I.
American
Expansionism
A. Tradition of Isolationism
B. Seward’s Folly
C. Attitude to Expansionism
D. Hawaii
E. Asia
1.
Open
Door Policy
2.
Boxer
Rebellion
II.
Spanish
American War
A. Cuba
B. Advantages and Disadvantages
C. A Splendid Little War (1898)
1.
“Remember
the Maine!”
2.
Yellow
Journalism
a)
William
Randolph Hearst
b)
Joseph
Pulitzer
3.
War
Resolution
D. Fighting
1.
Battle
of Manila Bay – Admiral Dewey
2.
Battle
of Santiago – General Joseph Wheeler
3.
Kettle
Hill and San Juan Heights – Col. Theodore Roosevelt
E. Treaty of Paris (1898)
1.
Spain
gave the US: Puerto Rico, Guam, Wake Island and the Philippines
2.
We
gave Spain $20,000
3.
Cuba
got its independence
F. Philippines revolt
G. Cuba and Puerto Rico
III.
Foreign
Policy of Teddy Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson
A. Panama Canal
B. Roosevelt Corollary to
Monroe Doctrine
C. Great White Fleet
D. Dollar Diplomacy
E. Mexico and Pancho Villa
IV.
Wilson
and World War I
A. The Road to World War I
1.
Nationalism
and Militarism
2.
Alliance
System
3.
Crisis
in the Balkans
a)
June
28, 1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand killed by Gavrillo Princip
b)
July
28 Austria declares war on Serbia
c)
July
29 Russia mobilizes
d)
July
31 German ultimatum to Russia
e)
August
1 Germany declares war on Russia
f)
August
3 Germany declares war on France
g)
August
4 Germany invades Belgium
h)
August
4 Great Britain declares war on Germany
B. 1914 – 1917
1.
War
in the West
2.
War
in the East
3.
Widening
of the War
C. Entry of the US into the War
1.
Lusitania
2.
Election
of 1916
3.
Zimmermann
telegram
4.
Declaration
of War
D. America at War
1.
Propaganda
2.
Increase
Federal Government
3.
Curtail
National Liberties
a)
Sedition
Act (1918)
b)
Selective
Service Act
4.
Massive
Intervention in Conflict
a)
Army
goes from 200,000 to 4 million
b)
US
war deaths – 112,432
E. Wilson’s Ideas for Peace
1.
Fourteen
Points
a)
1st
Five Points: General principles of international order
(1)
Open
covenants, openly arrived at
(2)
Freedom
of seas in peace and war
(3)
Lift
barriers to international trade
(4)
Reduce
armaments
(5)
Self-Determination
b)
Next
8 points – specific territories
c)
14th
Point – League of Nations
2.
Change
in Goals
3.
Paris
Peace Talks
F. Senate’s Reaction
1.
Henry
Cabot Lodge
2.
Failure
G. 1920 Election – “Return to
Normalcy”
V.
The
Versailles Treaty and the Origins of World War II