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chapter9_vocablist
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.Imperialism | political, military, and economic domination of stronger nations over weaker territories |
| 2.Extractive Economy | economy in a colony where the colonizing country removed raw materials and shipped them back home to benefit own economy |
| 3.Social Darwinism | belief held by some in the late 19th century that certain nations and races were superior to others and destined to rule over them |
| 4.Yellow Press | newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories in order to promote readership |
| 5.Jingoism | aggressive nationalism |
| 6.Rough Riders | group of men, rugged westerners and upper class easterns who fought during the Spanish-American War |
| 7.Treaty of Paris | agreement signed by the U.S. and Spain in 1898 that ended the Spanish-American War |
| 8.Insurrection | rebellion |
| 9.Guerilla Warfare | form of non-traditional warfare generally involving hit-and-run attacks by small bands of fighters |
| 10.Sphere of Influence | region dominated and controlled by an outside power |
| 11.Boxer Rebellion | violence started by members of a secret society in China prompting the governments of Europe and America to send troops to squash the rebellion |
| 12.Open Door Policy | American statement that government didn't want colonies in China, but favored free trade there |
| 13.Russo-Japanese War | war between Russia and Japan in 1904 over the presence of Russian troops in Manchuria |
| 14."Gentleman's Agreement" | pact between the U.S. and Japan to end segregation of Asian Children in San Francisco public schools. Japan agreed to limit immigrants to the U.S. |
| 15.Great White Fleet | battleships sent by Roosevelt in 1907 on a "good will cruise" around the world |
| 16.Foraker Act | law establishing a civil government in Puerto Rico |
| 17.Platt Amendment | set of conditions where Cuba was granted independence in 1902, including restrictions on rights and granting the U.S. the "right to intervene" to preseve order to Cuba |
| 18."Big Stick" Diplomacy | Roosevelt's policy of creating and using a strong military to achieve America's goals when necessary |
| 19.Panama Canal | human-made waterway linking the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama |
| 20.Roosevelt Corollary | Rooselvelt's reassertion of the Monroe Doctrine to keep Western Hemisphere free from intervention by European powers |
| 21."Dollar Diplomacy | President Taft's policy of expanding American investments abroad |
| 22."Moral Diplomacy" | Woodrow Wilson's statement that the U.S. wouldn't use force to assert influence in the world, but instead work to promote human rights |
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