Apush Imperialism Test Questions – Flashcards
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Imperialism
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A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.
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Monroe Doctrine
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1823 US foreign policy by President James Monroe forbidding European colonization of the Western Hemisphere in exchange for the US avoiding unnecessary involvement European affairs.
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Roosevelt Corollary
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1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in the Western Hemisphere by using military force (police power).
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Jingoism
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A feeling of strong national pride and a desire for an aggressive foreign policy.
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Queen Liliuokalani
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Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests.
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Seward's Folly
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Americans joked that Alaska was "walrus covered iceberg", barren and worthless because you could not farm on it. Sec of State William Seward purchases it for 7.2 million dollars. Later discovered that Alaska has oil and gold.
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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Navy officer whose ideas on naval warfare and the importance of sea-power changed how America viewed its navy.
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John Hay
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Was the Secretary of State in 1899; dispatched the Open Door Notes to keep the countries that had spheres of influence in China from taking over China and closing the doors on trade between China and the U.S.
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Spanish American War
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War fought between the US and Spain in Cuba and the Philippines. It lasted less than 3 months and resulted in Cuba's independence as well as the US annexing Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
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William McKinley
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1897-1901, 25th President, Republican, supported gold standard, protective tariff, and Hawaiian Islands, President during Spanish American War, assassinated.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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1858-1919. 26th President. Increased size of Navy, "Great White Fleet". Added Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine. "Big Stick" policy. Aggressive Imperialist. Rough Riders founder. Received Nobel Peace Prize for mediation of end of Russo-Japanese war.
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George Dewey
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A United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War, U.S. naval commander who led the American attack on the Philippines.
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DeLome Letter
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A private letter written by Enrique Depuy de Lome, Spainish Minister to U.S, critized President McKinley call him "weak" and "a bidder for the admiration of the crowd."
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Teller Amendment
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Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning the Spanish-American war.
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USS Maine
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Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War.
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Yellow Journalism
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Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers.
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William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
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Competing newspaper/magazine owners/publishers at the time of the Spanish American War- Hearst's New York Journal and Pulitzer's New York World competed for readers in "yellow journalism."
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Platt Amendment
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Post-Spanish American War treaty with Cuba- US conditions for their independence. Resulted in a controversial quasi-ownership. 1) Cuba makes no treaty with others if it endangers independence 2) can't borrow money if they can't pay back 3)US can get involved with Cuba affairs 4) US receives rights to Guantanamo Bay.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Emilio Aguinaldo was a Filipino leader who fought first against Spain and then against the United States. He was a leader in the fight for Filipino independence.
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Big Stick Policy
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Roosevelt's international affairs philosophy - ask first but bring along a big army to help convince them. Threaten to use force, act as international policemen; used by T.R. to improve world peace, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Said that the "big stick" could be used to keep other countries in line and to make sure that the countries of Latin America behaved themselves.
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Panama Canal
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A strip of land across Panama bought for $10 million and an annual rent of $250,000. As one of the great engineering feats of the time, it reduced shipping costs by cutting through the Panama Isthmus and helped extend U.S. naval power by allowing the fleets to move between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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Portsmouth Conference
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The meeting between Japan, Russia, and the U.S. that ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the fighting between those two countries. Ended in rather bitter feelings on both the Russian and Japanese sides.
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Open Door Policy
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A policy proposed by the US Sec of State John Hay in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.
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Boxer Rebellion
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1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils".
