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History
Imperialism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is imperialism? | bigger and stronger nations attempt to make empires by taking over smaller and weaker nations |
| what is nationalism? | pride in ones country |
| what is jingoism? | belief that ones country is always right and called for aggressive action in the name of the country |
| what was the Roosevelt Corollary? | said the US would use military to enforce the Monroe Doctrine |
| What does annexation mean? | the forcible acquisition of territory |
| what are some causes of imperialism? | rapid industrialization, economic growth, nationalism, urbanization, want better military |
| what was the Monroe Doctrine? | foreign policy that opposed European Imperialism in the west |
| who did the US buy Alaska from? | From Russians for $7.2 million |
| what did Alaska have that the US wanted? | natural resources such as minerals, oils and timber |
| why were the Hawaiian islands important to the US? | sugar industry |
| what does yellow journalism mean? | newspaper sought to increase circulation by sensationalizing news stories |
| why were the rough riders? | volunteer regiment led by teddy Roosevelt fought with many African American regiments and had victories that paved the way for a quick end to the war |
| what does protectorate mean? | a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger nation |
| what was the Big Stick Diplomacy? | a policy of negotiation supported by the unspoken threat of a powerful military |
| what was the " Le Dome Letter " ? | letter that the Spanish ambassador called the president weak in |
| what happened during the USS Maine Explosion? | American battleship visiting Cuba, blown up, killed 260 Americans |
| What were the US given after the Spanish American war? | Guam and Puerto Rico |
| After Cuba created their own constitution, what did the US insist on? | adding multiple provisions to the constitution called the Platt Amendment |
| what was the result of the Platt Amendment? | creation of a US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| what were the main parts in the Philippine American war? | mad when US excluded them from peace negotiations with Spain, received independence in the end |
| who denied the Panama Canal? | Columbia, since they owned the land at the time |
| What did the US do after being denied to build the Canal? | revolted and fought for it to go up which led to Panama giving permission to the US |
| what is the open door policy? | called for open access for all of Chinas ports |
| what were the main thing about ports? | foreign nation retains exclusive rights over trade, mines, rails and more |
| what were some pros for American Imperialism? | gained resources and created an empire, US became a political world power |
| what were some of the cons for American Imperialism? | did not extend rights to non-Americans, took away the right of self determination |
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