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wright chap. 12
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | Extending rule of authority over foreign countries- holding colonies and dependincies |
| Protectorate | Strong state protects a weak state Ex. gov. is a protector |
| Anglo Saxonism | Belief of the Anglo Saxon race |
| Josiah Strong | one of america's leading religious and social voices during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century |
| Matthew C. Perry | U.S. naval officer who headed an expedition that forced Japan in 1853–54 to enter into trade-became an equal power with Britain, France, and Russia |
| Queen Liliuokalani | Queen of Hawaiian island from 1891-1893 |
| James G. Blaine | U.S Representative and a Senator.- Repulican- served from 1876-1881 |
| Pan Americanism | movement toward commercial, social, economic, military, and political cooperation among the nations of North, Central, and South America |
| Alfred T. Mahan | A naval officer & historian. He believed that the key to a great nation rested on a powerful navy |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | U.S public servent & author. senator 1893-1924 |
| William Randolph Hearst | U.S. editor and publisher, 1863–1951: turned the newspaper into a combination of reformist investigative reporting and lurid sensationalism |
| Joseph Pulitzer | 1847–1911- U.S. journalist and publisher: who created along with William Randolph Hearst a new and controversial type of journalism. |
| Yellow Journalism | describe the journalistic practices of Joseph Pulitzer, and later on William Randolph Hearst too.: type of journalism that relies on sensationalism and lurid exaggeration to attract readers |
| Enrique Dupuy de Lome | Spanish diplomat who is best known for a letter he penned to a Spanish official in Cuba in 1898: He called president McKinley "weak" and "a low politicion" so us called war on spain |
| Jingoism | the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; who were people who expressed their patriotism loudly and excessively, favoring vigilant preparedness for war and an aggressive foreign policy |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 26th president of the U.S. 1901–09: Nobel peace prize 1906: led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy |
| George Dewey | only officer of the U.S. Navy ever to hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy: took part in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron: |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | Filipino leader during the Spanish-American war: opposed to U.S. occupation |
| Rough Riders | the members of a volunteer regiment of cavalry organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood for service in the Spanish-American War |
| Leonard Wood | 1860–1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator : medically trained and was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars while serving as an Assistant Surgeon in the Apache Campaign of the Summer of 1886: Fort Leondard Wood 4 him |
| Foraker Act | (Organic Act of 1900): law that established a civilian government in Puerto Rico: sponsor, Joseph Benson Foraker |
| Platt Amendment | Platt Amendment stipulated the conditions for U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs and permitted the United States to lease or buy lands for the purpose of the establishing naval bases (the main one was Guannamo Bay) and coaling stations in Cuba: |
| Sphere of Influence | territorial area over which political or economic influence is wielded by one nation; a region of the world in which one state is dominant |
| Open Door Policy | made by U.S in 1899: policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries: the statement reaffirmed the principle that all countries should have equal access to any Chinese port open to trade |
| Boxer Rebellion | ordinary villagers who reacted violently against the increasing influence of foreign Christian missionaries and diplomats in the Middle Kingdom: formed a spiritualist/martial arts movement, and believed themselves impervious to bullets. |
| Great White Fleet | sent by President Theodore Roosevelt: 1907-1909: Atlantic Fleet battleships only later came to be known as the "Great White Fleet.": purpose of the fleet seemed to be as a show of American sea power |
| Hay Pauncefote Treaty | signed on 2/5/1900: provided for joint British and American protection for any trans-Panama canal, but allowed for the United States to build and operate such a canal on its own |
| Dollar Diplomacy | policy aimed at furthering the interests of the United States abroad by encouraging the investment of U.S. capital in foreign countries |
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