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Chapter 9
Term | Definition |
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imperialism | policy by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories. |
Extractive economy | economy in a colony where the colonizing country removed raw materials and shipped them back home to benefit its economy. |
Social Darwinism | the belief held by some in the late nineteenth century that certain nations and races were superior to others and therefore destined to rule over them. |
Yellow Press | newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories in order to promote readership. |
Jingoism | aggressive nationalism |
Rough Riders | group of men consisting of rugged westerners and upper class easterners who fought during the Spanish-American War. |
Treaty of Paris | an agreement signed by the United States and Spain in 1898, which officially ended the Spanish-American War. |
Insurrection | rebellion |
Guerrilla Warfare | form of non-traditional warfare generally involving hit-and-run attacks by small bands of fighters. |
Sphere of influence | a region dominated and controlled by an outside power. |
Boxer rebellion | violence started by members of a secret society in China, which prompted the government of Europe and America to send troops to squash the rebellion. |
Open Door policy | American statement that the government did not want colonies in China, but favored free trade there. |
Russo-Japanese War | war between Japan and Russia in 1904 over the presence of Russian troops in Manchuria. |
"Gentlemen's Agreement" | pact between the United States and Japan to end segregation of Asian children in San Francisco public schools. |
Great White Fleet | battleships sent by Roosevelt in 1907 on a "good will cruise" around the world. |
Foraker Act | law establishing a civil government in Puerto Rico. |
Platt Amendment | set of conditions under which Cuba was granted Independence in 1902. |
"big stick diplomacy" | Roosevelt policy of creating and using, when necessary , a strong military to achieve America's goal. |
Panama Canal | human-made waterway linking the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama. |
Roosevelt Corollary | Roosevelts reassertion of the Monroe Doctrine to keep the Western Hemisphere free from intervention by European powers, |
"dollar diplomacy" | President Tafts policy of expanding American investments abroad. |
"moral diplomacy" | Woodrow Wilson statement that U.S. wont use force but instead work to promote human rights. |