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Chapter 23
Becoming a World Power
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sphere of Influence | Are within a country where a foreign nation had special trading rights |
| Atrocity | Wartime act of cruelty and brutality |
| Isolationism | policy of non-involvement in the affairs of other nations |
| Boxer Rebellion | failed attempt by Chinese Nationalists to kick out "foreign devils" |
| Yellow Journalism | sensational news stories, often biased or untrue |
| Reconcentration | moving opposition groups into detention camps |
| Corollary | an addition to an existing policy or doctrine |
| Nationalism | strong pride in your country or nation |
| Annex | to take over or add a territory |
| Treaty of Kanagawa | Japan signed it because of an American show of force (steam-powered war ships) |
| "Seward's Folly" | what some called the Alaskan Purchase, until gold was discovered |
| Dr. William Gorgas | won the battle against mosquitoes in the Panama Canal zone |
| Who blew up the "Maine"? | it remains a mystery to this day |
| "a splendid little war" | the U.S. won a quick, easy victory over Spain |
| factors that led to war with Spain | yellow journalism, sympathy for Cuban rebels, the explosion of the Maine |
| Alaska | Seward annexed it as part of his plan to dominate the Pacific |
| TR's "Big Stick" policy | TR's policy toward Latin America ---Actions should back up words |
| Roosevelt Corollary | based on the Monroe Doctrine which forbid European colonies in the Western Hemisphere |
| Liliuokalani | Queen of Hawaii who stepped down to avoid conflict with U.S. |
| Isthmus | Thin strip of land connecting North and South America |
| Columbia | lost territory when Panama won its independence with U.S. help |
| Canal runs through | Panama - Southwest from Atlantic to Pacific, Northeast from Pacific to Atlantic |
| Imperialist | A person who believes in an overseas empire |
| Commodore Matthew Perry | responsible for opening Japanese ports for trade |
| Diplomacy | peaceful negotiations between governments |
| "Remember the Maine!" | popular battle cry of the Spanish-American War |
| Gained in the Spanish-American War | Puerto Rico, The Philippines, Guam (Cuba gained independence) |
| Who wanted Hawaii annexed? | American sugar planters |
| Cause of the Spanish-American War | stories of Spanish cruelty, U.S. desire for expansion, the explosion of the Maine |
| Result of Roosevelt Corollary | the U.S. became the "policeman" of the Carribean |
| Major problem building the canal | disease-carrying mosquitoes |
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