1.3 quiz Flashcards
what was manifest destiny
the destiny of the US to keep moving westward
who created the thesis about US character
turner (turner thesis)
who wrote the influence of sea power upon history (1890)
captain alfred mahan
what does the us need to do for empire expansion
abandon continentalist strategy, and build a large navy to compete for world trade
why did they want to aquire colonies
for raw materials
who wrote economic motivation for imperialism
beveridge
what were the causes of the spanish-american war
cuba manufactered us sugar, lots of cuban exports went to us, political instability
who was presdient in 1897
mckinley
when was the S-A war
1898
what doesa the us mainly want cuba for
sugar
what is the term for the reporting style
yellow journalism
who created the first modern mass circulation newspaper
pulitzer (NY world)
who set out to beat pulitzer
randolph hearst (NY journal)
what ship was sent to spain
USS Maine
what was the USS maine sent for
to let them know the US cared about the concentration camps
what event starts off the war
the uss maine being blown up
what ammendment forbade annexing cuba
teller amendment
what amendment limited cubas rights and gave land to the us
platt amendment
what land is part of the platt amendment
guantanamo bay
what does it mean if a presidents name is put before the doctorate
when a president announces a new policy in a speech
what is the policy that states if the us is in trouble they have the right to move in
roosevelt codollary
what doctorate states that europe wont colonize the americas anymore but europe can get back in using loans
monroe doctorate
which queen hated foreigners
Liliuokalani
