USA in the 20th Century, Imperialism and isolationism
- Created by: Barry Bee
- Created on: 06-06-19 16:28
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- USA in the 20th Century
- Imperialism
- Status as a world power
- 'Manifest destiny' already an ideology
- In the nature of the US to colonize
- 'City on a Hill'
- Eyes of other nations on them
- Responsibility of a role model
- Eyes of other nations on them
- 'Manifest destiny' already an ideology
- Foreign Policy
- Roosevelt Corollary added to the Monroe Doctrine
- US had the right to exercise 'international police power'
- Truman Doctrine
- Protect democracy from communism
- Roosevelt Corollary added to the Monroe Doctrine
- Economy
- Sustained economic growth
- Post-WW2 was affluent
- Rise of the middle class
- Rise of consumer culture
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- Post-WW2 was affluent
- Economic Hegemony
- Involvement in the Dawes Plan post WW1
- 'Dollar Diplomacy'
- Loaned $200 million to Weimar Germany
- Rebuilding infrastructure to create a new trading partner
- Loaned $200 million to Weimar Germany
- 'Dollar Diplomacy'
- New International Order
- Creation of the IMF, UN, World Bank
- Economic globalization with America at the head
- American Empire is through the global economy
- Creation of the IMF, UN, World Bank
- Involvement in the Dawes Plan post WW1
- Sustained economic growth
- Involvement overseas
- Post Spanish-American War of 1898
- Cuba became an American protectorate
- Cuban economy dependent on exporting sugar and tobacco to US
- Cuba became an American protectorate
- Control of overseas naval bases
- Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico etc
- Protection from the 'yellow threat' Japan
- Creation of American colonies
- Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico etc
- Post Spanish-American War of 1898
- Status as a world power
- Isolationism
- Post World War One
- League of Nations 1918
- Senator William Borah
- Isolationist Senator
- Believed the LoN would be a " contamination of democracy"
- Isolationist Senator
- Article X
- Protect against "external aggression"
- Binded the US army into wars
- Protect against "external aggression"
- Senator William Borah
- Effects of WW1
- Death of 100,000 US soldiers
- American tragedy
- Associated power not an ally
- Death of 100,000 US soldiers
- The Great Depression/ Wall St Crash 1929
- Domestic issues over international
- 15 Million unemployed by 1932
- Distrustful of European economic policies
- France took multiple short term loans that were unpayable
- Britain lowered import taxes and increased inflation
- Domestic issues over international
- League of Nations 1918
- World War Two
- Attacks on Pearl Harbour 1941
- Attack on own territory to become involved
- Democratic Ideology
- Nazism and fascism was dangerous to America
- Attacks on Pearl Harbour 1941
- Post World War One
- 'The American Century'
- Culture Boom
- Supremacy of American cultural modernity
- Films and magazines
- American culture accessible world wide
- The 'American Dream'
- Films and magazines
- American Inventions and Technology
- Cars, Film, Music
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- Cars, Film, Music
- Supremacy of American cultural modernity
- Ethnic Composition of the US
- Large scale migration brought American culture into other countries
- 3,807,000 Italians migrated in 1920s
- American culture was a mix of other cultures
- 3,807,000 Italians migrated in 1920s
- Large scale migration brought American culture into other countries
- Culture Boom
- Imperialism
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