12.1-12.3 Vocab Flashcards
isolationism
a policy of staying out of the world’s affairs
expansionism
extending its national borders
treaty of kanagawa
a treaty between the US and Japan that opened up Japanese ports to America
annex
take over
imperialism
the policy of powerful countries seeking to control the political and economic affairs of weaker countries or regions
racism
the belief that one race is superior than the other
great white fleet
name for steam powered ships of the enlarged and modernized american navy of the 1900s
sphere of influence
an area, usually around a sea port, where a nation had special trading privileges
open door policy
a policy that allowed the nation to trade in any other nation’s sphere of influence in china
boxer rebellion
an uprising in china against westerners and western influence in china
reconcentration
a policy of moving large numbers of people into camps for political and military purposes
atrocities
wartime acts of cruelty and brutality
yellow journalism
reporting that relied on sensational stories and headlines
spanish-american war
a war between america and spain in 1898
theodore roosevelt
26th president of the US that was the assistant secretary of the navy
rough riders
a nickname for a military unit organized by theodore roosevelt during the spanish american war
buffalo soldiers
nickname for african american members of the 9th and 10th cavalry during the spanish-american war
platt amendment
an amendment to the cuban constitution that allowed the US to intervene in cuba
protectorate
a nation whose independence is limited by the control of a more powerful country
foraker act
a law passed in which the US gave Peurto Ricans little say in the gov
isthmus
a narrow strip of land that has water on both sides with the strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land
corollary
addition
roosevelt corollary
statement made by theodore roosevelt that the US had the right to intervene in latin america to preserve law and order
dollar diplomacy
president taft’s policy of building strong economic ties to latin america
woodrow wilson
28th president
moral diplomacy
president wilson’s policy of condemning imperialism, spreading democracy, and promoting peace