CAS IR 349 Lecture 2: Emerging Centers of Power: America, Japan, Europe
13 Sep 2017
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Lecture 2: emerging centers of power: america, japan, europe. America"s rise to world power: the closing of the frontier, the quest for overseas empire, captain alfred t. mahan. The influence of sea power upon history (1890) Speak softly but carry a big stick ~theodore roosevelt. The rising sun in east asia: japan"s bid for regional hegemony, 1894-1910. Japan obtains control of korea"s foreign relations (later annexes it in. Japan gest lease of liaotung peninsula from russia (including ports: japan defeats china & russia. Japanese immigration and place restrictions on japanese immigrants" right to own property. The european aarms race: 1898-1914: britannia still rules the waves , king george v, germany"s quest for a place in the sun , 1898: the german emporor (kaiser), william ii, announces that germany will conduct a. Weltpolitik ( world policy ) and join the race for overseas colonies.
