United States History American Imperialism & World War I (Late 1800s-1920)

University:
Concordia University Wisconsin
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HIST 1215 | American Civilization II
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2021
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argatikzu1

American Imperialism & World War I (late 1800s-1920) Because of industrialization in the late 1800s, US demand for raw materials and new markets to sell products increased dramatically. Additionally, the growing military power of the US led the government (especially Teddy Roosevelt) to seek new sites for military bases. These factors led to the rise of imperialism as the new US foreign policy. ● The Monroe Doctrine (1823) was the US telling Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere. The Roosevelt Corollary (“Speak softly and carry a big stick”) added on to this, saying that the US had the right to be the “policeman” in the Western Hemisphere. (In other words, the US gave itself the right to interfere in the affairs of Latin American and Caribbean countries.) ● In 1898, the US went to war with Spain called the Spanish-American War. Spain was defeated quickly and the US gained the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, as well as control of Cuba. This began a long period of US intervention in Latin America. (For instance, the US took over Panama in order to build the Panama Canal.) ● When World War I broke out in Europe in 1914, the US tried to stay out of it by declaring a policy of neutrality. However, the US eventually drew into the war due to british propaganda, the German submarine warfare (sinking of the ship Lusitania),and the Zimmerman Note. (Be familiar with how these events led the US into involvement in World War I.) ● During and after World War I, the US government restricted the civil liberties of citizens (took away some of their rights). (For example, laws such as the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act made it illegal to publicly criticize the government.) In the Schenck v. United States case, the Supreme Court said that speech could be a crime if it presented a “clear and present danger” to national security.

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