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Chapter 12,history
Chapter 12 vocab,history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Imperialism | the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies |
| Protectorate | the relation of a strong state toward a weaker state or territory that it protects and partly controls. |
| Anglo Saxonism | a belief in the innate superiority of the “Anglo-Saxon race |
| Josiah Strong | From Anglo Saxon he put a Christian twist on it |
| Matthew C. Perry | A commador of the US Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the west with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854 |
| Queen Liliuokalani | The Last reigning monarch of the Hawaiin islands. She felt her mission was to preserve the islands for the natives. 1898-Hawaii annexed to the U.S. & she was forced to give up her throne |
| James G. Blaine | a former speaker of the House,chairman of the Repblican party in 1859, creator of Pan-Americanism |
| Pan Americanism | the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the countries of the North,Central,& South America. |
| Alfred T Mahan | a writer,a naval officer,His writings on the importance of Sea Power influienced navies all over the world during the late 1800's |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | Congress sentor,that pushed for constuction of a new navy |
| William Randolph Hearst | owned The Journal newspaper,and reported outrageous stories on Cuba |
| Joseph Pulitzer | jouranlist,and newspaper publisher,whose will established the Pulister prizes |
| Yellow Journalism | exgaggerated or biased writering decguised as fact. A type of journalism that downplays legitament news in favor of eye catching headlines that sale more |
| Enrique Dupuy de Lome | spanish ambassitor to the US,and wrote an inflamitory letter about president Mccinly |
| Jingoism | an attitude of agressive nationalism |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Assistant Secretary of the Navy, |
| George Dewey | He led a squadron into battle and destroyed and captured and outgunned Spanish warships, he took presedent McKinley by surprise |
| Emilio Anguinaldo | a Filipino revolutionary who staged an unsuccessful uprising against the Spanish in 1896, he quickly launched a new guerilla war |
| Rough Riders | Volunteer calvalry unit form the American West made up of cowboys, miners, & law officers |
| Leonard Wood | Commander of the "Rough Riders" |
| Foraker Act | President McKinly signed a civil law established a civilion gov in Puerto Rico |
| Platt Amendment | 1901 amendment to the Cuban constitution by which the US was allowed certain consseions, including the right to indefinally maintain Guantanamo naval base in Cuba |
| Sphere of influence | any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others |
| Open door policy | A policy in which all countries should be allowed to trade with China |
| Boxer Rebellion | unsuccessful uprising by members of the Chinese Society of Right and Harmonious Fists against foreign influence in China, in such areas as trade, politics, religion, and technology. |
| Great White Fleet | President Roosevelt sent 16 battleships the new US Navy on a voyage around the world to show case the nation's military might |
| Hay Pauncefote Treaty | 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 | applied by critics to the activist foreign policy of William Howard Taft,he per say substituting dollars for bullets |
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