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04 Imperialism
Terms from US History Since 1877
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sandford Dole | He forced the taking of Hawaii to increase profits and get rid of tariffs, he was the first American governor of this territory. |
| Dollar Diplomacy | Taft's economic policy of encouraging investment by U.S. banks and businesses to maintain U.S. world power, particularly in Latin America. |
| Expansionism | Americans supported this policy to spread U.S. influence abroad through colonies that would provide raw materials, markets, and naval bases. |
| Guam | In 1898, this Pacific island was taken by the United States as a result of the Spanish American War. |
| Hawaii | This territory was annexed in 1898 by President McKinley after American sugar farmers ousted Queen Liliuokalani. |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | Senator who strongly supported the idea of expansionism for moral reasons, major opponent to the League of Nations |
| Alfred Thayer Mahan | He wrote Influence of Sea Power Upon History, arguing that to become a world power the U.S. needed a powerful navy; expansionist. |
| Missionaries | These people supported imperialism as an opportunity for evangelism in other countries, to spread Christianity to other countries. |
| Open Door Policy | The economic policy of President McKinley and Secretary John Hay in China promoting equal trading for all nations. |
| Panama Canal | This was dug through jungle and mountains to create a passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean which increased US trade and general presence in the region. |
| Philippines | This country was acquired as part of the treaty with Spain ending the Spanish American War, a long rebellion followed when the US took this country as a colony and denied them independence. |
| Puerto Rico | This became an American possession after the Spanish American War. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | He initiated the Rough Riders during the Spanish American War, the construction of the Panama Canal and Big Stick Diplomacy. |
| Spanish American War | Fought in 1898 to help Cubans win independence from Spain, the U.S. defeated the Spanish forces in the Philippines proving the strength of the U.S. military. |
| Imperialism | the practice of extending a nation's power and influence by controlling other territories |
| Sphere of Influence | a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority. |
| Yellow Journalism | type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers, helped build support for the Spanish American War |
| Roosevelt Corollary | 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force, first put into effect in Dominican Republic |
| USS Maine | Ship that exploded off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War |
| William McKinley | 25th president responsible for Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and the Annexation of Hawaii, imperialism. Is assassinated by an anarchist |
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