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Ch 4 US Imperalism
| Term-Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Insurrection | Rebellion |
| Queen Liluokalani | the hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by revolution started by business interests |
| imperialism | political, military, and economic domination of strong nations over weaker territories |
| roosevelt corollary | extension of the Monroe Doctrine |
| Panama Canal | man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| Social Darwinism | the belief held by some that certain nations and races were superior to others and therefore destined to rule over them |
| Big Stick Diplomacy | Theodore Roosevelt's policy of creating and using, when necessary, a strong military to achieve America's goals |
| George Dewey | A united states naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War |
| Extractive Economy | economy in a colony where the colonizing country removed raw materials and shipped them back home to benefit its own economy |
| Foraker Act | law establishing a civil government in Puerto Rico |
| Teddy Roosevelt | A President known for Anti-monopoly and conservation policies. |
| Platt Amendment | Cuba was granted independence, including restrictions on rights and granting to the U.S. the "right to intervene" to preserve order in Cuba |
| Alfred T. Mahan | us navy captain who encouraged the us to look outward for military bases in foreign lands |
| "Pancho" Villa | Mexican revolutionary leader. His forces killed 18 men in New Mexico. |
| Matthew Perry | A commodore in the American navy. He forced Japan into opening its doors to trade. |
| Great White Fleet | sent the Navy on a world tour to show the world the U.S. naval power. |
| jingoism | extreme patriotism |
| William H. Taft | A former president of the us and was the first civilian governor of the philippines. He worked hard to reestablish order. |
| Yellow Press | newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories in order to promote readership |
| William Randolph Hearst | A leading newspaperman of his times, he ran The New York Journal and helped create and propagate "yellow (sensationalist) journalism." |
| Boxer Rebellion | violence started by members of a secret society in China, which prompted the governments of Europe and America to send troops to squash the rebellion |
| guerrilla warfare | nontraditional combat methods |
| John Hay | US secretary of state who issued the Open Door policy |
| Woodrow Wilson | 28th president of the United States |
| Fredrick Jackson Turner | American historian in the early 20th century. He is best known for The Significance of the Frontier in American History. |
| Jose Marti | led the fight for Cuba's independence from Spain from 1895 through the Spanish-American War |
| What is " Moral diplomacy" and what are its effects on US foreign policy | Worked to enforce human rights national integrity and equal opportunity. Promote democracy to create a world free of revolution and war. |
| What is "dollar Diplomacy" and what are its effects on US foreign policy. | Aimed to increase American interest in business and banking i other parts of the western hemisphere. |
| Why did cubans accept the Platt Amendment ? | Tried to get US and Spain off of its back. |
| What was the Russo-Japanese War? Who won the war? | Japanese bottles up the Russians in a harbor. Japan won the war. |
| What was the Open Door Policy? | an international agreement to keep China open to trade with all nations |
| Why did the Filipinos and the Americans battle after the Spanish- American war? | While the Filipinos believed that a U.S. defeat of Spain would lead to a free Philippines, the U.S. refused to recognize the new government. Outraged by the betrayal, the Philippine republic declared war on the United States. |
| Why was it important for the US to keep the philippines after the Spanish- American war? | Promoted trade in Asia and White Man Burden. |
| During the Spanish- American war, how did the African-American units and the rough riders affect the outcome of the war? | Troops stormed the hills of Kettle and San Juan and surrounded Santiago. |
| Why were Americans upset with the Spanish actions in cuba. | The Spanish were blamed for the destruction of US property such as the explosion of the US Maine. |
| What did American Journalists think of the purchase of Alaska? | That it was too expensive and a " Icebox" |
| What did queen liliuokalani do to upset the American planters? | Enforced tariffs to enforce her monarchy to shove out Americans. |
| Why did American need a bigger influence in the world? | It was a dash to economic and military developments along with needing new raw material. |
| What is a sphere of influence? | An area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges |
| What agreement OPENED trade with China? | Open Door Policy |
| What was the Gentlemen's Agreement? | An arrangement in which Japan agreed to end the emigration of Japanese laborers to the US. |
| What was the importance of the Insular case to American Foreign policy? | allowed the United States to continue its administration—and exploitation—of the territories acquired from Spain after the Spanish-American War. |
| Name a group that was against Americans expansion. | Anti- Imperalist |
| Who purchased Alaska? | Secretary of State William Seward |
| What was the importance of the Root-Takahira agreement to US foreign policy? | Avoid war. |
| Who declared Hawaii a republic in 1894? | Sanford Ballard Dole |
| Who was Emilio Aguinaldo? | the Filipino leader who declared independence from Spain |
| What was the territory that the Treaty of Paris dealt with? | Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. |
| Why did the US join the Imperialist club? | 1.Commercial/Business Interests 2.Military/Strategic Interests 3.Social Darwinist Thinking 4.Religious/Missionary Interests 5. Incline as a world power. |
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