U5: imperialism and WWI

Treaty of Paris

peace agreement that ended the spanish american war where the us got cuba, puerto rice, guam, and purchased the philippines for 20 million dollars

USS Maine

the ship that exploded in Cuba and started the Spanish American War

Yellow Journalism

journalism based on sensationalism and exaggeration

Imperialism

the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker countries

Why the US wanted to become an imperial power

manifest destiny, military strength, new markets, belief in cultural superiority

what yellow journalists reported in Cuba

bad stuff

Rough Riders

volunteer force of men led by roosevelt (calvary regiment)

Platt Amendment

Cuba could not make treaties that might limit its independence or permit a foreign country to control them, US could intervene in Cuba, Cuba could not go into debt, US could buy land for naval stations

De Lome letter

enrique depuy de lome’s letter to officials in spain explaining his attitudes towards the US, cuba, and other nations. cuban revolutionaries captured the letter and leaked it to newspapers.

the US’s taker of hawaii

tarrif raised had farmers calling for us to annex hawaii, queen liliuokalani proposed to take voting right away from rich landowner, bloodless revolution took place headed by plantation owner sanford dole. congress proclaimed hawaii as american territory w/o hawaiins say.

panama

US bought canal from french, panama used to be part of colombia, US helped panama w/ revolution and then panama declared independence but US took rights to canal.

fransisco pancho villa

mexican rebel raided town of columbus, new mexico, killing 17 people during mexican revolution

main cause of death for panama canal

5,600+ died from disease (yellow fever or malaria) and accidents

Sanford B Dole

plantation owner who helped with bloodless revolution

roosevelt

youngest president, most progressive, bold and too big for the world, became president because of mckinley assassination

seward’s folly

William seward’s purchase of alaska from russia for 7 million

foraker act

in puerto rico ended military rule and set up civil gov. under the act, us president could appoint governor and members of its upper house

MAIN

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism

no man’s land

the battlefield and land between 2 trenches

Lusitania

US gives supplies to both sides of war, german U boats practice unrestricted submarine warfare and sunk ships w/o warning civilians. sunk american boat w/ 128 passengers.

Selective Service Act

required men to register with government to be selected for military service

convoy system

method of shipping goods by surrounding supply ships w/ war ships.

conscientious objector

someone opposed to serving in the army and/or bearing arms because of moral or religious principles

unrestricted submarine warfare

a naval tactic where submarines sink merchant ships, including those from neutral nations, without warning

guilt clause

a provision in the treaty of versailles that states that germany should take blame for starting WWI

league of nations

only 14th point passed

treaty of versailles

created poland and czechoslovakia, shifted boundries of countires, ottoman empire broken up, austria and hungary split, bans germany from creating army, germany pays $33billion to allies, war guilt clause, creation of league of nations, russia has no say in provisions and german has no say in negotiations

sedition act

promote enemies, make false reports, incite disloyalty, refuse duty in military or naval forces, obstruct enlistment, publish disloyal ab us gov, display enemy flag, support enemy cause, will be fined up to 10,000 and imprisoned for up to 20

league of nations

multinational organization where various countries would meet and discuss issues between countries and attempt to prevent wars before they would break out

us reaction to treaty of versailles

US rejected treaty, wilson tried to sell the vision but failed then died, Us doesn’t join league of nations, signed separate treaty with germany

trench warfare

exposed to rats, lice, corpses, cold, damp, trench foot (result of amputation), shellshock

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

archduke of austria hungary, shot in bosnian capital of sarajevo, assassinated by black hand (serbian antionalist group) caused war

triple alliance

Germany, italy, austria hungary, created to prevent wars bc so many countries were militarizing

triple entente

France, britain, russia (surrounds germany)

zimmerman note

Us intercepts a telegram from germany to mexico. In it, germany asks mexico to attack US if US declares war on germany

Valeriano Weyler

spanish general in cuba

WWI effects

positive for us, negative for europe

emilio alguinaldo

Filipinos led by revolutionary had a revolt against the Americans

protectorate

a state that is controlled and protected by another

alfred T mahan

admiral of the navy, builds “modern” fleet of battleships

great white fleet

ships all painted white

legacy of WWI US

justified the claim that US is a world power, US military grows, social status of women and black improve

legacy of WWI europe

treaty increased tension between nations, guilt clause creates anger among germans, new nation borders anger and separate people leading to confusion and a lack of unity