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AM2 U3L1 Imperialism
OCS, high school, imperialism, American History 2
Term | Definition |
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William Howard Taft | He established Dollar Diplomacy. |
Theodore Roosevelt | He established Big Stick Diplomacy. |
Woodrow Wilson | He established Moral Diplomacy. |
Philippines | Island nation in Pacific; US gained control of after Spanish-American War. |
Guam and Puerto Rico | Two other island nations US gained control of after Spanish-American War. |
Hawaii | Island nation in Pacific; US annexed and it became the 50th state. |
China | Largest nation in Asia; US wanted a trade agreement with them. |
Alaska | US purchased from Russia; it became the 49th state. |
Isolationism | Government's policy to avoid political or economic agreements with other countries. |
Manifest Destiny | Belief that God gave Americans the right and duty to expand westward. |
Big Stick Policy | President Roosevelt used threat of force to advance American foreign policy. |
Dollar Diplomacy | President Taft used investment (money) in foreign countries to advance American foreign policy. |
Moral Diplomacy | President Wilson believed America should promote democracy or moral progress in other lands. |