History 130 Part II Readings Flashcards
Beveridge, American Empire
Philippines is an American possession, US has duty to regenerate world, US should trade more w/ Asia & establish Pacific supremacy
Roosevelt 1901 National Duties
asserts US supremacy, US is giving Philippines freedom it wouldn’t be able to have on its own, no place for barbarism, spread democracy, promote civilization
Wilson 1917 World League for Peace
Liberal intl world order: community of power organized around common peace, peace w/o victory, every nation should adopt Monroe Doctrine
Epstein Sinews of Globalization
US rise to leader of global stage in 20thC is exaggerated, US lacked control of 4 sinews (steamships, global communication, financial services, naval power)
Immerwahr Territorial Empire
end of 19thC US makes overseas empire, US gets Philippines & Guam
Thompson Wilsonianism and its Critics
period during and after WWI is transition from US having marginal role in great power politics to doing more than any other nation to shape them
aspects of transition: projection of power beyond western hemisphere & creation of overseas development
causes of transition: new scale US power, European war
Wilsonianism: commitment to maintaining intl order, liberty, democracy, peacemaking
Beard 1939 Giddy Minds
US foreign policy til 19thC: Europe’s interests not of importance to US, US has continental power separate from Europe, US shouldn’t have ties w/ Europe, Europe shouldn’t intervene in New World
FDR 1936 Chautauqua Address
Good Neighbor Policy, US is against war, committed to peace & democracy
FDR 1940 Arsenal of Democracy
US faces national security threat, fate of world depends on Britain, oceans will no longer keep us safe, US must supply weapons, shift toward intervention
Jager Competing Empires in Asia
end of 19thC Japan & US powers of Pacific due to expansion from Sino-Japanese & Spanish-American wars; continential vs maritime expansion
US support for disarmament
Rauchway Economic Catastrophes
Economic crisis brought end to global trade networks & accelerated nationalism trend
Johnstone Preserving Peace and Neutrality
before 1942 US position in intl affairs uncertain, US never truly isolationist, but Americans remain against intervention –> eventually Japan brings US into war
FDR 1941 State of Union
US national security never been under greater threat, increase armament production, seek world w/ freedoms
Truman 1945 Navy Day Address
naval power necessary for enforcing peace; US doesn’t seek expansion & respects self-government
Manela Visions of One World
role of race, WWII transforms US’ vision of Global South
