Chapter 17-imperialism Flashcards
President McKinley annexed ____ in 1898.
Hawaii
In the late 1890s, the US started relying on its ______ to influence foreign nations toward its policies
navy
He linked Anglo-Saxon Christian missionary efforts with imperialism especially in US involvement in the Pacific.
Josiah Strong
The US Policy of the ______ was applied numerous times toward Latin American nations like the Dominican Republic rather allowing Europe to intervene in American affairs, strongly linked to the Monroe Doctrine.
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
A canal was built through this central American nation mostly through the efforts of the US
Panama
Panama had an US organized and sponsored revolution against its parent nation of ______ in 1902.
Columbia
A _______ is an almost independent nation that is watched over and protected by an imperial world power like Cuba in the early 1900s.
protectorate
This was organized to promote cooperation among the nations of the Western Hemisphere.
Organization of American States
In the 1880s, the ______ became an emerging world power.
United States
Following the Spanish-American War of 1898, these four areas became US Territories.
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Hawaii
This former Spanish colony still had slavery until 1886.
Cuba
This naval commander sailed into Manila Bay on May 1, 1898 and proceeded to destroy the Spanish fleet.
Commodore George Dewey
Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in this harbor.
Manila, Phillippines
He asked Congress to authorize the use of the military to end the continuing conflict in Cuba
President William McKinley
He won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to find a peace settlement between the Russians and Japanese.
Theodore Roosevelt
Philippe Bunau-Varilla lead an uprising in this central American nations so that the US would be able to build a canal.
Panama
Besides Panama, this country also hoped a canal would be built through its territory though it never was.
Nicaragua
The _______ first tried to build a canal through Panama but was unsuccessful due to the mosquito infested swamps.
French
This was a uprising in China that focused on killing European foreigners.
Boxer Rebellion
Latin America and the US would work together was the basis of this movement.
Pan-Americanism which led to the Organization of American States
He took a naval expedition to Japan in 1854 to negotiate a trade treaty.
Commodore Matthew Perry
The economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations is called _____
imperialism
He wrote a book supporting a strong navy.
Alfred T. Mahan
This was sensationalist newspaper reporting that was meant to attract readers…used to incite anger over events in Cuba.
yellow journalism
He was the leader of the Cuban independence movement in the latter 1800s.
Jose Marti
This was an attitude of aggressive nationalism that grew in the US at the conclusion of the 1800s.
jingoism
This established the relationship between Cuba and the US, virtually making Cuba an American protectorate.
Platt Amendment
This was a volunteer cavalry regiment that fought in Cuba under the leadership of Lt. Col. Roosevelt
Rough Riders
He was the leader of the Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
This was Taft’s economic policy toward Latin America.
Dollar Diplomacy
The US would intervene militarily in Latin American affairs when necessary to maintain economic and political stability with the ______ policy
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
this gave the US the exclusive right to build and control any proposed canal through Central America
Hay-Pauncefote Treat
This is any area where a forgien national controlled economic development
Sphere of Influence
This US policy declaration stated that all counties should be allowed to trade with China
Open Door Policy
The Great White Fleet was this
The US Navy
She was queen of Hawaii before the US annexed it in 1898
Queen Liliuokalani
this ship exploded in Havana, Cuba and began the slide into war with Spain in 1898
USS Maine
These two men were the most important of the Yellow Journalists
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
He was the author of the insulting letter that was intercepted by US officials describing President McKinley.
Enrique Dupuy de Lome
HE was the Spanish general in Cuba whose harsh policy earned him the title “The Butcher”
Spanish General Weyler
This was the slogan that encouraged many people to call for war against Spain in 1898
Remember the Maine
He was the leader of the Philippine insurrection
Emilio Aguinaldo
This treaty ended the Spanish-American War
Treaty of Paris
This act established a government for Puerto Rico
Foraker Act
He was shot by an anarchist leading to Teddy Roosevelt becoming president.
William McKinley
Through his efforts, the mosquito was controlled in Panama allowing the construction of the canal by 1914.
Dr. William Gorgas
He developed the Open Door Policy
John Hay
Theodore Roosevelt would be known for using his ______ to show US power around the world especially in Latin America
Big Stick which was the US Navy’s Great White Fleet
What is the importance of this graphic?
The Panama Canal allowed for increased worldwide trade.
What is the best topic for this graphic?
Theodore Roosevelt was the driving force for the construction of the Panama Canal
This graphic best describes which policy of Theodore Roosevelt?
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
The graphic best describes who and what policy?
William Howard Taft and Dollar Diplomacy
This graphic best describes what event?
William Seward’s purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.
