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Foreign Policy

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goals, principles, and practices that guide a nation in its relationships with other countries

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Washingtons farewell adress

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when he left office, gave his thoughts about foreign policy

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what did Washington say foreign policy should be free of?

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emotion, right, and wrong

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what is dangerous about permanent attactchmgents to other nations (3)

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  • make bias decisions
  • war, through alliances
  • stronger might control the weaker nation
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what does Washington suggest about foreign policy?

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to only make temporary alliances

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what does Washington say about commerce?

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trade equally with all countries (britian, russia, ect)

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what does washington say about favors?

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don’t ask for favors, be independent

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diplomacy

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conducting negotiations with other nations- can lead to informal agreements called treaties

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what is realism?

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relations with other countries should be guided by national self-interest (pursue objectives that benefit americans)

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what is idealism?

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belief that values and ideas should influence how countries relate to one another (we work for all people to promote democracy, liberty, ect)

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what is the difference between idealism and realism?

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realism wants americans to benefit, while idealism wants the world to benefit

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neutrality

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the policy of not taking sides in wars between other nations

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unilateralism

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a policy of not seeking military or political alliances with foreign powers

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neutrality during war of 1812, what did america do?

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while US was neutral, France and GB seized US boats, that were trading goods with the other. this violated their neutral nation rights.

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what was the war of 1812

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war between US and GB, over British seizure of US ships and US sailors. 1812-1814. ended in a draw.

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monroe doctrine

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by James monroe in 1823, warning european powers against colonization in the western hemisphere, or interference in latin american republics.

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non-interference

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James monroe’s policy of warning european powers against interference in latin american republics
-Do not interfere

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non-colinization

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James monroe’s policy of warning european powers from colonization in the western hemisphere.
-Do not colonize

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what 2 policys made up the monroe doctrine

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non-interference and colonization

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what was the Louisiana purchase?

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Thomas Jefferson asked France for New Orleans port, was given Louisiana territory, 828,000/ 15 mil, good deal

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in 1803 who controlled america’s current west coast?

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Spain and Britain

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what territory was given to the US in 1819?/ by who?

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Florida, by Spain

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who did the US buy Alaska from/ good deal?

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Russia, yes, 7.2 mil, lot of natural resources

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what was 54 or fight about?

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the US expanding, and wanting the entire Oregon territory, fought with GB for 45’ latitude for the boundary to be pushed, Britain signed a treaty

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what deal did the Austin family make with Mexico?

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Mex. let Austins start a colony, but only if they learned spanish, become Mex. citizens, and join catholic church

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What tensions developed between mexicans and texans?

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Texans didn’t like taking orders from Mex. officials

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What occured durring the Texas Rev.?/ why do we remeber this?

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Mexico attacked the Texas volunteers at the Alamo/ because mexicans killed all the Texans

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what happened to texas?

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Texans captured Santa Anna, who signed a treaty to make Texas Independent, w/ Rio Grande river, South border.
Texas then became part of the US

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what was the annexation of texas?

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Was a problem with US because TX allowed slavery, Northerners that opposed slavery voted no to annexation. Texas was made a slave state in the US

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Why was there a war between Mex. and US?

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the border between the two

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what was polk’s foreign policy strategy

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Diplomacy, tried to sell new mexico and cali to mexicans.

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what did polk do after diplomacy didn’t work?

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he provoked a clash with Mex. sent troops to occupy north bank of Rio Grande. Mex attacked, declared war

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Who won the Mex war?/terms of treaty/ what treaty

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US won, Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo, US paid 15 mil, Mex. gave land to US

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what is Imperialism

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a policy that inspired colonization, and also extended power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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what did imperialism inspire people to do?

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acquire islands that could serve as resupply stations in the Pacific ocean.

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Protectorate

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a nation controlled and protected by a larger nation

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what countries jointly owned the somoan islands?

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US, GB, and Germany

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who were the somoan islands divided to after ___ gave up its claim to them

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US and Germany split them, Britain gave up claim to them

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who made up the cuban revolutionary group?

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poor whites, free blacks, and slaves, which all demanded independence from spain

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who was jose marti

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  • led the second cuban rebellion
  • was forced to leave cuba, went to US
  • led war efforts from US
  • sailed to cuba to lead revolt, but was killed in combat
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cubans rebellion/ y were they angry/ what did spanish do?

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  • tried to rebel several times
  • were angry about bad economy
  • spanish sent them to reconcintration camps, and kicked them out of their homes.
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Cuban foreign policy/ prez, what did he do?

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americans felt bad for the cubans/ Prez Cleveland, strict neutrality

43
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yellow journalism

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competed with each other for readers, so they made up stories to get more views

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what were the 2 main yellow journalism companys?

