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US 11
Chapter 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| imperialism | stronger nations attempt to create empires by dominating weaker ones (1800s Europe dominated Africa and Asia) |
| nationalism | devotion to one's nation |
| annex | join a new territory to an exiting country (US sought foreign lands during imperialism) |
| banana republic | name for Central American nations because of fruit exports |
| Factors that led to imperialism | Nationalism, Imperialism, Improved transportation |
| Ways U.S. expands interest abroad | Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, President Willam "Seward" |
| arbitration | settlement of a dispute by a person or panel chosen to listen to both sides and come to a decision |
| jingoism | intense burst of national pride and desire for an aggressive foreign policy |
| Platt Amendment | document stipulated that the Cuban government could not enter any foreign agreements, must allow US naval bases, and give the US right to intervene whenever necessary |
| sphere of influence | areas of economic and political control in China |
| Open Door Policy | President McKinley's Secretary of State's policy that US would have equal access to China's millions of consumers |
| concession | a grant for a piece of land in exchange fora promise ot use the land for a specific purpose |
| Roosevelt Corollary | message from Roosevelt about extension of previously accepted ideas denying that the US wanted any more territory |
| dollar diplomacy | Pres. Taft's policy of encouraging AMerican investment in foreign economies |
| racism | belief that differences in character or inelligence are due to one's race |
| compulsory | required as in military service |
| Great White Fleet | A force of United States Navy ships that undertook a world cruise in 1907 |