3/15/23 Test Flashcards
a policy of staying out of world affairs
isolationism
an 1854 treaty between Japan and the United States that opened up ports to American trade in Japan
Treaty of Kanagawa
a foreign policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions
imperialism
the name for the steam-powered ships of the englarged and modernized American navy of the early 1900s
Great White Fleet
a policy issed by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899 that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely
open door policy
sails to Japan and asks them to trade with the US; he opened the doors of trade to Japan
Commodore Perry
Secretary of State who purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2M
William Seward
takes over monarchy after her brother King Kalakaui dies and tries to restore her power
Queen Lily
Chinese rebels who were going against the open door policy
Boxer rebellion
wrote “Influence of Sea Power Upon History” which criticized the US for having a weak navy
Mahan
author of New York World
Pulitzer
author of New York Journal
Hearst
ship McKinely sends in to protect US citizens and property which explodes on Feb 15, 1898
USS Maine
Cuban rebel who helped seize Manila for the Spanish
Aguinaldo
cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt
Rough riders
an amendment to the Cuban constitution that allowed the US to intervene in Cuba
Platt Amendment
an independent nation
Sovereign nation
a nation whose independence is limited by the control of a more powerful country
Protectorate nation
an act of cruelty and brutality
atrocity
sensational and biased news with exaggerated stories
yellow journalism
the war between Spain and the US in 1898
Spanish American War
made Puerto Rico a territory of the US and granted citizenship to all Puerto Ricans which was also known as the Jones Act
Foraker Act
a narrow strip of land that has water on each side with the strip of land connection 2 larger bodies of land
isthmus
extension to the Monroe Doctrine that the US had a right to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order
Roosevelt Corollary
President’s taft’s policy of building strong economic ties to Latin America using trade and money to influence control in Latin America
Dollar diplomacy
President Wilson’s policy of condemning imperialism, spreading democracy and promoting peace
Moral diplomacy
helped eliminate yellow fever in Cuba and Panama
Col. William Gorgas
Roosevelt’s policy of sending military
Gunboat diplomacy
Mexican rebel who kills 19 Americans in the hills of Mexico
Pancho Villa
ruler of Mexico from 1877-1911
Diaz
takes over Diaz’s position but is eventually murdered
Madero
takes over after Madero was murdered
Gen. Huerta
goes against Gen. Huerta
Gen. Carranza
where US sailors go abroad in Mexico and get arrested and put in Mexican prison
Tampico
Mexican port that was seized by US troops after the Tampico police arrested Mexican sailors
Vera Cruz
a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority
Sphere of Influence
