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ohs ch 9 us history
Question | Answer |
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imperialism | the policy by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territores |
extractive economy | imperial country removes raw materials from the colony and ship them to the home country |
Social Darwinism | the belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive |
Yellow Press | Newspapers that had a popular comic-strip with a character called The Yellow Kid |
jingoism | aggresive nationalism |
Rough Riders | rugged westerners and upper=class easterners who relished what Roosevelt called the "strenuous life" |
Treaty of Paris | Spain gave up control of Cubo, Puerto Rico, and the Pacific island of Guam and sold the Philippines to the US for $20 million |
insurrection | rebellion |
guerrilla warfare | a form of non-traditional warfare generall involving small bands of fighters to attack behind American lines. |
sphere of influence | within each countrys zone, each power had privileged access to Chinese ports and markets |
Boxer Rebellion | Boxers killed foreign missionaries and besieged the foreign diplomats' district in Beijing |
Open Door Policy | American did not want colones in China; it just wanted to trade there |
Russo-Japanese War | A war between Russia and Japan |
"Gentlemen's Agreement" | the school board pledged to end its segregation policy and Japan agreed to limit the emigration of its citizens to the United States. |
Great White Fleet | new force of navy ships |
Foraker Act | established a civil government in Puerto Rico |
Platt Amendment | restricted the rights of newly independent Cubans and effectively brought the island within the U.S. sphere |
"big stick" diplomacy | depended on a strong military to achive America's goals |
Panama Canal | allowed ships to go in between North America and South America |
Roosevelt Corollary | updated the Monroe Doctrine for an age of economic imperialism |
"dollar diplomacy" | substituting dollars for bullets |
"moral diplomacy" | wanting to show themselves as friends |