1 America is not involved with the rest of the world 2 1901 TR called for America to be the world police a it is America s destiny to police the world exceptionalism and b argued that strong federal government abroad would build c seeks out disputes to arbitrate in order to accomplish global imperialism strength at home balance of power 3 American interest in Asia a 1890s Sin Japanese War i Japan divides China among European powers America is not a big player b Secretary of State sent notes to global powers asking for open door equal trade access to Chinese markets i Receives little response and takes it as a yes i Nationalists rebel in 1900 i China must be preserved as a territorial and administrative c Chinese are unhappy with being divided d America sends 5000 troops to China to help out entity part of the open door policy e Japan i Europe and America are surprised with Japan s power ii Japanese war in Russia over Korean control non white nation 1 Japan wins as the first defeat of a European power by a iii Chinese asks America to help fight Japanese TR says no iv US and Japan sign a contract that legitimizes Japan s control of Manchuria China f 1911 Chinese Revolution i Taft supports nationalists who want to liberate China from ii US enters long term rivalry with Japan Japan 4 American interest in Caribbean a TR wants a canal between Caribbean and Pacific Ocean b GB approves the canal c TR wants to deal with allies by speak ing softly and carry ing a big stick big stick is the navy which will be aided by the canal d Congress must approve the canal and the purchase of land in Columbia i Columbia refuses to sell Panama e TR decides to help Panama liberate from Columbia i Nov 6 1903 US recognizes Panama s independence ii 2 weeks later US gains rights to Panama Canal iii 1922 US pays Columbia iv 1914 Panama Canal opens and connects America to the rest of the world f TR forces Cuba to block treaties from any countries besides America i TR can intervene in Cuban affairs whenever because of the Monroe Doctrine g Cuba grants US Guantanamo Bay h 1904 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine i TR announces that US will police all of the Caribbean ii US will provide protection iii US can control and regulate affairs in Caribbean a Says US will not conquer but will promote global human rights b Gets involved with Mexico Mexico is pushed towards Europe 5 Wilson as President and opportunity Germany 6 European Powers 7 Ottoman Empire on verge of collapse a Triple Alliance Germany Austria Hungary and Italy b Triple Entente France UK Russia c Secret and public treaties signed between alliances d America is NOT involved a Austria Hungary begins to take Ottoman territories b Serbia tries to combat AH 8 June 1914 and spread of war a Gabriel Principe assassinates Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand b Ferdinand is future emperor of Austria c AH blames Serbia and goes to war d Russia and France have alliance with Serbia and go to war e Germany has alliance with AH and goes to war f GB has alliance with Belgium and France and goes to war g Ottoman Empire joins German alliance h European colonies in Middle East and Asia join i Italy and Japan align with FR GB and RU j Bulgaria joins GE and AH 9 Western Front GE battles FR and GB in trenches 10 Eastern Front GE and AH battle RU in trenches 11 Military Improvements a New rifles b Trenches lead to stalemates between sides whose soldiers c Germans create poison gas in order to end stalemates won t leave trenches i Test weapons in neutral Belgium i 12 Wilson call s on Americans to keep the US neutral a Wants to stay out of war and arbitrate peace following the war b Millions of GE immigrants want to join central powers immigrants don t consider themselves American and want to side with their home countries c Irish don t want to join allies because they are against GB d Progressive Rep are against any alliance e Newspapers print stories on the follies of war 13 GB has a huge navy and commands the seas a Sep 1914 imposes naval blockade on any central power cut off b American can t trade because of the blockade c Wilson protests infringement of neutral shipping rights d America makes a deal to trade with the allies e US loans money to Allies financial involvement but not military access to vital supplies involvement 14 Germany creates U boat submarine a April 1915 all ships flying GB will be killed by U boats b U boats take down Lusitania i passenger and ammunition ship ii British boat iii Kills 128 Americans c Wilson sends GE a letter d GE will no longer attack passenger ships with U boats without 15 16 17 warning Fall 1915 Wilson authorizes 1billion military buildup Election 1916 a Dem Wilson who kept America out of war b Rep Charles Evan Hughes who is peaceful c Wilson wins narrowly a GE resumes submarine warfare b Wilson breaks off diplomatic relationship with GE c Newspapers publish intercepted messages from GE to MX Fed 1917 encouraging them to join the central powers i Promises to help MX recover TX NM AZ from US 18 March 18 1917 d Americans grow angry and want war a 3 American ships taken down 20 19 April 6 1917 b Wilson asks Congress for permission to go to war with GE c No intention of land gaining a US declares war of GE b FR asks US for soldiers c Congress institutes draft to grow US small army on May 1917 d Troops must be trained and transported across Atlantic 1917 Russia Collapses a communists assassinate Czar Nicholas b Eastern front collapses c New Russian gov t Bolsheviks seek peace and sign treaty with d Gives CP Poland Ukraine and Baltics in exchange for peace e 1922 Russian becomes USSR f GE forces can now focus on Western Front a Americans have troops ins France b GE realize they will loose to the American resources c Sign Armistice to end war a Many US soldiers are immigrants b Belief is that army will make people more American central powers 21 May 1918 GE forces advance to Paris 22 American Doughboys c Af Am account for 13 of soldiers i Served in segregated units with menial tasks ii Racial issues rise up in Army Houston riot i Stereotypes as born warriors and sent to most dangerous d Native Am integrated into white units positions 23 American Home front resources to other countries e Most soldiers die from Spanish Flu in war a Industry businesses profit from war manufacture and sell b Banks do well as they loan money to allies c US gov t creates federal agencies to oversee the economy d Economic boom in 1910 s and 1920 s e Daylight
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