HIST 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Federal Foreign Office, Anglophile, U-Boat
25 Aug 2016
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Industry technology: new imperialism , raw materials, things such as timber, markets, to sell these raw materials, national pride, to be part of the imperialist movement is a point of pride. Charles darwin states his idea of evolution, survival of the fittest . Social darwinism: people believe it can be defined in human beings and that some humans are more powerful than other humans and brings a lot of dilemmas: white man"s burden written by rudyard kipling. There is a responsibility to raise the backyard people. 1917: russian revolution communism: soviet union, usa practicing isolationism. Woodrow wilson: loves all things british (anglophile) Zimmerman bole telegram comes in from german foreign office to german. Asking mexico to attack usa, of course mexico says no but america is still mad. U-boat submarine vs hms lusitania: begins the unrestricted sub: firing on any submarines, which cause. America to get mad: april 6, 1917: us declares war, november 11, 1918: war over.
