Wednesday, Nov. 19 Objective: We will be relating the principles of American foreign policy in the era of imperialism to events in Asia, Africa, Latin.

Wednesday, Nov. 19Objective:We will be relating the principles of American foreign policy in the era of imperialism to events in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, including Roosevelt’s Big Stick Diplomacy, Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy, and Wilson’s Moral Diplomacy..

Agenda:• Warm Up• Building Up to WWI• Notes• Primary Sources• Book notes• What did you learn

in school?

Warm UpPink Desk: Clean UpYellow Desk: Gather MaterialsGreen Desk: RecorderOrange Desk: Gather handouts

1. What was the most utilized form of diplomacy?

2. How would each form of Diplomacy affect the U.S.’s world identity?

3. What is the main “sparkplug” that triggers the start of WWI?

4. What is the U.S.’s initial plan at the start of WWI?

WWI BackgroundMilitarism:• The idea that a

government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

Militarism• Germany and Britain had

an ongoing military rivalry that lead to an increase in weapons, troops and technology.

• The armies of both France and Germany had more than doubled between 1870 and 1914.

• The Germans soon followed suit introducing their own battleships and submarines.

Alliance System• An alliance is an agreement made between two or

more countries to give each other help if it is needed. When an alliance is signed, those countries become known as Allies.

Alliance System • Germany and Austria-Hungry

and Italy create a pact to protect themselves from Russia. (Triple Alliance)

• As a response, Russia, France and Britain create their own alliance to protect themselves against Germany. (Triple Entente)

• When ever any of the previous nations were in trouble, their buddies helped them out.

Imperialism• Imperialism is when a

country takes over new lands or countries and makes them subject to their rule. By 1900 the British Empire extended over five continents and France had control of large areas of Africa. With the rise of industrialism countries needed new markets.

Nationalism• Nationalism means being a

strong supporter of the rights and interests of one's country.

• Germany and Italy were newly unified under a single government which lead to high nationalism.

• Large areas of both Austria-Hungary and Serbia were home to differing nationalist groups, all of whom wanted freedom from the states in which they lived.

The War Starts

The “Sparkplug”• The assassination of Austrian

Archduke (Prince) Franz Ferdinand by Gavrillo Princip the Serbian terrorist group, The Black Hand, ignited a chain reaction that starts WWI.

• Based on their alliances, Austria, Germany, and Italy declare war on Serbia. Russia, France and Britain, back up their “buddy” Serbia, and declares war on their enemies.

Sinking the Lusitania

The Zimmerman Telegram• The Germans sent a

secret telegram to the Mexican President offering them billions of dollars and control of the U.S. when the Central Powers win if Mexico invaded the U.S.

• Fortunately, the U.S. intercepted the telegram and got mad at Germany for talking behind our back.

President Wilson’s Declaration of Neutrality, August 19, 1914

(Source 1)“The United States must be neutral in fact, as well as in name, during these days that are to try men’s souls. We must be impartial in thought, as well as action, must put a curb upon our sentiments, as well as upon every transaction that might be construed as a preference of one party to the struggle before another.”

Opposing view on Woodrow Wilson’s War Message(Source 2)

“...We have loaned many hundreds of millions of dollars to the Allies in this controversy. While such action was legal and countenanced by international law, there is no doubt in my mind but the enormous amount of money loaned to the Allies in this country has been instrumental in bringing about a public sentiment in favor of our country taking a course that would make every bond worth a hundred cents on the dollar and making the payment of every debt certain and sure.”

-Senator George W. Norris, 4/4/1917

U.S. Government Economic Statistics (Source 3)

Loans (in $) to Allied Powers

Loans (in $) to Central

Powers$2.25 Billion $27 Million

Exports to Allied Powers

Exports to Central Powers

$824.8 Million $168.7 Million

WWI Book notes• Use pages 554-

568 the books under you desk to complete the questions about the build up and commencement of WWI.

What did you learn in school today?

1. Which event contributed most to the U.S. entry into WWI?

2. How was the U.S.’s stance of “neutrality”, in fact unneutral?