unit 9: u.s. foreign policy & world war i american imperialism, 1898—1914 “social...
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Unit 9:U.S. Foreign Policy &
World War I
American Imperialism, 1898—1914 •“Social Darwinism”•Need for resources & markets•Annexation of Hawaii•Open Door Policy in China
•Spanish-American War: USS Maine; yellow journalismTreaty of Paris, 1898U.S. gained Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
•Philippine War, 1899•Anti-Imperialist League
•Teddy Roosevelt: “Big Stick” diplomacyRoosevelt Corollary to the Monroe DoctrinePanama Canal
The Balkans
The Western Front The Eastern FrontThe Allied Powers
The Central Powers
Reasons for U.S. Entry into World War I
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare vs. Freedom of the Seas
Zimmerman Telegram
“To Make the World Safe for Democracy”
Homefront
•Total War: Selective Service Act,
Committee on Public Info, War Industries Board
Rationing, war bonds Sedition & Espionage Acts
African Americans, Women, Red Scare
Points 1-5:New International Rules
Points 6-13:Divided Empires, New Nations,
Self-Determination
Point 14: A League of Nations
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
The U.S. never joined the League & signed its own peace treaty with Germany in 1921
Members of the League of Nations (in black)