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Wars
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did americans start tradeing with China? | 1780's |
| What was the open door policy? | saying the USA had a fair access to the chinease market |
| What was the boxer rebelion? | in 1900, a secret patriotic chinease society cslled the Boxers attacked missionaries, diplonmats and other foreigners in China |
| Describe the Us-japan relationship in the early 1900's | separated |
| Why was Hawaii important to the US? | because of sugar and we had bussiness over there. |
| List and explain the 3 main causes of the Spanish American War. | 1. economic 2. Humanitarian 3. Expantionist |
| How did jingoism help start the Spainish American war? | it was a super patrionism and demand for aggressive actions that created a war-like mood |
| How did Yellow Journailism help start the Spanish American War? | Yellow journalists who made things bigger than they really were |
| How did the DeLome Letter help start the Spainish American War? | A letter was written from the Spainish minister to the USA making unfavorable comments making it harder for the US |
| How did the sinking of the Maine help start the Spainish American War? | Us thought the Spainish blew up the Maine a ship, and it just happened to accidently blow up. |
| List the 4 effects of the Spainish American War. | 1, USA defeats Spain in less than 4 months. 2. Spain reconizes Cuba's independence 3. Peutro Rico,Phillipines, and Guam become US territory 4. US is reconized as World Power |
| Define imperialism | The policy of expanding a nations power by foreign aqusitions(Taking over) |
| How did the US govern Hawaii? | Made it a territory in the 1900's |
| How did the US govern Phillipines? | in 1916, the Jones Act would promise the Phillipines independence, but they didn't get it till 1946 |
| How did the US govern Puerto Rico? | The Foracker Act of 1900 provided for puerto rican legislature elected by the people with government and council elected byt the Prez. |
| How did the Us govern Cuba? | US troops remained in Cuba until 1902 |
| What was the Roosevelt Corollary? | reinforced the Monroe Doctrine required that the US step in and take power |
| What is "Dollar Diplomacy"? | It meant that US could help maintain ordely society's in other countries by increasing American investment in foreign economics. |
| What is nationalsim? | Belief that your country should come in front of the world. |
| Militarism? | armies grow and become the main tool of diplomacy |
| What were alliances? | fear of attack that led many nations to sign alliance. |
| What countries were the triple Entente? | France, Great Britian, and Russia |
| Who were the Central powers or "Bad Guys"? | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgarie, and the Ottoman Empire |
| What was Germany's Schlieffen Plan? | To hold Russia at bay then to march through Belgium to France and then attack Russia at full force. |
| What was "NO man's land'? | The name of the land in between. Belgium falls so Britian and France dive in Them and Germany dig trenches |
| What was the Eastern Front? | Russia vs. Germany |
| What was the Italian front? | Austria Hungary vs. Italy |
| Why did we want to stay Neutral to the war? | we didnt want get involved b/c it didnt concern us. Plus, people object for joing b/c of culture and ethinic rteasons and passifists (people who dont like violence) |
| What were the 2 reasons why we decided to go to war? | 1. To ensure the allies would pay us. 2.Their warfare would protect our ships from German subs. |
| What were German U-boats? | submarines that countered British blockades and killed 75,000 lives |
| What was the Zimmerman telegraph? | a telegraph from Germany to Mexico intercepted in 1917 |
| When did the US join the allies? | April 1917 |
| What was Selected Service Act? | the draft |
| How long was training for the war? | 9 months with out real guns |
| What happened to women? | couldnt enlist but were often nurses |
| What was the Convoy system? | Merchant ships traveling a group of protective destroyers and cruisers |
| What were the weapons? | combat subs, airplanes, subchasers and mines |
| WHo wanted the US tropos to be in US control once in Europe? | John Pershing |
| What was the Treaty of Versailles? | Germany placed ALL blaim on itself. |
| What was Point 14? | called for a league of nations, only allied countires were allowed to accept defeated nations weren't included...USA does not join |
| What was the outcome of the war? | the league goes on w/out the USA and Wilson has a stroke during the campaign |
| What was the legacy of the war? | That it led to WW2 |
| Who thought the Leage of Nations would drag us into war? | Henry Cabot Lodge |
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