HIST-UA 9 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Jingoism, Big Stick Ideology, Great White Fleet
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Allied powers (triple entente) - us, russia, britain, france, (eventually italy) Banana republic - united fruit company (ufc) controlled much of central america and used it to make bananas via latin american labor. Dealt with many strikes and involved us military becoming involved in latin america to secure us economic interests. Big stick policy - speak softly and carry a big stick. - theodore roosevelt. Do not be aggressive, but have the power to act if the need to arises. Foresight of conflict is key in this philosophy because the big stick can be used to negotiate peace before war even begins. Central powers (ww1) (triple alliance) - germany, austria-hungary, (italy - leaves alliance), ottoman empire (turkey). Committee on public information - government agency organized to influence public opinion regarding wwi. Delome letter - letter intercepted by cuban revolutionaries and posted in american newspapers which was written by the spanish ambassador to the united states.