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New york world and New york journal

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mass media

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methods of communicating to mass amounts of people, ex: Newspapers

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what did journalists stretch the truth about?

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about the bravery of cubans during their struggle for idependence

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why did yellow journalism cause the US to get involved with cuba?

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people pushed Prez McKinley to get involved with Cuba and end neutrality

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what was the de lome letter?

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a letter written, bad mouthing the president, which angered americans even more, Anti-Spanish

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what was the USS Maine/ y did it make americans angry?

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a US battleship that was believed to be sunk by Spanish, caused people to be more angry at spain

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who was “Butcher” Weyler

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  • he forced Cubans to leave their homes
  • was very cruel/ brutal
  • Spanish commander sent to put down uprisings in Cuba
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Pulitzer (world) vs. Hearst (journal)/ what did it cause/ what trend did it start?

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  • 2 journal companys
  • struggle over a comic character ownership
  • struggle over paper sales provoked the Spanish-American war.
  • started the “yellow journalism”
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what is an armistice and who was it given to?/ what was Spain’s response

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an agreement to stop fighting on both sides, McKinley/ wouldn’t give up Cuba

53
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teller ammendment

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after cuba was liberated that the US would leave the Gov. and control of the island, to it’s people.

54
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what was the “splendid little war”

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Spanish- American war

55
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where did fighting in S-US war begin?

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  • Philippines
  • US opened fire on Spanish in manila bay, Philippines
  • Spanish defeated
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Who made up the “Rough Riders”

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Volunteer Regiment handpicked by Teddy Rosevelt, made up of Cowboys, college athletes, indians.

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San Juan Hill

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they key to winning the battle in Cuba durring S-US war

58
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treaty of paris

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Spain agreed to
-Cuban independence
-ceded Puerto Rico to US
-ceded Phillippeans to US
in exchange of 20 mil
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what was the anti- imperialist league?/ what did they believe

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organization formed during the war to oppose establishment of US colonies. believed that Imperialism violated the countrys founding principles of freedom and democracy.

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what was the platt amendment?

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made Provisions to the cuban constitution, allowed the US to intervene in Cuban affairs, and to buy/ lease land for naval bases, like guantanemo bay

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big stick policy

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prez T. rose “strong arm” approach to foreign affairs, emphasized diplomacy backed by force.

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rosevelt corollary

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Prez T.Rose assertion that, US could intervene to preserve peace and order in West Hemisphere, to protect US interests

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dollar diplomacy

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Taft’s approach to foreign policy, focused o ecouraging adn protecting U.S. trade and investment in latin America and Asia

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Moral Diplomacy

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Wilson’s approach to foreign policy, focused on promoting democratic ideals abroad

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self-determination

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the right of people of other nations to determine their own Gov., free of outside influence

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Philippines idependence

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  • After US freed Philippines from Spanish, and promised freedom, but didn’t give them independence
  • fighting occurred, US won, built schools, and local Gov. for Pilipino’s, further controlling them for the next 1/2 century
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Hawaii vs US

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  • Hawaii was a kingdom,
  • their queen was overthrown
  • hawaii was annexed to US
  • used as a navy port
68
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intrest in china

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Russia, France, Germany, all helped china, but demanded favors after war, China gave out land or ““spheres of influence” to these nations

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Spheres of innfluence

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areas in which a single nation controlled trading rights, as foreign powers did in China during the 1890’s

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why was the US interested in china?

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wanted to prevent foreign colonization of china, to access Chinese markets

71
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open door policy

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stated that foreign nations must allow free trade in china

72
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who owned panama?

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columbia

73
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panama canal

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canal built by US, throughout the isthmus of Panama to connect atlantic and pacific oceans

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Who was Francisco Madero?

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  • led mexican revolt from dictator Diaz
  • maderno took power but couldn’t control country
  • was killed by Huerta
75
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what happened between Wilson and Carranza?

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Wilson sent troops into mexico to stop Huerta, Mexicans died which angered Carranza, later Carranza gained power of mexico

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who is pancho villa/ what happened with US?

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  • rose up against Carranza

- drew US troops into Mexico, Wilson feared war with them, so he withdrew troops

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Puerto Rico and US

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  • Us set up schools, built roads, Gov, but remainded US power
  • became american citizens, almost
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Jones act

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made puerto Rico a US territory, were citizens, but were not granted all rights of citizenship. (US elections/ No Governor)

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Puerto Rico evolves

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Political change, elected officials, Became a US commonwealth

80
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boxer rebellion

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Chinese uprisings, over other countries influence,

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