America Claims an Empire - Chapter 18 Flashcards
To understand how individuals and events moved the United States into the role of a world power and to recognize the effects of economic policies on U.S. diplomacy.
The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War
Treaty of Paris
U.S. secretary of state
John Hay
Secretary of state under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson
William Seward
Fighting unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba
Rough Riders
Mexican revolutionary
Francisco “Pancho” Villa
General sent from Spain to Cuba to restore order in 1896
Valeriano Weyler
U.S. general who led troops to capture Villa
John J. Pershing
U.S. warship that exploded in a Cuban harbor in 1898
U.S.S Maine
Provisions in the Cuban constitution that gave the United States broad rights in that country
Platt Amendment
The practice of strong countries taking economic, political, and military power over the weaker countries
Imperialism
The policy of intervening in other countries to protect U.S. business interests
Dollar Diplomacy
Location of an important American land victory in Cuba
San Juan Hill
American imperialist and admiral who urged the United States to build up its navy and take colonies overseas
Alfred T. Mahan
Reporting in newspapers and magazines that exaggerates the news in order to make it more exciting
Yellow Journalism
A channel across Central America, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, opened in 1914
Panama Canal
Political activist who worked for Cuban independence
José Martí
Law which ended military rule in Puerto Rico
Foraker Act
The Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests
Queen Liliuokalani
Filipino rebel leader
Emilio Aguinaldo
Mexican rebel
Emiliano Zapata
Naval port in Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Chinese rebellion against Western influence, 1900
Boxer Rebellion
U.S. naval commander who led the American attack on the Philippines
George Dewey
Message sent by John Hay to other countries to protect U.S. trading rights in China
Open Door Notes
Roosevelt’s 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South and Central America by using military force
Roosevelt Corollary
American businessman who became president of the new government of Hawaii after the queen was pushed out
Sandford B. Dole
A country that is partly controlled by another, stronger country
Protectorate
