US History Exam Review - Imperialism and WWI

A nation benefited from having a strong navy and the overseas bases needed to maintain it.

• Alfred Mahan & The Influence of Sea Power Upon History

• Alfred and Batman, The Dark Knight Rising

• Ida B Tarbell The History of the Standard Oil Company

• Jocko Willink The Dichotomy of Leadership

Acquiring a base to protect U.S. trade interests in the Pacific

• Alfred Thayer Mahan expressed what opinion in his book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History?

• the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, and/or military control over weaker territories.

• Commodore George Dewey´s motive when attacking Spain in Philippine harbor

• Anti Imperialist Leage

Opposed U.S. conquest and possession of overseas territories

• Moral Diplomacy

• Anti Imperialist League

• Open Door Policy

• Big Stick Diplomacy

the US Constitution did not automatically apply to people in acquired territories.

• Boxer Rebellion

• Teller Amendment

• Open Door Notes

• Insular Cases

Latin American countries defaulting on their debts to foreign nations

• Social Gospel Movement

• Anti Imperialist Leage

• Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

Equal access to trade in areas of China controlled by foreign governments

• Goal of Open Door Policy

• Goal of Big Stick Diplomacy

• Goal of Dollar Diplomacy

• Goal of Moral Diplomacy

Colombia refused to ratify an agreement allowing construction of the Panama Canal

• Latin American countries defaulting on their debts to foreign nations

• US actively encouraged a 1903 revolt in Central America

• Equal access to trade in areas of China controlled by foreign governments

• Insular Cases

To create stability abroad for the benefit of U.S. commercial interests

• Goal of Taft´s Dollar Diplomacy

• Goal of Roosevelt Big Stick Diplomacy

• Goal of Wilson´s Moral Diplomacy

• Goal of Open Door Policy

US economy during WWI?

• Struggled greatly

• Experienced Tremendous Growth

• Was mostly unaffected

• Invented Crypto Currency

*Countries competing to build massive navy

* Central Powers & Allies

Competion for New Markets & Colonies

* Germany´s belief they had to be among the top nations

• Causes of Spanish American War

• Reasons US entered WWI (Great War)

• Causes for outbreak of the Great War

• Causes for WWII