HIST 2112 Lecture 6: Chapter 24 Outline
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Wilson and foreign affairs, a. idealistic diplomacy, secretary of state william jennings bryan, 2. God expected america to advance democracy and moral progress: b. mexico, general victoriano huerta established military dictatorship, 2. Incident at tampico allowed wilson to intervene: 3. Mexican bandits: carranza"s more liberal mexican government, 6. Pancho villa"s raids and pershing: c. in caribbean, u. s. marines helped put down disorders. The beginning of the war: assassination of austrian archduke franz ferdinand, 2. The european system of alliances: central powers (germany, austria-hungary, italy, b. Triple entente (france, great britain, russia: 3. Trench warfare: b. america"s initial reaction, wilson urged americans to be neutral, 2. Many immigrants for the central powers: 3. Role of propaganda: c. american neutrality strained, financial assistance to allies, 2. Freedom of the seas: importance of sea power in european war, b. british ordered ships carrying german goods via neutral ports to be stopped, 3.
