1890-1920 Foreign Policy Flashcards
give 5 causes of the war with Spain and the Philippines?
- 1895 Cuban revolt against Spain=Americans supported cubans
- Cubas economy dependant on exporting tobacco and sugar to USA
- strategic in relation to rising fear of Japan and China
- 1898 explosion of USS Maine in Havana
- Yellow Press pushed for action against spain
give 2 consequences of the war with Spain and the Philippines?
- US annexed spanish colonies like guam+ Hawaii at the same time
- 1901 Platt amendment claimed to protect Cuban Independence-later extended to other parts of Latin America
which president pushed for panama canal?
TR
how did TR get permission for panama canal?
sponsored uprisings against Colombian rule to establish independent Panama
why did USA take such interest in Chinese problems?
wanted open door trade
when did the Russo-Japanese war end?
1905
describe the Roosevelt Corollary?
1904: added to Monroe Doctrine- US act as worlds policeman
describe dollar diplomacy?
Taft: use Americas economy rather than force to resolve global problems (e.g. 1909 in Honduras)
why did WW reject dollar diplomacy?
unethical apparently
why was USA more supportive of triple entente than triple alliance?
more democratic
who resigned as sec of state in 1915, and who then pushed for WW1 involvement?
WJB (pacifist)
TR+Cabot Lodge
why did USA enter ww1?
- 400% trade growth with GB+FR
- unrestricted sub warfare lost when Germans sank Lusitania in 1917
- Rus. rev. took them out war-GB+FR needed help
- Zimmerman telegram to try and get mexico against usa incited WW
by jan 1918 how many US soldiers were arriving in europe each month?
250k
when was the KKK revived and why?
1915
anti-immigrant feelings as new wave arrived
how many americans dies directly in ww1, but what killed more after?
50k
spanish flu
