USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Define militarism

(A) a new style of weapons, based on new technology

(B) ** Policy in which military preparedness is of primary importance.

(C) a political party that believes in nationalism

(D) a belief that countries should be lead by military officers

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values.

Concept note-2: -Defining militarism Not surprisingly, this leads to significant increases in defence and arms spending. Late 19th and early 20th-century militarism fuelled an arms race that gave rise to new military technologies and increased defence spending. Militarism also shaped culture, the press and public opinion.

Concept note-3: -These include : high levels of military expenditure; the militarisation of domestic social relations; the use of force in international relations; and the nuclear arms race. Each of the different aspects ofmilitarism arises in an organic way from major conflicts in the modern world.

Concept note-4: -Militarism – the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war and their use as a tool of diplomacy.