US History Chapter 18 Imperialism – Flashcards
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Queen Liluokalani
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Queen of Hawaii who was forced to give up her throne because of American business interests
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United States Imperalism
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belief that the U.S. should take economic, political and military control power over weaker countries
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Alfred T. Mahan
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U.S. admiral who supported the growth of the U.S. Navy and colonies overseas
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William Seward
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Secretary of State who purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million
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Pearl Harbor
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U.S. naval bases built in Hawaii
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Jose Marti
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Cuban poet and journalist who led a rebellion for independence from Spain
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Valeriano Weyler
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general sent from Spain to Cuba to restore order
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yellow journalism
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exaggeration of the news to make it more exciting
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de Lome letter
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letter written by a Spanish diplomat criticizing President McKinley as being weak
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U.S.S. Maine
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American warship in Cuba that was believed to have been exploded by Spain
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George Dewey
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American naval commander who led the attack on the Phillipines
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Rough Riders
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fighting unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba
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San Juan Hill
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location where the Spanish surrendered to the U.S. in Cuba
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Treaty of Paris (1898)
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treaty that ended the Spanish American War
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Foraker Act
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law that ended military rule and set up a civil government in Puerto Rico
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Platt Amendment
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amendment in the Cuban constitution that gave the U.S. special privileges
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Protectorate
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a country that is partly controlled by a stronger country
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Filipino rebel who led a revolt against the U.S.
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John Hay
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US Secretary of state who sent the Open Door notes
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Open Door notes
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message sent by John Hay calling for China's ports to remain open and for China to remain independent in order to protect US trading rights
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Boxer Rebellion
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Chinese rebellion against Western influence; Chinese Nationalist Uprising
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Panama Canal
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channel across Central America connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans
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Roosevelt Corollary
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Roosevelt's extension to the Monroe Doctrine that stated that the US has the right to protect its economic interests in Latin America
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dollar diplomacy
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policy of intervening in other countries to protect U.S. business interests
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Francisco "Pancho" Villa
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Mexican revolutionary that led a rebellion against Carranza, new leader of Mexico, and his followers also killed American troops
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Emiliano Zapata
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Mexican rebel, led a peasant revolt, understood the misery of peasant villagers
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John J. Pershing
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general sent by President Wilson to capture Pancho Villa
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Anti-Imperialist League
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group of antiimperialists that advocated for isolationism, thought it was wrong for the U.S. to rule other people without their consent
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The Spanish American War
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caused the United States to be recognized as a world power
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Open door policy
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A policy proposed by the US in 1899 advocating for maintaining free trade in China
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Pancho Villa
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a Mexican revolutionary
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Sanford Dole
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a former leader of Hawaii
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Big Stick Policy
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A policy enacted by President Roosevelt that encouraged being peaceful in making resolutions but use force if necessary.
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commonwealth
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a self-governing territory associated with another country
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Seward Folly
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1867 William Seward, Secretary of state bought Alaska from Russia to exploit its oil
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imperialism
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Domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region
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Reasons for American Imperialism
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Quest for new markets, raw materials, and investment opportunity
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President McKinley
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it provided the US with a major foothold in the western pacific and access to Asian markets. Hawaii/Phillipines
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War in the Philippines
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When the U.S. military was ordered to keep the Philippines as an American territory, this war broke out in 1899. The war lasted about three years. In the end, the Philippines was a U.S. territory until 1946.
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Puerto Rico
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A U.S. territory; the U.S. gained it from Spain as a result of the Spanish-American War. People here have U.S. citizenship, and many here would like it to be a U.S. state.
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Taft Diplomacy
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dollar diplomacy- economic power by guarenteeing loans made to foreign countries
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Hawaii
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America attained Hawaii by forcing the Hawaiian King to sign a constitution and reduced his power. The Queen Liliuokalani gave up her country because she didn't want to go to war with America. Hawaii became the 50th State
