Apush Vocab Chapter 27 – Flashcards
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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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Rough riders
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Volunteer regiment of US Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War
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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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The Great Rapproachment
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the convergence of diplomatic, political, military and economic objectives between the United States and Great Britain in 1895-1915, the two decades up to and including the beginning of World War I.
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Queen Liliuokalani
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the Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests
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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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Emilio Aguinaldo
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Filipino General - helped US take Philipines during Spanish-American war - helped Philippines gain freedom from US
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Spanish American War
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In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence
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anti imperialist league
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objected to the annexation of the Philippines and the building of an American empire. Idealism, self-interest, racism, constitutionalism, and other reasons motivated them, but they failed to make their case; the Philippines were annexed in 1900
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Foraker Act
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gave the US direct control over and power to set up a government in Puerto Rico
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Platt Amendment
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Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble
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open door note
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In 1899 the United States feared that countries with "spheres of influence" in China might choose to limit or restrict trade to and from their respective areas. John Hay avoided any problems with trade by sending notes to each country who held power in China asking them to keep trade open and tariffs low.
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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". The rebellion was ended by British troops.
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Hay Pauncefote Treaty
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permission granted by Panama for the US to dig a canal ; permitted by the British in order to make friends with US in hope of future support against Germany ; negociated under Roosevelt ; greatly facilitated trade
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Panama canal
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(TR) , The United States built the Panama Canal to have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic and vice versa. It cost $400,000,000 to build. Columbians would not let Americans build the canal, but then with the assistance of the United States a Panamanian Revolution occurred. The new ruling people allowed the United States to build the canal.
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Roosevelt corollary
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(TR) , Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force, first put into effect in Dominican Republic
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bad neighbor policy
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Roosevelt's rewriting of the Monroe doctrine brought about this policy of the US strong-arming nearby countries, making the Caribbean into a "Yankee lake."
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Gentlemens agreement
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Agreement when Japan agreed to curb the number of workers coming to the US and in exchange Roosevelt agreed to allow the wives of the Japenese men already living in the US to join them
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Root Takahira Agreement
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1908 - Japan / U.S. agreement in which both nations agreed to respect each other's territories in the Pacific and to uphold the Open Door policy in China.
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the maine
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A U.S. warship that blows up in Havana harbor, results in a battle between the Spanish and Americans
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yellow press
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A deliberately sensational journalism of scandal and exposure designed to attract an urban mass audience and increase advertising revenues.
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little brown brothers
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Taft's nickname for Filipinos; he became close with them
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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. Received Nobel Peace Prize for mediation of end of Russo-Japanese war. Later arbitrated split of Morocco between Germany and France.
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Henry Cabot lodge
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Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was a leader in the fight against participation in the League of Nations
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John Hay
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Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt who pioneered the open-door policy and Panama canal
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William h Taft
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27th US president, took over presidency after theodore Roosevelt, strengthened ICC, trust buster
