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Unit 2 Lecture 1 Flashcards

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Shift from being concerned with domestic to taking a greater interest in the _______

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World (Imperalism & the quest for empire)

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Imperalism

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The imposition of military, politcal, & economic control over another nation or people

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Expanison

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The imposition of military, political, & economic control over adjacent territories (like taking over mexico)

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Fredrick jackson turner’s “The significance of the frontier in american history” disscused what?

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Talked about the history of the frontier in american development & claims its what america unique

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As the country grew the U.S. had to decide to _______ or _____

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Expand or not

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The need for new economic markets & need for raw materials led to what?

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Growth in indrustralism

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Wlliam Seward

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Secretary of state that had ideas for imperalism pursuits

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Economic imperalism

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Seeking out new materials beyound america shores & taking resources from other countries is an economic way colonizing other countries

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American Exceptionalism

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The belief that the U.S has a duty to bring civilization & democracy to the world

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American exceptionalism has connection to _________

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Connection to racial theories- the belief that some races are superior than others (They believe its ok to step in & tell “inferior” people how to live & take from them)

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Admiral Alfred maker

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belived that a strong navy with new battleships would be good for america (says we have politcal, economic, & military reasons to bulid a navy)

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What are a few reasons Admiral Alfred maker has for imperalism?

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  1. He thinks that a strong navy will improve the U.S. postion as world power
  2. He believes that theres a need to impact U.S. interest in comers & shipping & believes theres a need to protect U.S. shores
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Who was involved in the spanish war at the beggining?

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Cuba, U.S., Phillipines, & Spain

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What was one of the reason why america should get involved in the spanish war?

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U.S sugar companies in Cuba( economic/ business interest)

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As U.S. joined the Spanish war what country did they take over/ colonize?

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They took over Hawii, guam, & Puerto Rico & the phillipines at the end of the war

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What were the reason for U.S. colonzing countries?

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During that time period was a belief that the more colonizes you have the stronger the nation, U.S. also took over Hawii for business interest

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What were the reasons why U.S. took over the phillipines?

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Believed that weren’t fit to govern themselves

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What were some reasons people belived for U.S. to expand?

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It was U.S. duty to spread democracy & civilize the “savage” & also for economic, politcial, & military ressons

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Who were some anti-imperalsim (people who was angainst imperalism) ?

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Mark Twan, William James, Jane Adams, & Andrew Carnegie

20
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Poeple who supported imperalism believed what about it?

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That it patrotic for U.S. to expand & imperalize other nations & to be an anti-imperalism means your not patrotic

21
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Anti-imperalism belived what about imperalism?

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That U.S. is a democracy & has no place to tell other nations how to live (The automony of others should be proected)

22
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Who led the phillipines to war with the U.S.?

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Emilo Aguinaldo

23
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William James says U.S. is _______ for controlling the phillipines

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Hyperocrticis

24
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Even though U.S. controlled the phillipine they were a moderate state & werent given ______

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U.S. citizenship

25
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Jones Act

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Gave phillipines their independence in 1946

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What did Theodore Roosevelt belive about imperalism?

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Believed that imperalism interest will make the country strong both in the country & around the world & believed that a strong federal gov. at home when applied worldwide stablizes U.S. economy & politcal system

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What were Theodore Roosevelt veiw on U.S. position worlwide?

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That U.S. should have influence over the western hemphiere & U.S. should be a country that moderate international disputes

28
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Triple Alliance

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (They fought to control the bulkanes)

29
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Triple entente

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Britain, Frances, & Russia

30
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During the time of Europe at war, the U.S. was not involved & was neutral becuase U.S. ___________ & __________

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U.S businesses were profiting & became a creditable nation

31
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What were some reasons why U.S. was netrual during the war of europe?

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Because the nation was divided upon loyality on which side to favor (U.S. was a nation of immigrants)

German americans supporting the central power & british americans supporting the allies

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What Eugene V Debs view on war?

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War is a result of capitalist greed quest for empire

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William Loffellte

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Progressive wiscousin congressman who strongly opposed U.S envolvement in the war & said that war is motivated by profit & imperalist motives are at play & war is not the actions of a democractic society

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Women’s peace party & america union were against ___________

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Militarism

35
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How did labor radicals like IWW view war?

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View the war as a rich men sending poor people out to war just for money

36
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War prepardeness movement was started by ________

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Conservative businessman

37
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What was wilson campaign for the election of 1916 ?

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“He kept U.S. out of war” but wilson prepares U.S. for war just in case

38
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What was wilson reason to going to war against germany?

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War would be safe for democracy

39
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Selective Service Act of 1917

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Was the draft & it demostrated the growing power of the government over average citiznens & promoted the growth of a bureaucratic state (gov. getting more involved in people lives)

40
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_________ & ______ parternshiped form as U.S. government leaned on _______ for war productions

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Business & government parternship, businesses

41
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War industries board was led by _________ & they expaneded the government economic power & allocated sacrce resources like metals

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Benard Baruch

42
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National war labor board (NWLB)

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Made rules for better life for labors ( like an 8hr work day)

43
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Wartime opporunties

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Demand for labor increased so people looked down south & other rual places for laborers which became an opportunity for immigrants, african americans, & women

44
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Women began to work in ___________

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Traditonal man jobs like railroads, factories, etc

45
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________ fundamently transformed the relationship between business & governement where buisness became more active in setting government policies

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The war

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