PERIOD 7 Flashcards
Monroe doctrine
Often cited in this period for basis of foreign policy. Highlights protecting Western Hemisphere and using military force against nations when this is violated
William H Seward
Secretary of State, influential in emerging foreign policy.
Cited Monroe doctrine
Purchased Alaska
Gained Rights to build canal in Nicaragua
Threatened US military action when French and Napoleon III occupied Mexico
International Darwinism
Expansion of manifest destiny applied globally
Josiah strong
Aided in international Darwinism
Missionary, established a religious duty among Protestant Americans to colonize and spread Christianity. (To less fortunate)
Henry Cabot lodge
Eager for global expansion
Passed lodge corollary (fucked over japan and made em mad)
Lodge corollary
Excluded non European powers (hey japan) from territory in Western Hemisphere.
Opposed by William Taft
Panama
Fed by Roosevelt to achieve panama independence when Colombia would not secure a deal for the canal.
Hay-pauncefote treaty
Canceled (abrogate) a previous treaty that promised British halfsies on any canal built (hello panama)
Roosevelt corollary
Response to foregin intervention in Latin America, declared that America would be the only one intervening (extension of Monroe doctrine)
Long term resulted with poor relations with Latin America
Platt amendment
Fucked over Cuban independence after the war
Subjected their foreign policy to US control
William Jennings Brian
Anti-imperialist
Campaigned against McKinley 1900
Still won’t let go of the free silver shit
Boxer rebellion
Chinese nationalists attacked Americans and Christians
US participated in international march against them
John hay
Mckinley’s Secretary of State
Dealed with China’s open door policy by asking all the powers if that was cool and they were like ehh
And he celebrated mad hard
Spheres of influence in china
European powers which split up a foregin domination of china. America wanted in, so john hay requested an open door policy (they can trade with anyone) in 1899
Great white fleet
Awesome navy we paraded around to show off (notably japan)
Gentlemans agreement
Off the books agreement between us and japan telling J gov to stop emigration to US .
As a result of school segregation
Russo-Japanese war
American intervened to come up with an end, but ended up getting on Japan’s bad side when the resolution did not favor them
Stalwarts
Fraction of Republican Party 1880
Favored traditional politics
“Conservative”
Half-breeds
Fraction of the Republican Party
Favored reform
“Liberal”
Rough riders
Roosevelt’s bitches. They were craZY
Battle of San Juan hill
The Philippine war
Long and bloody war of Philippine resistance
America acted like britan during (totally mean)
Open door policy
Policy forced out of European nations occupying china. McKinley harrowed it as a victory
Elihu root
Military reform
Platt amendment
Fucked over Cuban independence promised in the tallmadge act
Square deal
Roosevelt policy of giving owner and worker a medium to work out problems. Stood up for the little guy more than previous people
Helped gain popular vote
Hepburn act
Restored some railroad regulation, but wasn’t really too effective
Pure food and drug act
Roosevelt passed to restrict sale of dangerous/ineffective medicines
Helped advocated by yellow journalism exposing dangers to public
Yellow journalism
Series of popular publishings that exposed corruption and public hazards
Created public outcry for many reforms
William Howard Taft
Roosevelt’s hand picked successor, but didn’t really do shit. Suffered ridicule.
Passive
Payne-Aldrich tariff
Taft’s shitty attempt at lowering tariffs to meet demands
Ballinger Pinchot dispute
Taft replaced a secretary with one who tried to invalidate Roosevelt’s conservation efforts. This was brought to tafts attention and he didn’t do shit.
Taft alienates Roosevelt supports
Makes him wayyyyy unpopular because Roosevelt is Americas love child
New nationalism
Roosevelt’s new ideal policy after he came back From Africa and found Taft had fucked everything up. Called for strong efforts and a strong federal government to make social justice possible.
Graduated income, workers compensation, labor regulations, cooperation regulation
The progressive party
Bull moose party. Election of 1912
Roosevelt formed when he didn’t get the nomination.
Supported reform and progressive values
Election of 1912
Woodrow Wilson v Taft v Roosevelt
V debs (write in) (6%)
Showed the preference of America when faced with 2 types of progressivism
New freedom
Wilson’s strategy of reform
Destroy monopoly, not just regulate
Federal reserve act
Created banks and new currency.
Federal trade commission act and
Clayton antitrust act
Continued Wilson’s vision by making it easier for gov to break up trust
Emilio Aguinaldo
Filipino nationalist that advocated Philippine independence. Public loyalty to him sparked American brutality in their thirst for imperialist power
Root-Takahira agreement 1908
Executive agreement between us and japan improving relations
Agreeable respect
Federal reserve act
Establish of national currency. With reserves. Under Wilson
Clayton antitrust act
Under Wilson . Strengthened means to destroy monopolies
Wilson’s new freedom program
Progressive program consisting of reforms across a variety of means
New nationalism
Roosevelt’s policy of strong federal government regulations
The jungle
Book exposing horrors of meat packing industry
Wilson banking regulation
Wilson provided banking regulations for new reserve
Pragmatism
Revolution in thinking.
Proponent of practical approach to logic, morals, and knowledge to produce a well functioning democratic society.
Ida Tarbell
Reformist against standard oil. Personal motivation, wanted standard oil destroyed
