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Chapter 9
35 words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | the policy by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories |
| Extractive Economy | economy in a colony where the colonizing country removed raw materials and shipped them back home to benefit its own economy |
| Alfred T Mahan | a military historian and an officer in the united states navy, played a key role in transforming america into a naval power |
| Social Darwinism | the belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive |
| Fredrick J. Turner | noted that the frontier had been closed by gradual settlement in the 19th century |
| Matthew Perry | in 1853 sailed a fleet of american warships into present day Tokyo Bay, Japan |
| Queen Liliuokalani | resented the increasing power of the white planters, who owned much of the hawaiian land |
| Jose Marti | In 1895, cuban patriot launched a war for independence from Spain |
| William Randolph Hearst | heightened the publics dislike of the spanish government |
| Yellow Press | newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories in order to promote readership |
| Jingoism | aggressive nationalism, and inflamed relations with spain |
| George Dewey | On May 1, 1898 steamed his squadron of vessels into Manila Bay, in the spanish held Philippines |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | led Filipino nationalists |
| Rough Riders | consisted of rugged westerners and upper class easterners who relished what Roosevelt called the "strenuous life" |
| Treaty of Paris | signed by Spain and the US in December 1898, officially ended the War |
| Insurrection | rebellion |
| guerilla warfare | form of non traditional warfare generally involving small bands of fighters to attack behind american lines |
| William Howard Taft | In 1901, a future president of the US became governor of the Philippines |
| spheres of influence | a region dominated and controlled by an outside power |
| John Hay | US Secretary of state issued the first series of notes to foreign diplomats in 1899 |
| Boxer Rebellion | violence started by members of secret society in China, which prompted the governments of Europe and America to send troops to squash the rebellion |
| Open Door Policy | american statement that the government did not want colonies in China, but favored free trade there |
| Russo-Japanese War | war between Japan and Russia in 1904 over the presence of Russian troops in Manchuria |
| "Gentlemen's agreement" | pact between the US and Japan to end segregation of asian children in san francisco public schools. In return, Japan agreed to limit the immigration of its citizens to the US |
| Great White Fleet | battleships sent by Roosevelt in 1907 on a "good will cruise" around the world |
| Foraker Act | established a civil government in Puerto Rico |
| Platt Amendment | restricted the rights of newly independent Cubans and effectively brought the island within the US sphere |
| "big stick" diplomacy | Theodore Roosevelt's policy of creating and using, when necessary, a strong military to achieve America's goals |
| Panama Canal | human made waterway linking the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama |
| Roosevelt Corollary | updated the monroe doctrine for an age of economic imperialism |
| "dollar diplomacy" | President Taft's policy of expanding american investments abroad |
| "moral diplomacy" | Woodrow Wilson's statement the the US world wouldn't use force to assert influence in the world, but would instead work to promote rights |
| Francisco "Pancho" Villa | leader of new Carranza government |
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