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Imperialism
Modern American History-MAH
Term | Definition |
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Imperialism | taking over other countries |
Manifest Destiny | America's God given right to conquer |
Isolationism | No foreign involvlements |
The Monroe Doctrine | Expand America into the Western Hemisphere: no more European settlement |
Roosevelt Corollary | "Speak softly and carry a big stick" |
Dollar Diplomacy | Imperialism through the economy |
Yellow Journalism | News used to sway public opinion |
Open Door Policy | Used in China to call for all nations to engage in free trade |
Spanish American War | Allows America to emerge as a world power |
Henry Cabot Lodge | Every great country needs to expand |
Carl Shurz | Imperialism is Un-American |
Josiah Strong | Spread White Anglo-saxon culture |
Alfred T. Mahn | Imperialism by naval force |
Hearst and Pulitzer | Journalist engaged in Yellow Journalism |
Teller and Platt Amendments | Policies in Cuba as result of Spanish American War |
Ethnocentrism | My culture is the BEST culture |