History ch. 21 – Flashcards

A belief that the United States should avoid entanglements with other nations.

A policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world

To sell newspapers before and during the Spanish-American War, publishers engaged in blatant sensationalization of the news, which became known as "yellow journalism." Although it did not cause the war, it helped turn U.S. public opinion against Spain.

the United States pledged that it did not intend to annex Cuba and that it would recognize Cuban independence after the Spanish-American War.

Ended the Spanish-American War. Spain recognized Cuba's independence, assumed the Cuban debt, and ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.

An organization formed in 1898 to fight the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War. Members opposed acquiring overseas colonies, believing it would subvert American ideals and institutions. Memberships centered in New England; the cause was less popular in the South and West.

A war fought from 1899 to 1903 to quell Filipino resistance to U.S. control of the Philippine Islands.

This policy established free trade between the United States and China in 1900 and attempted to induce European nations and Japan to recognize the territorial integrity of China. It marked a departure from the American tradition of isolationism and signaled the country's growing involvement in the world.

Theme of expansion in American history, commerce (trade), changing ideas of manhood, race, targets of expansion/imperialistic/economic impulses, the need for a foreign policy? Did the US have one?, and promoting liberty and republican/democratic ideals

Industrialization of America, manufactured goods, national market economy, the important role of consumers, are there enough customers?, diminishing opportunities at home?, need for new markets?, many argued the vital importance of foreign markets to continued economic growth

Shedding of Victorian manners and morality, fear of over-civilization (men becoming soft), embracing the aggressive, looking to prove valor/bravery/be heroic (like their fathers had in Civil War), survival of the fittest

Idea of a worldwide struggle/competition between the races, who is the strongest on the evolutionary scale?, the "others", fear abroad; fear at home (mixing of races: miscegenation, degradation of American labor), from savage to civilized (commerce, democratic institutions, religion), remake the world in the American image

It would create economic and military colonies overseas

Most religious leaders believed that Americans should bring Christianity to the rest of the world, so they advocated imperialist foreign policies.

He said industrialism created surplus products which created a need for merchant ships and a navy.

Americans became enraged about Spain's treatment of Cubans and the sinking of the U.S. Navy ship, the Maine.

It marked the United States' first major military victory against a world power and established America as an overseas empire.

The Philippines

Emilio Aguinaldo

The people that were for annexing the islands argued that there were business interests in thoughts of new markets and fields of investments, the United States wanted to become an empire and so they wanted to expand more. USA, especially, didn't want to lose these islands to Japan or Germany

One of the biggest things that stood out was that the islands were 6,000 miles away from the Pacific Coast. Another reason that people argued against this was that some senators thought that annexation was a violation of American tradition and this lead other people to follow them.

They were against it because they worried about losing jobs to cheap labor.