Chapter 9 Flashcards
Talked about concerning ourselves with ourselves and Europe should be concerned with themselves
Monroe Doctrine of 1823
What made the Monroe Doctrine not as strong ?
Weak nation
How did America send troops to other countries like Mexico?
Through the Monroe Doctrine; finally used to strengthen
Idea that we are the best and we can expand if we want, but we don’t need to
Manifest Destiny
What was the problem in America with the economy?
Too many goods
What did America model after Europeans?
Imperialism
Why did imperialist nations take countries?
Economic benefit
Economy based on removing raw raw materials to sell to colonies; Europe and Japan
Extractive economies
What the U.S. an extractive economy? Why?
No, the United States had resources
What was the U.S. looking for? (Not resources)
Market
Wrote the Influence of Sea Power Upon History?
Alfred T. Mahan
What did the Influence of Sea Power Upon History talk about?
A strong nation has a strong navy
Time when U.S. Becomes dominate force in politics
Age of Imperialism
How could a country have a strong navy? (Needed something)
Coaling Stations
What did Mahan urge?
Taking over islands and building a canal
Who was late to imperialism?
Japan
Who urged Japan to trade?
Mathew Perry
How did we get Japan to trade?
Threatened them with our Navy
What inspired Japan to industrialize?
America
What did Military leaders in Japan do?
Took over schools, and controlled everything
Why did Japan become arrogant?
Bc they beat russia in war
Who did Japan go to, to settle the war between them and Russia?
Teddy Roose
Where was the Treaty made by Teddy Roose?
Portsmouth
Why did Japan need a treaty?
Bc they were running out of soldiers
Why did Teddy Roose send the Navy out on a “showcase”?
To display dominance
Who bought Alaska? How much?
William Seward; 7.2 Million
How did Hawaii begin to become a protector for US?
White guys started going down there, and saying “This place is pretty valuable”
was Hawaii a coaling station?
Yes
Hawaiian sugar was exempt from U.S. tariffs
Reciprocity treaty
Who took away Hawaii’s tariff privileges
President McKinley
plantation owner, forced Hawaiian King, Kalakaua, to adopt new constitution, giving more control to plantation owners; was a plantation owner
Sanford Dole
woman who tried to restore Hawaiian Dominance; her new constitution was stopped. Daughter of Kalakaua
Queen Liliuokalani
How was Hawaii Obtained to the US?
Queen Liliuokalani was forced by gunpoint
refused to annex Hawaii, anti-imperialist
Grover Cleveland
Was like Social Media Today; People easily swayed ; influenced American Politics; Uses propaganda
Yellow Journalism
5 Characteristics of Yellow Journalism
- ) Scare Headlines
- )Pictures and Drawings
- )Fake interviews
- )full color- comics
- ) sympathy for the underdog
Publisher of the New York Journal
William Randolph Hearst
Publisher of the New York World
Joseph Pulitzer
first merchandising phenomenon of comics
Yellow Kid
Where did Yellow Journalism get its name?
From Yellow Kid; both Hearst and Pulitzer had yellow kid in papers
How did Hearst and Pulitzer increase profits>
They wrote stories of Cuba’s problems with Spain
What caused the American-Spano war?
the USS Maine explosion, and newspaper articles, and the people wanted to
Why did McKinley declare war?
HE was scared he would be kicked out of office
Said that the US had no intentions of controlling Cuba after war
Teller Amendment
US could intervene Cuba if we thought they needed help
Platt Amendment
How did America get more soldiers for war?
they request 200,000 and got them
Where was the first battle of the american Spano war?
In Phillipines, a naval battle, ambushed the spanish fleet and blockaded until the army showed up
Who were the Rough riders?
Teddy Roose’s soldiers for battle; not good soldiers; fought on San Juan Hill; African Americans did most fighting
What did US gain from War with Spain?
Phillipines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba,
How did US get involved in Latin America?
through the Foraker Act and the Platt Amendment
this authorized a civil government in Puerto Rico by the US. Puerto Rico did not have the same rights.
Foraker Act
this made Cuba a protectorate
Platt Amendment
this was stated by Teddy ROOSE; added to the monroe doctrine; was made to civilize people and prevent invasion
Roosevelt Corollary
How did US extend to Asia?
Kept the Philippines and thought it was their duty to civilize Asians
Helped Americans get rid of Spanish in war, Filipino Nation
Emilio Aguinaldo
Attacking behind enemy lines with ambushes; used by Filipinos in American Filipino war
Guerrilla warfare
The two parts to the American filipino
1st- conventional warfare 2nd guerrilla warfare
What did US do with Filipinos in war?
Put them in concentration camps
appointed governor of Philippines
William Howard Taft
Phillippines will get indolence eventually
Jones Act
what year did Philippines get?
1946
ports w/ access to ports and markets
Spheres of influence
calls for equal trade with China ; open door policy
John Hay
Secret Chinese Society; Called to ban the foreigners from country; Nickname the boxers
Righteous Harmonious Fists
TAFT replaced dollars with
bullets
Woodrow wilson’s policy; do what it is right for foreigners; said will not seek land in other countries
Moral diplomacy
Where did woodrow end up?
Haiti, dominican republic, and mexico
Taft’s policy; was aimed to increase American investments in businesses and banks throughout central america and the Caribbean
Dollar Diplomacy
Roosevelts policy; was focused on using military force to obtain america’s goals
big stick policy
