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Ch 18 Flashcards

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What is imperialism?

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Stronger nations expand control over a weaker territories vea economics, polotics, and military

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What fuels imperialism?

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Manifest destiny, military strength, thirst for new markets, and belief in cultural superiority

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This man urged a naval buildup to compete with other nations

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Alfred Mahan

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What did military strength mean in imperialism?

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Building modern battleships

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What did a thirst for new markets mean for imperialism?

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Using foreign trade to fix over production-related problems of unemployment and economic depression

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When did the US buy Alaska?

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1867

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Who was William Seward?

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The man that arranged for the Alaskan purchase from the Russians for $7.2 mil

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What was Alaska dubbed after the purchase? How were they wrong?

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Seward’s Icebox/Seward’s Folly, it was really resource rich

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What is Pearl Harbor?

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A US naval base that was used since the Navy since 1887

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What did the McKinkey tariff do?

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Eliminated the duty-free status of planters in 1890

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Who was Queen Liliuokalani?

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The Hawaiian queen who proposed removing property qualifications for voting in Hawaii-keep Hawaii power

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Who was Sanford B. Dole?

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A planter that headed the Hawaiian government after they overthrew the queen

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When did Hawaii become a territory and state?

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Territory-1898. State-1959

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Who is Jose Marti?

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A cuban journalist who organized a revolution in 1895 to achieve “Cuba Libre” (Free Cuba)

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Who was Valeriano Weyler?

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A spanish general sent to Cuba to restore order to Cuba by sending thousands to concentration camps

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16
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What is yellow journalism?

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Exaggeration to engage readers

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What was the de Lome Letter?

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A letter sent to McKinley from Spanish minister Enrique deLome criticizing McKinley, angering Americans (Feb 1898)

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What was the USS Maine?

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A battleship that exploded in the Havana harbor in Feb 1898-260 dies, “Remember the Maine”

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Who was George Dewey?

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Commodore of the US fleet who attacked the Spanish at Manila

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Who were the Rough Riders>

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A volunteer cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt

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What was San Juan Hill?

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A strategically important battle brought fame to Roosevelt; it made the Spanish fleet retreat from the island

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What did the 1898 treaty of paris do?

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Spain freed Cuba and gave the US Guam and Puerto Rico

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23
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How much did Spain sell the Philippines for?

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$20mil

24
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When was the Philippines annexed and made independent?

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1899, 1946

25
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Why was Puerto Rico strategically important?

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It maintained our presence in the caribbean and protected a future canal

26
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This ended military rule in Puerto Rico and set up a civil government

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Foracker Act

27
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This provided provisions that the US required Cuba to add to their constitution

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Platt Amendment

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What did the Platt Amendment do?

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Allowed buying and leasing of land for the US navy, cuba couldn’t go into debt, and there could be no treaties that limited independence

29
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THis is a country who’s affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power… ie Cuba and the USA

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protectorate

30
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Why was an American political presence in Cuba important?

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It protected American businesses and investors

31
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This man was a rebel leader who was angered by the annexation of the Philippines

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Emilio Aguinaldo

32
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How did the US repsond to revolts in the Philippines?

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“Designated Living Zones” aka concentration camps

33
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How long did it take the US to put down Filipino rebellions?

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3 years

34
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What were the Open Door Notes?

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John Hay’s letters to say no monopolies in China

35
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This was a failed Chinese attempt by a secret society to free their country from western influence

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Boxer Rebellion, 1900

36
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What 3 beliefs of the US economy did the Open Door Notes reflect?

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  1. Growth depends on exports 2. US could intervene abroad to keep markets open 3. Closing an area to US products threatens US survival
37
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What was an effect of Imperialism on the US as a whole under McKinley?

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We gained an empire

38
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Why did people oppose Imperialism?

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They felt it went up against our values

39
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What was formed as a result of imperialism?

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An anti-imperialist league with many prominent members

40
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How did Roosevelt win a Nobel peace prize?

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1906 treaty of Portsmouth

41
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What did the treaty of Portsmouth do?

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Mediated a war petered Japan and Russia

42
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What did Roosevelt push for?

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Construction of the panama canal

43
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What happened to get Roosevelt in office?

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McKinley was assassinated

44
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What did it initially cost to start the canal?

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A flat fee ($40 mil) and yearly rent in 1904

45
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When was the canal finished?

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1914

46
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What did Roosevelt base Latin American policy on?

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The west African proverb “speak softly and carry a big stick”

47
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This was a 1904 extension of the Monroe doctrine

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Roosevelt corollary

48
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What did the Roosevelt corollary claim?

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The right to protect economic interests with military intervention in the affairs of the west hemisphere nations

49
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This was a tactic to keep Europeans out of western affairs

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Dollar diplomacy

50
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How did dollar diplomacy work?

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We would use our economic power to back loans made by other nations-started by Taft

51
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This was where the US had a moral obligation to deny recognition to oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile governments in Latin America

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Wilson’s missionary diplomacy

52
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These people were rebels who opposed the New Mexican government

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Francisco “Poncho” Villa and Emiliana Zapata

53
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How did Villa and Zapata rebel?

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They killed American engineers and raided New Mexico, killing 17

54
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This man was ordered to capture Villa-didn’t succeed

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John J Pershing

55
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What foreign policy goals did the US achieve in the early 1900s?

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We expanded access to foreign markets, built a modern navy to protect interests abroad, and exercised our international police power to ensure dominance in Latin America

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