Imperialism-WWI

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Imperialism

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*Strong countries controlling or taking over weaker ones.
*Also known as ¨colonialism¨
*Example: The United States taking over Hawaii
(Pacman picture)

Question 2

Annex

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• To take over (absorb)

* Example: the U.S. annexed Hawaii

Question 3

Colonies

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• The places that get taken over by imperialism or colonialism.
• India was a British Colony

Question 4

Markets

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• A group of people who will buy your stuff
• One of the main reasons nations engage in imperialism
• Example: America wanted to make sure we could sell our products to people in China so we issued the Open Door Notes.

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Exports

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• Stuff sold to other countries

* Example: American cars sold in China, American grain sold to Europeans.

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Exploitation

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• Using someone or someone’s stuff for your own good

* Example: the U.S. taking Hawaii’s land to grow tropical fruit to sell in the U.S.

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Military policy

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• Decisions on how to use the military

* Example: The U.S. decides to enter WWI, The U.S. decides to go to war with Spain

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Monroe Doctrine

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• Europeans can’t interfere in Western Hemisphere

- Early American imperialism

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Spanish American War

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• 1898 war with Spain over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philipines & Guam
• Shows America’s rise as a world power

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Yellow Journalism

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*Exaggerated news reports to gain readers

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U.S.S Maine

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*U.S. warship blown up 1898– blamed on Spain

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Roughriders

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*Volunteer Spanish-American War cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt

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Treaty of Paris

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*Ended Spanish-American War

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Platt Amendment

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*Changes America made Cuba make to their constitution

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Open Door Notes

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*Plans to keep China’s markets open to U.S. products

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Panama Canal

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*Man-made river that cuts through North & South America

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Dollar Diplomacy

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*Using U.S.’s economic power to influence countries

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Clear and Present Danger

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*Standard given by the Supreme Court that limits free speech

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Compelling Government Interest

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• Something necessary or important to government

* Example: -National Security

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National Security

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*The safety of the country

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Civil Liberties

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• Protections from the government

* Examples: Freedom of speech, freedom from unlawful searches and seizures of your stuff

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Conscientious Objector

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*Someone who refuses to fight in war for moral reasons

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Fourteen Points

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*President Wilson’s plan to rebuild and reshape Europe after WWI

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Treaty of Versailles

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*Treaty that ended WWI

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League of Nations

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*A group of countries united for peace after WWI

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Nationalism

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*Extreme pride in one's country-- beyond patriotism

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Militarism

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*The building up of armed forces for aggressive purposes

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Alliance

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*A deal between countries

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Trench Warfare

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*WWI style of fighting in ditches

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Lusitania

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*Large British passenger ship sunk by Germany

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U-boats

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*German submarines

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Zimmerman Note (telegram)

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*German attempt to get Mexico to attack the U.S.

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Propaganda

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*Mass communication to get people to believe and/or do something

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Espionage and Sedition Acts

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*Laws prohibiting speaking out against U.S. involvement in WWI

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Charles Schenck

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*Man tried under the Espionage Act--went to Supreme Court-- He lost

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Domestic(Home) affairs (Start of the 1920s)

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Internal(national) issues- stuff that happens in America

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Tariff- makes stuff more expensive

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Tax on imported goods | Example: Smoot-Hawley Tariff raised taxes on all imported goods

Question 38

Isolationism

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When a country keeps to itself and stays out of world conflicts and wars Example: America after WWI

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Protectionism

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Trying to protect native-born Americans and American businesses Examples: Travel-ban of immigration, passing a tariff on German Steel

Question 40

Communism(economic system)

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The government makes all economic decisions

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Red Scare

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Fear of communism/ Post WWI reaction to communism- driven by fear and mistrust

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Sacco and Vanzetti

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Italian- immigrant- anarchists- accused of murder- and executed

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Anarchy

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NO government

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Palmer Raids

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Raids on suspected communists | Example: plotting terrorist attacks

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19th Amendment

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Gave women the right to vote

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Great Migration (Population patterns/diversity)

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Movement of African-Americas from Southern farms to Northern cities

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Jim Crow (Separation by race)

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Segregation laws that kept Blacks and Whites separate in the South

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Harlem Renaissance

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A celebration of African-American culture in the 1920s: Jazz Art Poetry Literature

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Prohibition

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the 13-year ban on alcohol

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Speakeasy

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Secret bar where people drank during prohibition

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Popular Culture

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The stuff most people do and like | Example: sports(Baseball), music and drama

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Consumerism (Black Friday)

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Buying more and more all the time

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Installment plan (Phones and Computers)

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Buying stuff on payments(instead of paying cash upfront)

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Flapper

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``` Young, modern, 1920s woman: Short hair Short dresses Smoked Drank alcohol ```

Question 55

Buying Stocks on margin

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Making a down payment on a stock & trying to sell it for a profit (before paying for the rest) Example: can't just go buy a house, so have to borrow money for it to earn more

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Stock Speculation (1st to understand the on margin)

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Buying Stocks in anticipation that their price will go up (regardless of the true value of the stock) Example: buy a house and do nothing to it and sell it for more

Question 57

Herbert Hoover (Great Depression heat)

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President 1929-1933 | All about businesses and Laissez- Faire economics