HIST 266 Study Guide - Final Guide: Otto Von Bismarck, Dollar Diplomacy, Europe 1

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 266
• Professor: Dr. Howard Smead

Document Summary

Part vi overall themes: role of slavery, harbingers of empire, Contradictory since us stated they were expanding liberty, but in fact expanding slavery (paradox) Wilmot"s proviso: proviso put slavery at the front of national politics, constitution forbade interference with slavery in southern states, but allowed them to choose if new states were slave or not. Us cotton began to be less effective. But did not get support for moral reasons. Imperialism = a policy of extending a nations power/influence through military (invasion), diplomatic (finlandization), and/or economic (dollar diplomacy) means. Empire = absolute power exercised by one country or authority over another. General conditions: britain was the world"s leading power, german empire was created by otto von bismarck, industrial revolution and nationalism was spreading throughout europe. Us had seen the triumph of industry: manufactured goods increasing as a percentage of exports, and more imports of raw materials, shift to trade worldwide, not just europe.