apush chapter 27 Flashcards
American Imperialism
“expand or implode”
new markets
didn’t want to be left behind EU competition
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War
Alfred Thayer Mahan
wrote “The Influence of Sea Power on History”
strong navy, naval dominance, adequate # of ports, stimulated the navel race
James G. Blaine
Secretary of State
first to embrace imperialism in policy
Big Sister Policy
Big Sister Policy
with support from blaine
allied US with Latin American countries
opened new trade markets
Guyana & Venezuela border disputes
-Gold discovered in contested area
-US v. Britain
-Cleveland cited Monroe Doctrine - British denied its relevance
-Cleveland’s survey - “accept or aggress”
-GB anger deflected toward Boer War
led to the Great Rapprochement
-Monroe Doctrine reinforced
Great Rapprochement
-reconciliation between the US and Britain
-new alliance in 20th century regarding (foreign policy)
Hawaii
waystation, provisioning point
-missionaries
-1875 reciprocity agreement
-1887 rights to Pearl Harbor
-sugar trade
-McKinley import Tariff created obstacles
-solution: white planters - annex Hawaii
-led to an organized revolt in 1893
-Cleveland’s election changed things
-He stood up for Queen Liliuokalani
-1898 - annexation
McKinley Tariff
1890 tariff that raised protective tariff levels by nearly 50%, making them the highest tariffs on imports in the United States history
Queen Liliuokalani
the Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American instigation/business interests
Cuba
-Cubans revolted against Spainish oppresors
-spanish tried to supress revolts w concentration camps
-washington sent USS Maine to cuba to protect americans, the ship later blew up, angering the americans
-led to americans adopting Teller Amendment
Valeriano Weyler
General sent by Spain to stop Cuban revolt, referred to as the “Butcher” because of merciless tactics “concentration camps, shooting civilian, etc.)
Yellow Journalism
-Pulitzer and Hearst(leaders of the method)
-Hearst published letter from Depuy de Lome
-incited desire for war in americans
Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
USS Maine
Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War
Depuy de Lome
Spanish diplomat that wrote a letter criticizing president McKinley by calling him weak, indecisive, and relying to heavily on public opinion. Letter was published by the press.
Theodore Roosevelt
26th president, known for: military strength, Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War
Spanish American War
In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans’ fight for independence
Teller Amendment
Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after defeating spain
-Cuban independence
John Hay
proclaimed the war was a “slendid little war”, instigating the SpanAmerican war furthur
Philippines
important in the SpanAmerican war campaign
American won battle at manila bay
a source of argument amongst americans to decide weather to annex them or not
George Dewey
- Praised naval commander chosed by theodore roosevelt
- collaborated with philipino insurgents and defeated spanish fleet in manila bay
Guam
Captured easily by USS Charleston in S-A War w/o fighitng
Ceded to US in Treaty of Paris