Study Guide 3: WWI

Roosevelt Corollary-

(1904)

-If European countries take over a country the US is into, they would go to war over that country bc they want it.

Treaty of Portsmouth-

-ended the Russo-Japanese War

-war was over the Manchuria, China land

-Roosevelt negotiated nd gave china to japan

-China needs to be its own country nd keep trade open (No Japan pt2)

Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize (1906)-

-wins prize for Treaty of Portsmouth (1905)

William Howard Taft-

prez of US

-strategy: sends money to avoid conflict (Substitute money for bullets) (Dollar Diplomacy)

-Taft strenghtens China w money through trade

-makes japan mad but gets taken out on China

-involved in mexican revolution

Herron Taft-

Taft’s wife

-banned alive roosevelt from White House bc of voodoo

-Plants first cherry trees in Washington DC given to us from Japan

-on good-ish terms w japan again

Taft's foreign policy (China/Mexico)-

-Dollar Diplomacy

-Trade with China nd invest in China

-Involvement in Mexican revolution(Mobolize soldiers by the mexican border)

Taft's domestic policy-

-8hour work day

-vetoes literacy tests for immigrants.

Dollar Diplomacy-

gives out money in order to avoid wars

(dollars in exchange of bullets)

Underwood-Simmons Act-

-lowered tax(on international stuff) bc high tax in favor of monopolies

-supports income tax by supporting 16th amendement that US could enforce income tax

Federal Reserve Act-

-12 regional reserve banks (controlls interest rates and national money supply to avoid financial struggles) (basically central bank that loans money to other banks)

-new federal agency in charge of these banks (appointed by prez)

Clayton Anti-Trust Act-

Federal Trade Commission-

Woodrow Wilson-

prez after taft

Missionary Diplomacy-

-introduces American Democracy and capitalism to influence ppl

-showed other countries the paths of liberty

-side with China against Japan’s 21 demands

-recognized the Democratic Republic of China as a nation

Treaty Alliance System-

How did WWI start?-

Archduke Ferdinand and Sophie-

Serbian Black Hand-

Gavrilo Princes-

Triple Alliance-

Triple Entente-

Central Powers-

Allied Powers-

Neutrality-

Date WWI began in Europe-

Date America entered the War-

Lusitania-

Sussex Pledge-

Peace Without Victory-

Zimmerman Telegram-

George Creel-

Propaganda-

Selective Service Act-

WWI technology-

Robert Paul Prager-

Role of Women-

Great Migration-

Espionage Act 1917-

Sedition Act 1918-

The Flu of 1919-

Why did Germany lose the war?-

The Big Four-

Paris Peace Conference-

Wilson’s 14 points-

League of Nations-

Reparations-

Charles Dawes-

Reservationists-

Harding and the Treaty of Berlin-

Post War Labor Strikes-

First Red Scare-