USH II Honors CH 15-19/Early 1900s Recap

Teddy Roosevelt's Diplomacy Style

"Big stick diplomacy"

- negotiate before using military

pro: intimidation factor

con: military cost, negotiation = weak

William H. Taft's Diplomacy Style

"Dollar Diplomacy"

$ > bullets

- us invest abroad = more influence

pro: manipulation + influence

con: countries don't always like $, europe sees US as competition

Woodrow Wilson's Diplomacy Style

"Moral Diplomacy" aka missionary diplomacy

- only support democracy, anti-dictator

pro: good in long term, easy to make allies

con: unclear definition of democracy, leads to drawn out military action

Spanish-American War

1898 - US supported Cuba wanting independence

caused by:

1. yellow journalism (fake news)

2. De Lome Letter

3. USS Maine explodes (newspapers blamed Spain)

Fought in Philippines and Caribbean

Philippine-American War

1899-1902. Filipino struggle for independence. Philippines declared war on US. Emilio Aguinaldo surrendered in 1902.

Gilded Age

Golden on the outside, but corruption and political problems on the inside

- expanded due to natural resources/large pop.

- new inventions

Why did Wilson join WW1?

1. the Lusitania gets sunk

2. The Zimmerman telegraph - Germany tries to convince Mexico to go to war vs the US

When did the US officially get involved in WW1?

Dec 1917

New concepts that came out of WW1

- Selective Service Act 1917 (Drafting)

- War Industries Board (WIB) - ran US economy

- Rationing food

- Liberty/war bonds - could be redeemed later for $ paid plus interest (IOU)

Theodore Roosevelt

1858-1919. 26th President. "Big Stick" policy.

19th Amendment

Gave women the right to vote

WWI

A war fought from 1914 to 1918 between the Allies, notably Britain, France, Russia, and Italy (which entered in 1915) and later US, and the Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. Caused by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.