U.S History - Chpt. 24

moral diplomacy

Policy adopted by President Woodrow Wilson that rejected the approach of "dollar diplomacy". Rather than focusing mainly on economic ties with other nations, Wilson's policy was designed to bring right principles to the world, preserve peace, and extend to other peoples the blessings of democracy.

The longtime president of Mexico who invited foreign investments into the Mexican economy was ______.

Portfirio Diaz

With the _____ , the United States and Japan promised to maintain the status quo in the Pacific and support Chinese independence.

Root-Takahira Agreement

jingoism

extreme nationalism, often to the point of belligerency or chauvinism. "'It is jingoism run stark mad ...'"

Hay-Bunau-V arilla Treaty

gave U.S. control over the Panama Canal zone in return for U.S. guarantee of Panamanian independence

Herbert Hoover

head of the Food Administration who supplied food to American armies overseas

Bernard Baruch

head of the War Labor Board, which standardized hours and wages

Harry A. Garfield

head of the wartime Fuel Administration who introduced daylight savings time

Hay-Herran Convention

in agreement with Colombia, gave the U.S. the right to dig a canal and a ninety-nine year lease

George Creel

leader of the Committee on Public Information to publicize the war effort

Rejecting "dollar diplomacy," Wilson initially intended to follow a course of ______ to settle international disputes by right rather than might.

moral diplomacy

At the outbreak of war in Europe, Wilson proclaimed ______ and asked the American people to remain impartial in thought and action.

neutrality

The issue that dominated the presidential election of 1916 was ______ or _______ .

peace or preparedness

Taft-Katsura Agreement

recognized Japan's control of Korea in return for her non-interference in the Philippines

Portsmouth Conference

was convened by Roosevelt to end the war between Japan and Russia

Eugene V. Debs

Socialist party leader who was imprisoned for denouncing capitalism and the war

Selective Service Act

This 1917 law provided for the registration of all American men between the ages of 21 and 30 for a military draft. Age limit was later changed to 18 to 45.

When Du Bois spoke of blacks as being more proud and militant after the war, he used the term _______ to describe them.

"New Negro"

Roosevelt Corollary

(TR) , Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force, first put into effect in Dominican Republic

Sedition Act

1918 law that made it illegal to criticize the government

Lusitania

A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.

Fourteen Points

A peace program presented to the U.S. Congress by President Woodrow Wilson in January 1918. It called for the evacuation of German-occupied lands, the drawing of borders and the settling of territorial disputes by the self-determination of the affected populations, and the founding of an association of nations to preserve the peace and guarantee their territorial integrity. It was rejected by Germany, but it made Wilson the moral leader of the Allies in the last year of World War I.

Red Scare

A social/political movement designed to prevent a socialist/communist/radical movement in this country by finding "radicals," incarcerating them, deporting them, and subverting their activities

League of Nations

A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League. Essentially powerless, it was officially dissolved in 1946.

War Industries Board

Agency established during WWI to increase efficiency & discourage waste in war-related industries., Headed by Bernard Baruch, could order businesses to support war by building more plants, etc.

Because he had fought so doggedly for neutrality, Wilson was able to sympathize with those Americans who opposed the U.S. entry into the war in 1917.

False

Because of the Zimmermann telegram and the possibility of war with Mexico as well as because of the universal hatred for Mexicans by southwestern Americans, Congress tightened immigration restrictions from south of the border after 1917.

False

Because of the almost universal hatred for the American Socialist party expressed during and after the Paris peace talks, the party became stronger.

False

Because the Philippines were strategically crucial to American interests in the Pacific, Congress decided to fortify the islands promptly after acquisition.

False

The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty gave the United States and Britain joint ownership of the proposed isthmian canal.

False

The fact that most African Americans actively supported the war effort had a calming effect on racial tensions at home after the war.

False

William Jennings Bryan was appointed secretary of state by Wilson primarily because of his previous experience in foreign affairs through the State Department.

False

dollar diplomacy

Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support ($) for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures. Basically it was exchanging money for political influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Mexican leader whom Wilson refused to recognize, calling him instead "the butcher," was ______ .

Huerta

Committee on Public Information

It was headed by George Creel. The purpose of this committee was to mobilize people's minds for war, both in America and abroad. Tried to get the entire U.S. public to support U.S. involvement in WWI. He proved that words were indeed weapons.

Zimmermann Telegram

January 1917 the British intercepted a telegram from the German government to the Mexican government offering German support if Mexico declared war against the US; offered to return land Mexico lost the US

Espionage Act 1917

Law which punished people for aiding the enemy or refusing military duty during WW1

"The dirty hunger for dollars" was to blame for the European war, according to multimillionaire Henry Ford.

True

Most Irish immigrants in the United States favored Germany in World War I even though Irish troops were fighting for the British.

True

The new approach to Latin American affairs promised by Wilson was to elevate human rights and national integrity.

True

The secretary of state who chose to resign rather than sign a note demanding certain pledges from Germany after the sinking of the Lusitania was ______ .

William Jennings Bryan

militarism

a condition of aggressive military preparedness or strong military buildup. "... Wilson believed in a principled, ethical world in which militarism, colonialism, and war were brought under control."

To consolidate the country's new position in the Caribbean and to strengthen America's two-ocean navy, Roosevelt desired ______ .

an isthmian canal

Sussex Pledge

contained a promise by the Germans not to fire on nonmilitary ships in the North Atlantic

The new weapon that violated traditional rules of warfare and strained United States-German relations was the ______ .

submarine