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imperialism
history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the spanish american war was between who | Spanish vs american |
| where was the spanish american war | Philippines and Cuba |
| what was the Spain’s Reconcentration Policy | civilians were forced into government run camps |
| american economic interest | Many American businesses had money invested in Cuba’s railroads and plantations. |
| Yellow Journalists | Newspaper that creats highly exaggerated stories |
| Jingoism | the attitude of aggressive nationalism was strong in the Republican party and encouraged war. |
| Jose Marti | Cuban poet and journalist who was in exile in NY |
| Manila Bay | Surprise naval attack by Commodore George |
| Rough Riders | a group of American volunteers that formed to fight at San Juan Hill |
| Treaty of Paris | cuba became independent |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | led troops to attack Americans. |
| Foraker Act | made Puerto Rico an unincorporated territory. |
| The Platt Amendment | a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence |
| Spheres of influence | areas where foreign nations control economic development. |
| Open Door Policy | kept Chinese ports open to all nations |
| Boxers | secret Chinese society to get rid of foreign control |
| Russo- Japanese War | fighting over Japanese expansion |
| Great White Fleet | 16 battleship sent around the world for a tour |
| when was spanish war | 1898 |
| why did the spanish american war happen | because the cuban wanted to get there independence from spain |
| leornard wood | was the commander of rough rider |
| alfred manaha | part of the naval war board |
| mckinley role | helped ask congress for authority end the fighting in Cuba between the rebels and Spanish forces. |
| teddy roosvelt | second commander of rough riders |
| taft | created dollar diplomacy |
| pancho villa | led rebel group when mexico was in turmoil |
| Roosevelt Corollary | U.S. had the right to intervene in Latin American Affairs to protect U.S. business. |
| George Dewey | led suprise naval attack |
| Sanford Dole- | took over as ruler of Hawaii |
| John Hay | - secretary of state who wrote the Open Door Policy |
| Liliuokalani | last monarch of Hawaii, wanted “Hawaii for Hawaiins” |
| William Seward | secretary of state who purchased Alaska |
| William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer | yellow journalism which encouraged the beginnings of the Spanish American War |
| John J. Pershing | - sent into Mexico to capture Pancho Villa. We were not successful and pulled out in 1917 because of WWI. |
| Missionary Diplomacy- | Wilson, go in if a country is corrupt or abusive |
| Big Stick Diplomacy- | Roosevelt, use force |
| Anglo-Saxonism- | the idea that English – speaking nations had superior character , ideas and government |
| Imperialism | economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker nations. |
| Protectorate | when an imperial power rules a smaller country but lets them stay in control |
| who built the Panama Canal | US/Britain originally going to build it together then France started building it. We offered Colombia money to buy it and build it but they refused. |
| Why did we want to be an imperial power? | To avoid being shut out of foreign markets (trade) , because of cultural superiority, desire for military strength |
| who bought Alaska | William Seward |
| What was Alaska nicknamed | “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox” |
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