Age of Imperialism Flashcards

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Antebellum Foreign Policy

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  1. Isolation from Europe

2. Uphold the Monroe Doctrine

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Post-War Foreign Policy

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  1. Uphold the Monroe Doctrine

2. Imperialism- creating an empire

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5 factors that will influence imperialism

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  1. Economics
  2. Religion
  3. Social Darwinism
  4. Yellow Press
  5. Book written by Cpt. Alfred Mayhan- The Influence of the Sea Power upon History
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Owned 2 largest newspapers in U.S.

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William Randolph Hearst

Joseph Pulitzer

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What was the Merchant Marine?

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merchant ships that protected from pirates

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1st Possession in 1867

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Alaska from Russia

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2nd Possession

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Hawaii

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Hawaii

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  • McKinley tariff places a high tariff on sugar
  • Queen Liliuokalani promised to impose a new constitution on hawaii but the missionary boys overthrow the government and force the queen to resign. Declared the Republic of Hawaii.
  • McKinley annexes Hawaii and it becomes a state
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Samoa

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U.S. and Germany both want the Harbor of PagoPago. Hurricane destroys both armies and the U.S. and Germany divide the Samoan Islands

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Pan-American Conference

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Trade, The U.S. wants to become the #1 trading partner with all the nations, the accomplishment: reduce tariffs

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Chile

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American sailors killed, and Americans demand revenge. Chile would agree to pay back Americans. Bad feelings

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Venezuela

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boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Giuana. Gold discovered on the border. British Giuana end up with the Gold claim

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Why did Great Britain try to improve relations between them and the U.S?

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Because they believe that the next war will be against Germany

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Spanish- American War

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Cuba and U.S.

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Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act

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placed a high tariff on imported sugar

result: Cuba was devastated (leads to rebellion)

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The Teller Amendment

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  1. Cuba must be independent
  2. give President military force to make Cuba an independent nation
  3. U.S. promises not to annex Cuba
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War in Cuba

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American Commander: William Shafter

1st war the U.S. fought since Civil War

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1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalery

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Commanded by: Col. Leonard Wood and Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
Known as the “Rough Riders”

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Battle of El Caney

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  • Battle of San Juan Hill

- Battle of Kettle Hill

20
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Victor of Spanish- American War

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American- the army now controls the high ground of Santiago

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Treaty of Paris 1898

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  1. Spain surrenders Cuba

2. U.S. receives the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam- in return we give Spain $20million

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Positive Results of the Spanish-Ameican War

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  1. Helped to heal wounds between the North and the South
  2. Found a cure of Yellow Fever
  3. U.S. becomes a world power in the far east
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Problems (negatives) of the War

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  1. Our new colonies are poor
  2. Controversy over acquiring territoires
  3. Cuba (U.S. dealing with Cuba)
  4. Philippines begin to fight against the Americans
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Insular Cases

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Supreme ct. says the constitution doesn’t apply to the new colonies

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Platt Amendment

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  1. Cuba could not impair its independence by treaty or debt
  2. Gave U.S. the authority to intervene and restore order in Cuba
  3. Cubans had to provide military bases for the U.S.
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Military Governor of the Philippines

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William Taft

27
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Philippine Government Act

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Philippines are now an organized territory (citizens)

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Hauge Conference

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reduce the size of the military- reduce the chances of going to war

  1. codified International Law
  2. est. a permanent court of Arbitration
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China (trade)

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U.S. fears that they will be excluded from the China Trade

30
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Open Door policy in China

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John Hay
no nation would be excluded from the China trade and Chinas independence would be guaranteed.
no nation acknowledged this policy

31
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Boxer Rebellion in China

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Boxers (chinese men) desire to drive out foreigners. they take the city and surround the foreign quarter. rescue force rescue the foreigners before the Boxers kill them

32
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The Boxer Protocol

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the chinese has to pay the nations $333 million, Europeans were allowed to maintain military forces in the capital.