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zimmerman telegram
the zimmerman telegram was an internal diplomatic communication issued 4rm the german foreign office in jan/1917 that proposed a military alliance b/w germany and mexico in the event of the united states entering world war 1 vs. germany -
sinking of the lusitania
the sinking of the cunard ocean liner RMS lusitania occured on 05/07/1915 during the 1st world war,as germany worked submarine warfare against the united kingdom of great britain and ireland the british royal navy blockaded germany -
Germany unrestricted submarine warfare
unrestricted submarine warfare was 1st introduced in world war 1 in early 1915 , when germany declared the area around the british isles a war zone, in which all merchant ships including those from neutral contries, they will be attacked by the german navy -
sussex pledge
the issue pledge was a promise made in 1916 during ww1 by germany to the u.s. early in 1915,germany had instituted policy of unrestricted submarine warfare allowing armed merchant ships, but NOT passenger ships to be torpedoed w/out warning -
schenck vs u.s.
Charles schenck was convinced for distributions literature that encouraged men to resist the draft in ww1. schenck claims 1st amendment was violated. court ruled there were limits to freedom of speech like clear and present danger and shouting fire in a crowded movie theater which is not protected by the 1st amendment -
henery cabot lodge
helped write the sherman anti-trust act in the senate he advocated military srength as the best topic for peace for imperalism conserative republican us senator from 1893-1924 impenalium policy of extending a country power and influence through diplomacy or military force -
uss maine
in 1898 uss miane was sent to havana to protet us intrest during a cuban revolt against spain although the explosion remains unknown th ehearst and pultizer new spacebranned the spain from sabatoge the sinking of maine set off a fire storm making the people protest in the u.s -
open door policy
cause they wanted to build an empire u.s did not have a sphere of influence of economic activities protected american businessmen and inventors that american would shut out of china by the european powers u.s participation would oppose any attempt by other nations to use the rebellion as an excuse to dismember china purpose promote american foreign policy goals intended advantages make america morer money took place in carribean region -
san juan hill
was a decisive battle of the spanish american war
the san juan heights was a north south running elevation about 2 kilo east of santiago de cube
rough riders were order to engage 760 spanish soldiers defending the san juan heigh. the battle that made t.r famous was actually fought on kettle hill. -
world war 1
cetral power austria hungary german empire kingdom of bulgaria bosnia italy and united states
triple entente france russia great britain and japan
assassination of archduke franz fernidad and his wife was gunned down which led to ww1 -
league of nations
intergovernmental organization as a result of the paris peace conference
purpose was to maintain world peace
weakness lacked there own forces they depended on the great powers but they were reliant to help -
america expeditionary
the aef consisted of the us armed forces sent to europe under the command of general john j pershing in 1917 to help fight ww1
14000 us soldiers had arrived in france and the aef had only a minor participation -
alfered thayer mahan 1870
Theodore Roosevelt was one mahans followers
this book he wrote the influence of sea power upon history
argued to achieve world power a country headed a power navy
waved bases to provide fueling sations -
roosevelt corollary
monroe doctrine to keep european nations out of latin american proverb based his latin american policy on a that said ''speak softly and carry a big stick'' force the us to exercise of an international policy power -
the spanish war
us wanted to become a empire us intervention for the cuban patriots against spain from 1870s to 1898
manila bay in the philippines on may 1 1898 cervera led the spanish to santiago july 3 tired to escape wesbound along the coast -
panama canal
built to shorten distance ships had to pass b/w atlantic and pacific oceans
u.s made a new country (panama) by negotiating with panamanian rebels and thrown colombian
construction of the canal thousands of lives and $460 millions -
dollar diplomacy
make america more money took place in caribbean region u.s bankers loaned money to latin american countries if they wouldnt repay loans u.s marines were sent in to assure repayment by force -
standford b. dole
his relation w/ u.s-him and his family made the dole pineapple company
effects-played a prominent and active role in the overthrown of queen liliuokalani (QUEEN OF HAWAII) GOV 1900-1903
connections- family had pineapple plantations, led the provisional gov. while it worked out plans the u.s to annex the island during spanish american war -
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weapons of total war
a- submarine: to go underwater (E) create mines (under water bombs) (C) enemy ships. B- mines : (P) to destroy their enemys (C) hamper enemy shipping movements or lock vessels into a harbor. C- machines guns (P) not carry guns around this made it easier. (E) took up to many men to work war killing easier D- trench welfer (P) protect soldiers from enemys (C) caused both sides to use same methods which protected them from machune guns (E) NOT matched by similar advances in mobility -
Alvin york
lead an attack on a german machine gun nest -was one of the most decorated soldiers of the united states in WW1 -received the medal of honor -he killed 25 germans and captured 132 prisoners -
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weapons of total war part 2
canned food- created to feed soldiers during war, made possible thanks to the creation of tinned cans. the food didnt spoil for man in the trenches
poison gas-during the warfare poison gases based on mustard were used in ww1 but later prohibited by the geneve protocol of 1925 later also by the chemical weapons convention of 1993 -
espionage act
the law was extended on may 16, 1918 by the sedition act of 1918-actuallu a set of amendments to the espionage act-which prohibited many forms of speech, including any disloyal preformed of the inited states of the flag of the us -
battle of argonne forest
the eaf assembled 600,000 soldiers they fight through hilly terrain shattered the german line. beginning of the end of the war. 117,000 were killed -
supreme court
issue the first amendment violated when congress makes a law that punishes opinions against the war congress passed a law called the esponage act which said that during wartime obstructing the draft was crime. the court ruled that there is limits to free speech. free speech is not protected from falsely should 'fire' i a crowded and causing panic. the first amendment did not protect words that created a clear and present danger