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US Imperialism Ch 18
Reasons for US Imperialism; Spanish-American War; T. Roosevelt; Panama Canal
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Economic argument for expansion | US needed new market for its goods |
| Colombia | Country from which Panama revolted |
| Panama Canal | It facilitated movement between the Atlantic and Pacific ports |
| Led to the Spanish-American War | Cuban rebelled against Spanish rule |
| Open Door Policy | It gave the US access to millions of consumers in China |
| Why Roosevelt's opponents disapprove of his actions in Panama | They disapproved of his involvement in the Panamanian revolt. |
| Roosevelt Corollary | The US would use force to prevent intervention in the affairs of neighboring countries. |
| Leader of the Rough Riders | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Hawaii | Annexed by the US in 1898 |
| William Randolph Hearst | Newspaper publisher whose "yellow journalism" influenced public opinion |
| A result of the Spanish American War | Puerto Rico and Guam were made unincorporated US territories |
| José Martí | Exiled journalist who urged the US to intervene in Cuba |
| George Dewey | Admiral who led attack on Spanish ships in the Philippines |
| William Howard Taft | President known for his "Dollar Diplomacy" |
| Cuban Guerrillas | Destroyed American-owned sugar mills to gain support for independence |
| Where did the Spanish-American War begin? | In the Philippine Islands |
| San Juan Hill | Made famous by the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War |
| Arbitration | Settlement of a dispute by a person chosen to listen to both sides |
| Annexation | Addition of new territory to an existing country |
| $25 million | Amount US paid to Colombia for having used illegal means to acquire the Canal Zone |
| Concession | A grant of a piece of land in return for a promise to use the land a certain way |
| Jingoism | A form of national pride combined with an aggressive foreign policy |
| Sphere of Influence | Area outside a nation's borders where it exercises economic and political control |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Expanded presidential power; act first ask for permission second; regulated big business; first conservation president |
| Dollar Diplomacy | Taft's foreign policy, invest in foreign companies and nations first so other countries cannot |
| Imperialism | A stronger nation attempts to create an empire by dominating weaker nations |
| Yellow Journalism (Hearst and Pulitzer) | Influenced opinions of US citizens on events in Cuba; increased public sympathy for the Cuban rebels |
| Alfred T. Mahan | Argued that the economic future of the US depended on gaining new markets abroad and a strong navy for protection |
| Reasons for US imperialism | Economic factors- new markets; Nationalist factors- love of country; Military factors- bases around world; Humanitarian factors- spread US idea of a better way of life |
| Anti-Imperialist Argument | Imperialism was inconsistent with the basic American idea of "liberty for all." |
| An example of the US enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine | The US demanded Great Britain submit a boundary dispute with Venezuela for arbitration |
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