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US History Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. imperialism | the policy by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories |
| 2. extractive economy | sought colonies to provide tea, rubber, iron, petroleum, and other materials for their industries at home |
| 3. Social Darwinism | the belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive |
| 4. Yellow Press | publications that featured a popular comic-strip character called "The Yellow Kid" |
| 5. jingoism | aggressive nationalism |
| 6. Rough Riders | rugged westerners and upper-class easterners who relished what Roosevelt called the "strenuous life" |
| 7. Treaty of Paris | Officially ended the Spanish-American War. Spain gave up control of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Pacific Island |
| 8. insurrection | rebellion against US rule |
| 9. guerrilla warfare | a form of non-traditional warfare generally involving small bands of fighters to attack behind American lines |
| 10. sphere of influence | each power had privileged access to Chinese ports and markets |
| 11. Boxer Rebellion | A multinational force of European, American, and Japanese troops were sent to the Chinese capitol |
| 12. Open Door Policy | preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity |
| 13. Russo-Japanese War | In 1905, Representative from Russia and Japan met in, New Hampshire, to negotiate and end to the war |
| 14. Gentlemen's Agreement | the school board pledged to end its segregation policy |
| 15. Great White Fleet | the President won congressional support for a new force of navy ships |
| 16. Foraker Act | which established a civil government in Puerto Rico |
| 17. Platt Amendment | restricted the rights if newly independent Cubans and effectively brought the island within US sphere |
| 18. "big stick" diplomacy | depended on a strong military to achieve America's goals |
| 19. Panama Canal | depended on the scientific breakthroughs by doctors as they learned how to combat tropical diseases |
| 20. Roosevelt Corollary | updated the Monroe Doctrine for an age of economic imperalism |
| 21. dollar diplomacy | he looked to substitute "dollars for bullets" |
| 22. moral diplomacy | work to promote human rights, national integrity, and opportunity |
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