Benchmark 5 Flashcards
What is yellow journalism and how did it help lead to the war with Spain?
Propaganda lead to the overdramatization of the Maine blowing up and the note calling the politicians stupid and it infuriated the very nationalist country
How did the increased of manufactured goods in US play a role in imperialism?
Needed more people to trade with and had the resources to take over smaller nations
What were the causes of imperialism?
Wanted more places to trade with and the want/need for new military bases
Why did the US go to war with Spain?
Because we were offended by the note and we accused them of sinking our ship
What did the Platt amendment do?
Placed restrictions on Cuba with the US of what they can and can’t do
The big question that came up with the US acquiring new territories was “what rights would the new territories have?” And were they all treated the same?
They were not all treated the same the Filipinos had much more freedoms and rights than the Cubans
Why did the US want a canal across Central America? Did Latin American countries like Panama like our actions?
The US helped the Latin American countries win their independence from the Spanish so they were willing to let us build the canal through their country
What policy did Teddy Roosevelt add to the Monroe Doctrine?
The Roosevelt Corollary; restated the Monroe Doctrine
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
Chinese nationalists who didn’t want any foreign influence
What were the three different types of diplomacy?
TR: big stick; strong military
Taft: dollar diplomacy; wise investments
Wilson: moral diplomacy; human rights
What policy declared the United States the policeman of the world?
Roosevelt Corollary
How did the US obtain land to build the canal?
Helped the countries obtain independent from Spain and then paid them to use the land
What was the open door policy?
Chinese had to trade with all nations
How did militarism lead to WW1?
Every country had a ready to go army with bountiful troops and supplies and arms
What is the spark that started WW1?
The killing of Archduke Ferdinand
How did all the alliances being in place make the war bigger?
What would have been a short war between two countries turned into several countries all fighting against each other
What was Wilson’s policy at the beginning of WW1?
To stay neutral and isolate the United States from the war
What actions did Germany take to bring the US into the war?
Attacked passenger ships and any other ships going through the ocean
What was the US reaction to the Zimmerman note?
The US was offended and angry at the note
What was the US stated purpose for entering the war?
The Germans sunk our passenger ship the Lusitania and we considered that an act of war
How were first amendment rights challenged during WW1?
Anyone who spoke out against the war during the war got put in jail
How did the US use propaganda to encourage support for WW1?
By making it seem like the bad guys were worse than they were and push hard for nationalism to make people want to stay in the war
What the purpose of Wilson’s plan for peace? What was it called?
14 Points; wanted to fix everything that caused WW1
What was the primary goal of the European powers after the war?
Punish Germany
