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STEELE
STEELE-SSII CH.9 THE ROOTS OF IMPERIALISM - TERMS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the policy by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories | Imperialism |
| economy in a colony where the colonizing country removed the raw materials and shipped them back home to benefit its own economy | extractive economy |
| naval officer and historian who played a key role in transforming America into a naval power | Alfred T. Mahan |
| the belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive | Social Darwinism |
| noted that the frontier had been closed by gradual settlement in the 19th century | Frederick Jackson Turner |
| sailed a fleet of American ships into Tokyo Bay and opened up trade with Japan | Matthew Perry |
| leader of Hawaii who opposed the increasing power of white planters who owned much of the Hawaiian land | Queen Liliuokalani |
| Cuban patriot who launched a war for independence from Spain | Jose Marti |
| newspaper publisher who heightened the public's dislike of the Spanish government | William Hearst |
| newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories to promote leadership; featured comic strip character called the Yellow Kid. | Yellow Press |
| aggressive nationalism | jingoism |
| defeated the Spanish military to take over the Philippines | George Dewey |
| Filipino nationalist who led a revolt against the Spanish army | Emilio Aguinaldo |
| a calvary unit organized and commanded by Theodore Roosevelt which consisted of rugged westerners gained fame for the role they played in the battles of Kettle and San Juan Hills in Cuba | Rough Riders |
| the document that ended the Spanish-American War. | The Treaty of Paris |
| a rebellion | insurrection |
| a form of non-traditional warfare generally involving small bands of fighters to attack behind American lines | guerilla warfare |
| a future president of the United States who became governor of the Philippines in 1901 | William Howard Taft |
| a region dominated and controlled by an outside power | sphere of influence |
| U.S. Secretary of State who notified leaders of imperialist nations that the U.S. expected "perfect equality of treatment for commerce" | John Hay |
| a secret Chinese society trained in martial arts who rebelled against foreign missionaries and besieged the foreign diplomat's district in Beijing | Boxer Rebellion |
| American statement that the government did not want colonies in China, but favored free trade | Open Door Policy |
| war between Russia and Japan over Russian troops in Manchuria | Russo-Japanese War |
| pact between U.S. and Japan to end segregation of Asian children in San Francisco public schools. In return, Japan agreed to limit the immigration of its citizens to the United States | Gentlemen's Agreement |
| battleships sent by Roosevelt in 1907, on a 'good will cruise' around the world | Great White Fleet |
| law that established a civil government in Puerto Rico | Foraker Act |
| an amendment to the Cuban constitution that restricted the rights of newly independent Cubans and brought the island within the U.S. sphere | Platt Amendment |
| Theodore Roosevelt's policy of creating and using, when necessary, a strong military to achieve America's goals | "big stick" policy |
| a waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean | Panama Canal |
| President Theodore Roosevelt's reassertion of the Monroe Doctrine to keep the Western Hemisphere free from intervention by European powers | Roosevelt Corollary |
| President Taft's policy of expanding American investments abroad | "dollar diplomacy" |
| Woodrow Wilson's statement that the U.S. would not use force to assert influence in the world, but would instead work to promote human rights | "moral diplomacy" |
| Mexican rebel who killed 18 people in Columbus, New Mexico | Francisco "Pancho" Villa |
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