Unit 3 History And Geogrophy
Who controlled cuba in the late 1800s?
Spanish
Delome Letter + Signifigance
Spanish Ambasador insulted U.S president William Mckinley in a parasite letter, calling him weak & a stupid politicion * cubans leaked letter to press
Spanish Lands U.S Gains Control of?
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam * Philippines not current
US position at begging of war
Position of Neutrality
What were two cash crops grown in Hawii
Sugar and Pinapple
commander of the American Expeditionary Force In Europe(AEF)
Jhon J. Pershing
4 main causes of world war 1
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What forms of goverment did Hawii have in the late 1800s?
Monarchy- Queen Lil
Woodrow Wilson diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy " world must be made safe for democracy"
Harlem Hell Fighters
The African American infantry unit that fought with the French Army in World War I -delt with racism
Why did the US enter the war?
threat to us shipping exports, still selling goods to war participants
Rough Riders? + famous member
unit of volunteers on horseback Calvary * teddy Roosevelt
What type of war characterized WWI along western front?
Trench Warfare
Four Allied Powers
UK, Russia, France, Italy
Moral Diplomacy- woodrow wilson
Us ideas moral, values, democracy, imperialism, for US
Pres of US during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
Does Cuba gain Independence after war?
Yes
immediate cause/ spark of world war 1
assasination of Austria- Hungarys Archduke Franz Ferninand
Bick still diplomacy- tho Rosevelt
emphasized acting boldly and decisively in dealing with other nations
Dollary Diplomacy - william taft
expand and protect American Trade & Investment in Latin America & Asia
Imperialism
expand, control, or influence weaker geographic areas beyond your own land
What is unrestricted submarine warfare? what country did this?
Germany Sank ships in the Atlantic without warning, especially in water near British isks
four central powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire
What rival newspapers engaged in yellow journalism and who were their editors?
Editors: william randolph heast - ny journal & joseph pulitzer- NY wand * their publications had a comic strip character called yellow kid
Which Spanish Land is not Happy With U.S Control
Filipinos resisted annexation after war
American Soldiers Called
" Doughboys"
What were the two names given to the war we now know as world war 1?
" The Great War" " The War to all Ends"
Selective Service Act
( the draft) began to increase the size of armed forces
Why were anti imperialists opposed to taking over other lands?
- Contrary to Democratic Principles; hypocritical -following isolation policy; why change? - if we didn't another would?
Why did the U.S seek to expand it's territory?
- Desire for raw materials & natural resources - New markets to sell goods -Spread American Democratic & Moral Ideas - Military expansion ( build military rural bases overseas for strategic purposes)
How would an imperialist respond to an anti imperialist?
- Economic Gain - Strategic Purpose ( military) - Brought National Prestige ( nationalism) -our duty to civilize less advanced people
What are the 3 reasons the spanish american war is called " Spelendid Little War"
- Few american combat casualties ( most died from disease) - Only Lasted 4 months -U.S. Dominated - Rough riders
What happened in Hawii 1893?
- Tax on sugar -queen + citizens appose annexation - Americans overthrow queen -Hawaii is annexed ( U.S territory)
What happend to the U.S.S Maine
- U.S battleship sent to havanh harbor - ship exploded ( killed 266 American Sailors) * Yellow Journalists blaimed spain- US declared a war on spain " Accident"
Why was US Neutral?
- US not threatened -distant European Conflict -Our Military was small VS. Euro
Alvin C New York
- pall man tn -contentious objector - congressional medal of honor
Conditions in Trenches
-cold -rats -damp -muddy -bodies
weapons and tec used in war
-machine guns/field guns -poison gas -Tanks -Submarines
when was world war 1 fought?
1914-1918
year US entered war
1917
No mans Land
A strip of land beween the trenches of opposing armies along the Western Front during WW1
Why did Americans sympathize with Cubans during this time?
Americans new what it was like to want independence?