18.3 Flashcards
William Howard Taft
Gov general of Philippines in 1901
Censured press and put people who didn’t agree with him in jail to win support from the people
Jones act
Pledged Philippines would ultimately gain their independence
Open door policy
US did not want colonies in China just wanted free trade
Treaty of Portsmouth
Ended Russo-Japanese war
Brokered by Theodore Roosevelt
Gentlemen’s agreement
- san Fran school board would end its segregation policies
- Japan would limit emigration to u.s.
Big stick diplomacy
Roosevelt
Depended on strong military (Great White Fleet)
Dollar diplomacy
Taft
- maintain open door policy in China
- stability in Latin America
- hoped to expand American trade
Moral diplomacy
Wilson
Support given to nations with same moral beliefs as US
Roosevelt corollary
- updated version of Monroe doctrine for age of economic imperialism
- because of concern over European interventions in Latin America due to unpaid debts
How many people died in Filipino insurrection
Nearly 5,000 Americans and 200,000 Filipinos
“Boxers”
aa secret society of traditional Chinese who opposed European incursions
Boxer rebellion
(1900) Boxers killed missionaries and besieged the foreign diplomats district in Beijing
Panama Canal
for the purpose of shortening the travel distance between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans