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show A policy of extending a country's power and influence over smaller/less powerful states through economics, diplomacy or military force.  
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What are the primary reasons for American Imperialism? (1/3)   show
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What are the primary reasons for American Imperialism? (2/3)   show
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What are the primary reasons for American Imperialism? (3/3)   show
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What is a Tariff?   show
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show -Hawaii -American sugar planters (ancestors of Christian missionaries) wanted to annex Hawaii to so their sugar could be sold in the U.S. tariff free. The U.S. had already had built a naval base at Pearl Harbor in 1887 adding to the value of the islands.  
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What was the Spanish American War? What did it end with?   show
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show The Philippines – Annexed by the U.S. after the war. Filipino rebels fought against U.S. colonial rulers until they were defeated in 1902.  
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What was annexed in the Pacific along with Hawaii? (2/2)   show
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Europeans had carved China up into "_______ ____ ______" (areas where they enjoyed special privileges).   show
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show Secretary of State John Hay feared American trade would be shut out of China. Open Door Policy – designed by Hay and was the United State policy belief that everyone should have equal trade rights with China.  
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show He states it’s, “...the spirit of impartiality and fairness and friendliness to all concerned.”  
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show He’s concerned that what the American people say about the war could impact the results or the United State’s involvement in the war. He warns that it could cause division among the people.  
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show To be neutral when it comes to supporting countries in the war.  
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Wilson called the United States “the one great nation at peace.” What does he hope to accomplish by staying out of the war?   show
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show The United States as a whole and anyone who has a voice.  
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show The United States shouldn’t give any loans to any country in order to keep neutrality. Bryan was unsuccessful in banning loans to the warring nations, and resigned in protest.  
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show Because the U.S.’s choice to stop giving out loans can affect everything else, including the prevention of wars  
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What role does he think that money will play in U.S. foreign policy unless his recommendations are followed?   show
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How is Lansing’s position different from Bryan’s?   show
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What does he say has changed in terms of popular sympathy for the war?   show
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show The U.S.’s economic situation and the trade between other countries.  
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What was the Plains War/Sioux War?   show
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What was the Battle of Little Bighorn/Custer’s Last Stand?   show
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show The Seventh Calvary rounded up roughly 350 freezing and starved Sioux and took them to a camp at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. The day after, the soldiers ordered that the Native Americans give up their weapons.  
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show Once a shot (not known from which side it originated) was fired, the soldiers opened fire with deadly cannons. Within a few minutes, nearly 300 Native Americans were killed.  
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What is the assimilation of Native Americans?   show
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What was the Homestead Act?   show
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show Broke up the reservations and gave some of the reservation land to individual Native Americans to farm.  
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show The Indian reservation system established tracts of land called reservations for Native Americans to live on as white settlers took over their land. ... But many Native Americans were forced onto reservations with catastrophic results.  
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show 1.) Open Treaties 2.) Freedom of the Seas 3.) Tariffs lowered or abolished to encourage free trade 4.) Arm Reduction  
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What are Wilson's 14 points? (Points 5-14)   show
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show -Demilitirazation -$33 billion in reparations -War guilt clauses (take blame) -Return of Alsace Lorraine to France  
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What were the weaknesses of the treaty?   show
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show -Suspicious of the provision for joint action against aggression -Wanted the treaty to declare the constitutional right of congress to declare war -Cabot= senate majority leader  
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show -Chose an American delegation that failed to include enough Republicans and Senators -Refuse to compromise w/Lodge, who controlled the Senate  
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show -Political instability and violence -Resentment over Germany treatment by the Allies  
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show Gains “independence” after the Spanish American War, Cubans were forced to agree to terms allowing the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs at any time.  
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Why did America want a canal? What was the main canal they wanted called?   show
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What was the U.S.S. Maine? How did it effect the United States?   show
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show Phillipinnes, Puerto Rico and Guam  
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show The newspapers and government officials blamed the Spanish for the accident.  
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show Gains “independence” after the Spanish American War, Cubans were forced to agree to terms allowing the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs at any time.  
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show M- Militarism A- Alliances N- Nationalism I- Imperialism A- Assassination (Ferdinand)  
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show Heir to the Austrian throne, Ferdinand was assassinated. Because of it, Austria-Hungary declared a war against Serbia.  
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What was the Lusitania?   show
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What was trench warfare?   show
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show Provided a forum for nations to discuss and settle their differences without having to resort to war.  
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What was the Treaty of Versailles?   show
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show Limited territorial expansion -Washington Naval Conference -Kellogg-Briand Pact  
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show In 1921 the leading world powers agreed to limit the size of their navies (an arms limitation treaty)  
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What is the Kellogg-Briand Pact?   show
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show Allies= France, Russia, Great Britain, Italy, and Japan. The US started in 1917, and Russia (called the Soviet Union) dropped out before the war was over. Central Powers= Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria  
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show A British blockade prevented food and arms from being shipped to Germany (aimed at starving Germany out of the war)  
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show U-boats Submarines They were used to sink merchant ships delivering goods to Great Britain  
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Sinking of the ________ in 1915 killing more than 1,000 passengers (including ___ Americans). The ship was carrying munitions for the British war effort.   show
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show Freedoms of the Seas  
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The _________ _________ promises not to sink boats without warning.   show
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__________ was a Thingggg from Germany to its ambassador in Mexico and intercepted by the British.   show
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show Declare war on the U.S.  
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show -Selective Service -Military Service -Drafted  
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show A person who oppose warfare on moral grounds  
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What was the American Expeditionary Force (AEF)?   show
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What did General John Pershing do?   show
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__________- the nickname given to American servicemen sent to fight in WW1 based on their "appearance".   show
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show With the rejection of the Treaty of Versailles, refusal to join the League of Nations, enactment of higher tarriffs and new immigration restrictions were all signs of America's choice to turn inward.  
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show In 1921, the leading world powers agreed to limit the size of their navies (this is an arm limitation treaty).  
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What important thing do you need to know about the 1918 Influenza?   show
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What is a tarriff?   show
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show -Automobiles -Traffic congestion and increased demand for gasoline  
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show Refers to President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy: "speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." It’s the policy of carefully mediated negotiation ("speaking softly") supported by the unspoken threat of a powerful military  
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What is Nationalism?   show
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What was the Quota System?   show
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Why did the U.S. join WW1?   show
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show -Neutrality Woodrow Wilson announced the United States would remain neutral when it came to WW1. He stated that since American land nor people were being affected, they didn’t need to join. However, the economic and trade factors made it difficult.  
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Who were the Bolsheviks?   show
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What reasons did Senators give for opposing U.S. membership in the League of Nations?   show
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In the Battle of Somme, this resulted in the exchange of seven miles of territory at the cost of 1.2 million causalities.   show
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show The treaty never gained the necessary 2/3 support from the Senate.  
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