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CH: 9

Vocab for Chapter 9

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1. Imperialism The policy by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories
2. Extractive economy The act of the imperical country extracting raw materials from its colonies for the homeland
3. Alfred T Mahan A US Imperialist who called for Naval Reform
4. Social Darwinism The belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive
5. Frederick J Turner An Imperialist who believed that an America without a frontier couldn't produce innovative and hardworking citizens
6. Matthew Perry Commodore of a US fleet that sailed into Tokyo Bay to open it's ports to the US; showered the Emperor with gifts to persuade him
7. Queen Liliuokalani The Last Hawaiian Monarch; was overthrown by American planters with help of the US Marines in 1893
8. Jose Marti Cuban Patriot who launched a rebellion from Spain
9. William Randolph Hearst Newspaper Publisher who heightened public distaste for the Spanish government
10. Yellow Press Newspapers that exaggerated Spanish atrocities in Cuba
11. Jingoism Aggressive Nationalism
12. George Dewey American Commodore who destroyed the entire Spanish fleet in the Philippines in Manila Bay
13. Emilio Aguinaldo Filipino Nationalist who defeated the Spanish army in the Philippines
14. Rough Riders Theodore Roosevelt's Volunteer Calvary Division
15. Treaty of Paris (of 1898) Treaty that ended the Spanish-American war and gave Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US
16. Insurrection A Rebellion
17. Guerrilla Warfare A form of non-traditional warfare that generally involved small bands of fighters to attack behind enemy lines (Modern Warfare tactics)
18. William Howard Taft Governor of the Philippines; President of the US 1909 - 1913
19. Sphere of Influence A zone where a Great Power or Secondary Power establishes its influence
20. John Hay US Secretary of State that notified British, French, German, and Russia to allow the US equal trade in China
21. Boxer Rebellion Rebellion by Chinese Secret Societies that aimed to Overthrow the Qing government and kick the Europeans out of China
22. Open Door Policy Policy that America took economically that would Assure trade in East Asia
23. Russo-Japanese War War between Japan and Russia from 1904 to 1905 in which over 100,000 Russian soldiers and many Japanese men died. Japan also destroyed the Russian Pacific Fleet in Port Arthur, China (Later renamed Dalian under Japanese Rule)
24. "Gentlemen's Agreement" An agreement with Japan that West Coast schools would end Asian segregation, in return for Japan limiting Emigration to the US
25. Great White Fleet Fleet of New Warships, that, in 1907, sailed on a 'good will cruise' around the world, showing off America's new military strength
26. Foraker Act An Act that established a civil government in Puerto Rico
27. Platt Amendment An amendment that forced the new Cuban government to become part of the US Sphere of Influence; lasted until 1949 when Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban government
28. "Big Stick" Policy Policy established by Roosevelt that would use Military power to establish US diplomatic control over Central America
29. Panama Canal Canal built between 1904 and 1914 that would shorten trips from the Atlantic to the Pacific by bypassing South America
30. Roosevelt Corollary An update of the Monroe Doctrine
31. "Dollar Diplomacy" An attempt to get rid of the 'big stick' policy by using economic investments, rather than military power, to assert control over the Caribbean and Central America
32. "Moral Diplomacy" A policy Woodrow Wilson established trying to promote Human Rights, National Integrity, and Opportunity to gain control over lesser nations
33. Francisco "Pancho" Villa Mexican Rebel that raided a New Mexican border town in 1916
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