neutrality

Moral diplomacy- Wilson and sec of s…. believed USA had responsibility to improve the lives for f…… people moral diplomacy= desire to do good would g….. US policy, believed USA was m…… superior- foreign policy perspectives also known as w……..- USA gave Colombia $20 million in reparations for rebellion from p……., Wilson went on to intervene in Latin America and extended policies of Roosevelt and Taft

State, foreign, govern, morally, wilsonainism, panama

Idealism- co operation in Latin America would only be possible with j….. government- oppose military d…….- changed Roosevelt corollary- fought against special co…….., us built schools and h……. in Latin America - but also involved America in foreign affairs more than ever

Just, dictatorship, concessions, highways

Beginning of war- 1914- adopted neutrality until 19.., entered the war as an associated power on side of a…., election he vowed to keep them out of war yet joined a few m…. later

1917, allies, months

Reasons for it- public opinion- people felt e….. had nothing to do with them, feeling war achieved little, women campaigned in New York in b…. robes against war + sec of s….. organised campaigns

Europe, black, state

Reasons for it- Wilsonianism- wanted neutrality, tried to use moral and c….. principles in diplomacy, de……. of neutrality warned c…… to not take sides and wanted it to end, feared war could escalate and usa could be drawn in so didn’t want any s……., peace making would not be natural

Christian, declaration, citizens, support

Tensions with neutrality- pro British feeling- sought neutrality but favoured a….. due to British culture as used to spend time in Lake D……

Allies, district

Tensions with neutrality- anti German feeling- Wilson and a….. agreed Germany posed a threat to US interests and helped a….. fight now rather than fighting them a…. one day, US worried about their interests in l…… America, anti German p……… increased with stories of spearing b……- policies never truly neutral

Advisors, allies, alone, Latin, propaganda, babies

Trade- allies benefitted more from trade than central powers, trade with B…… showed $300 million surplus, some Americans wanted no trade with countries at w…. due to complications, others said it would bring pr……… as both sides needed goods, need to maintain trade as ..% of revenue from tariff and would see $100 million loss if stopped

Britain, war, prosperity, 40

Trade- international law said neutrals, trade favoured allies partially due to British b….. of Germany mainly with munitions, allies had … times more trade than central powers, policy hardly neutral, allied war debts equaled $.. billion

Blockade, 10, 11

Freedom of the seas- laws allowed countries to block enemy p…. and take cargo named co……- like food- Britain began stopping US ships even to n…… countries, Britain banned companies that traded with g……..-similar to napoleonic wars- Wilson could’ve stopped this as nearly i…… but wanted allies to win and crews were treated fairly unlike German s……. warfare

Ports, contraband, neutral, Germany, illegal, submarine

Unrestricted submarine warfare- Germany declared British waters a w…. zone and sunk any ships to Britain, s…….. sent to destroy to weaken Britain during t….. warfare, Wilson would blame Germany for death, some supported German warfare as long as they targeted ships to B……, sec of state said they shouldn’t use w…… and children as protection, L……. sunk and Wilson demanded abandonment of policy, British ship A….. sunk and Germany agreed to stop unless c…. removed

War, submarines, trench, Britain, women, Lusitania, Arabic, crew