe from interfering in any way in the Western Hemisphere |
| Big Stick Diplomacy | Theodore Roosevelt’s policy that America should act calm and diplomatically with other countries but should always make them aware of the threat of force “Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick” |
| Dollar Diplomacy | Belief that the US should exert power over other countries using money, such as loans or other means of financial power, supported by President Taft |
| Moral Diplomacy | Belief that the government should exert its influence over other countries by serving as a moral guide, encouraging countries to promote democracy and other beliefs of the United States |
| Nation | A group of people who share the same goals, culture, and history. When these nations are controlled by a different group of people, issues usually arise. |
| Powder Keg | Nickname given to Bosnia, Serbia, and Austria Hungary because they were the “spark” that started WWI due to problems between Serbian Nationals and the Austrian Government. |
| Neutrality | Desire to not support either side in a war or conflict |
| Lusitania | British passenger ship carrying US citizens that was attacked by the Germans use of unrestricted submarine warfare, which would start leading the US towards entering WWI |
| Zimmerman Note | Note between Germany and Mexico, but intercepted by the British, that was asking Mexico to join the war on the side of the Germans with the promise of being given back the land the US took during the Mexican American War |
| Wilson’s Fourteen Points | President Wilson’s list of what will keep lasting world peace including freedom of the seas, ending secret treaties, reducing arms (weapons), self-determination of peoples, and creating an international peace organization |
| Self Determination | a nation or cultural group’s right to govern themselves |
| Propaganda | biased information used to promote one group’s cause over another group’s desires |
| Sedition Act | Reduced American citizens’ right to object to US involvement in WWI |
| League of Nations | weak international peace keeping organization created after WWI, will be proposed by Wilson but the US Congress will not approve our involvement |
| War Guilt Clause | clause in the Treaty of Versailles that said Germany was to blame for WWI, leading them to be severely punished by Europe |
| Reparations | Payments the losing side of a war must make to the winners to pay for damages accrued during the war. Will bankrupt Germany after WWI. |
| Treaty of Versailles | Treaty that ended WWI and many of its provisions will directly lead to the rise of dictators in Italy and Germany, eventually leading to WWII |
| 1920 Election | Election whose main issue is whether or not to support the League of Nations, Democrats wanted to support Wilson’s Fourteen Points including the League of Nations, But Republicans, under Harding, won, supporting a return to isolationism |
| Dawes Plan | Plan by the League of Nations, with the support of the United States, to set up a plan to help Germany economically afford the sanctions (reparations) placed upon them by the Treaty of Versailles |
| Neutrality Acts | Acts passed by the United States that meant the US would not get involved in future international conflicts after WWI |
| Good Neighbor Policy | Franklin D . Roosevelt wanted to create a friendly and a mutually beneficial relationship with Latin America including supporting each other militarily |
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