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| a policy of acquiring territory and establishing good for the country |
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| purchase by william seward-"seward's folly" at time people thought it was dumb-one of the best land deals in american history |
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| wrote about US naval policy-influenced naval policy-based on his writing, strengthened navy |
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| secretary of state-spanish american war, roosevelt administration-"open door policy" |
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| -rough rider-assistant secretary of navy-then governor of ny-then VP of US-then McKinley is killed, becomes president |
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| land acquired after the spanish american war |
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| 4 pieces-puerto rico, guam, phillipines, cuba |
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| 4 provisions-1)intervene w/troops when felt necessary in cuban affairs. 2)cuba-no debt threaten independence. 3)no sign treaties. 4)acquire guantanamo bay. |
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| Rep: McKinley-wins-he's killed, VP Teddy roosevelt becomes president |
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| addition to monroe doctrine-US could intervene in western hemisphere if they were guilty of wrong doing. |
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| why?-for navy-strategic defence to get between atlantic and pacific quickly |
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| -created by john hay-strived for equal trade among nations in china |
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| -middle class men and women-wanted change-better distribution of wealth |
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| -teddy roosevelt gave them their name-annoyed at excessive zeal- they wrote about social problems needed to be changed |
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| roosevelt's domestic policy |
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| -significant b/c first time gov't sided w/labor other than big business |
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| -book written by upton sinclair about horrors of meatpacking industry, widely read-led to meat inspection act- pure food and drug act |
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| direct election of senators-used to be apponted-corrupt |
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| use gov't to improve capitalim/ make changes, attack trust and socialisms |
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| control, corporation, consumer protection |
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| -US didn't ratify because included league of nations-didn't want that-led to ww2 (punished germany to get back at them) |
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| communist revolution in russia-led to cold war |
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| -developed 14 points part of it was league of nations |
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main issue: league of nations. Rep:harding/coolidge. dem: cox/fdr.
fdr (dem) won! |
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-9 power treaty: open door policy
-4 power treaty: releive tension w/ japan |
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-accused of murder
-didn't get a fair trial because they were immigrants
-they were executed |
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-prohibition
-supported it: rural southerners, religious middle class, had many generations before them
-Against it: urban dwellers, immigrants |
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| -flew plane from ny to paris successfully |
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| -breadlines and soup kitchens-redcross, organized by religious groups, NOT GOV'T!!! |
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| -veterans marched through washington, demanding bonus they were promised to recieve in the 1940s-they wanted it earlier |
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| shanty town-community where homeless people live |
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| -made the depression even worse |
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-stored oil in case ran out
-to fuel military-albert fall sold it for big business and was arrested |
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| found guilty of teaching evolution in his class |
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| changed sports in american culture-made it popular-built yankee stadium because of him |
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| alphabet soup: -AAA, TVA, NRA, CCC |
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-issue:great depression
-Rep: Hoover
-Dem: Roosevelt- promised change, new deal |
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| Franklin roosevelt's early problems as president |
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-poor economy
-unemployment
-banking problems
-loss of industry |
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| -region in midwest-people moved to california "oakies" to get away |
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| -added new members-new deal kept getting shut down-gain support for new deal |
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| 25% of population high unemployment |
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| franklin roosevelt past political experience |
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Rep: alfred landon
Dem: fdr, new deal |
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-national recovery administration
-most complex, but required much self sacrifice on the part of industry, labor, and the public
-Blue eagle, symbol |
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-tennessee valley authority
-constructed dams and power projects and developed the economy of seven state area in the tennessee river valley-electric power (most radical) |
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-national industrial recovery act
-sought to revive business through a series of fair competition codes; created NRA to write, coordinate, and implement these codes; NIRA's section 7a guaranteed labor's right to oraganize(act later declared unconstitutional)-replaced by wagner act |
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| rep candidate blamed for the great depression |
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-called the "most dangerous man in america" by roosevelt
-critic from louisiana |
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-first time germany was on offense
-when germany's front line pushed forward they formed a bulge
-gen patton rescued division |
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-established a 2nd front in europe, in normandy, france
-june 6, 1944 |
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US vs. japan
-"island hopping" closer to japanese mainland |
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| -remilitarize rineland-take over austria-take over sudanland (munich conference)-czechoslovakia |
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| US immediate response to hitler's aggression |
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| -british general who helped push nazis back to tripoli |
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| general of US army-pacific theater "i shall return" |
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| president of US after truman |
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| prime minister of great britain |
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| president of US after roosevelt-decision to drop atomic bomb |
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