CAS IR 349 Midterm: IR 349 Midterm I Study Guide
26 Apr 2016
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Change from countries to cities: more industrialized, technological changes began. Nationalism was very large: religious, cultural, linguistic identity etc, states begin to become more powerful. Liberalism individuals can break away from the state: development of a middle class. Liberal nationalism: achieve your fullest potential through the state. After napoleonic wars 5 major powers met in vienna to discuss a balance of power. Us spanish-american war in 1898 starts to attract: us action in cuba, riots begin to breakout in barcelona. Yellow press: extreme stories by pulitzer and heart. Maine blows up in havana harbor: 1898 us goes to war with spain wants cuba to be free, basically only britain supports. Two fronts: caribbean and pacific: teddy roosevelt becomes hero at san juan hill, u. s. sinks flotilla in caribbean. Then u. s. takes over the philippines and puerto rico to become an imperial power. Monroe doctrine: western hemisphere is closed to further colonization as long as we don"t interfere with colonized europe.
