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Ch. 9 Vocab
U.S. History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Imperialism | helping weaker nations around the world through politics, military, and economic control |
| 2. Extractive economy | economy where the colonizing country removes raw materials and ships them back home |
| 3. Alfred T. Mahan | encouraged U.S. leaders to build a stronger navy |
| 4. Social Darwinism | the belief that having money was a sign of God’s favor; therefore the wealthy are more favored by God opposed to those w/out money, making those who are poor, inferior. (survival of the fittest) |
| 5. Frederick J. Turner | historian, |
| 6. Matthew Perry | travelled to Japan, won the favor of the emperor, and paved the way for further expansion |
| 7. Queen Lilioukalani | queen of Hawaii who got rid of the constitution that helped the white plantation owners |
| 8. Jose Marti | Cuban who wanted independence from Spain |
| 9. William Randolph Hearst | helped influence the American People’s dislike of the Spanish gov. |
| 10. Yellow Press | newspaper with a yellow kid in the comic strips |
| 11. Jingoism | aggressive nationalism |
| 12. George Dewey | led the Americans in fire at Manila Bay |
| 13. Emilio Aguinaldo | Filipino leader also defeating the Spanish army |
| 14. Rough Riders | recruited by future Pres. Roosevelt were a group of men rugged westerners and upper-class easterners who fought in the war |
| 15. Treaty of Paris | 1898 ended the war, gave up control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Also, sold the Philippines to the U.S. |
| 16. Insurrection | rebellion against the U.S. |
| 17. Guerilla warfare | war tactics of hit-and-run attacks by small groups |
| 18. William Howard Taft | future Pres. became gov of Philippines…wanted to help the islands recover from rebellion |
| 19. Sphere of influence | region dominated and controlled by an outside power |
| 20. John Hay | notified Chinese leaders that the U.S. expected “perfect equality of treatment for commerce” |
| 21. Boxer Rebellion | violence started by a secret society in China which promoted the European and American gov. to send troops to squash the rebellion |
| 22. Open Door policy | stated that America did not want colonies in China, just a free trade |
| 23. Russo-Japanese War | 1904 war between Russia and Japan over the presence of Russian troops in Manchuria |
| 24. Gentlemen’s Agreement | agreement between America and Japan put in place by Roosevelt, the school board pledged to end the segregation in schools |
| 25. Great White Fleet | 16 navy ships traveling around the world to demonstrate America’s increased military power. |
| 26. Foraker Act | established a civil government in Puerto Rico |
| 27. Platt Amendment | 1902 set of condiitions under which Cuba was granted independence had restrictions on rights on Cubans and granting U.S. the right to intervene |
| 28. "big stick diplomacy" | Roosevelt's policy of creating and using a strong military to acheieve American goals |
| 29. Panama Canal | man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific across the Isthmus |
| 30. Roosevelt Corollary | modern version of the Monroe Doctrine to keep the W. Hemisphere free from the intervention by European Power |
| 31. "dollar diplomacy" | Pres. Taft policy of expanding American investments abroad |
| 32. "moral diplomacy" | Woodrow Wilson saying that the U.S. would not use force to influence the world rather work to promote human rights |
| 33. Francisco "Pancho" Villa | leader of the rebellion in Mexico, attacked NM and killed 18 Americans. |
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Hal_McGrath
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