History Chapter 9 Flashcards

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policy by which stronger nations extend their political, economic, and military, control over weaker territories

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Imperialism

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2
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colonial economies based on an imperialist nation extracting or removing raw materials

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Extractive Economy

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3
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naval historian who advocated for naval power as the basis for a great nation; urged the U.S. to build a modern fleet

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Alfred T. Mahan

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4
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belief that Darwin’s theory of the survival of the fittest should be applied to societies, justifying imperialism

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Social Darwinism

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5
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historian who noted the closure of the American frontier; his ideas were used by others to urge U.S. overseas expansion

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Fredrick J. Turner

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6
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U.S. naval commander who sailed a fleet into Tokyo Bay and opened trade with Japan in 1853

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Matthew Perry

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7
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Hawaiian monarch dethroned in 1893 by rebel American planters in an action backed by U.S. Marines

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Queen Liliuokalani

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8
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Cuban patriot who launched a war for independence from Spain in 1895

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Jose Marti

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9
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owner of the New York Journal who, along with Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World, started the Yellow Press

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William Randolph Hearst

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10
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sensationalized and exaggerated reporting on Spanish atrocities in Cuba

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Yellow Press

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11
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aggressive nationalism

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Jingoism

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12
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commodore of the U.S. squadron that destroyed the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay

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George Dewey

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13
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leader of Filipino nationalists who defeated the Spanish Army

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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14
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volunteer cavalry unit assembled by Theodore Roosevelt, famous for their 1898 charge at San Juan Hill

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Rough Riders

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15
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ended the Spanish-American War and included U.S. acquisition of Puerto Rico and the purchase of the Philippines

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Treaty of Paris

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16
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rebellion or revolt

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Insurrection

17
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form of non-traditional warfare, generally by small bands of fighters

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Guerrilla Warfare

18
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future president, appointed governor of the Philippines in the 1901

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William Howard Taft

19
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zones in China that gave European powers exclusive access to commerce

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Sphere of Influence

20
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U.S. Secretary of State who asserted the “Open Door Policy” in China

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John Hay

21
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1900 revolt by secret Chinese societies against outside influences

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Boxer Rebellion

22
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Secretary of State John Hay’s policy of opposing European colonies and “spheres of influence” in China

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Open Door Policy

23
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war launched by Japan in 1904 to remove Russian influence in China; settled by Theodore Roosevelt in the Treaty of Portsmouth

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Russo-Japanese War

24
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allowed Japanese children to attend public schools with whites in California while Japan agreed to limit emigration to the U.S.

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“Gentlemen’s Agreement”

25
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1907 world cruise by an armada of U.S. battleships to demonstrate American naval strength

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Great White Fleet

26
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established civil government in Puerto Rico with an appointed governor

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Foraker Act

27
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addendum to Cuba’s constitution restricting Cuba’s independence from the United States

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Platt Amendment

28
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Theodore Roosevelt’s approach to international relations that depended on a strong military to achieve its aims

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“big stick” diplomacy

29
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waterway dug across Panama to shorten the trip between the Atlantic and the Pacific

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Panama Canal

30
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Roosevelt’s addition to the Monroe Doctrine, which stated that the U.S. would intervene in Latin America in order to prevent European intervention

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Roosevelt Corrollary

31
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President Taft’s policy to encourage investment rather than use force in Latin America

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“dollar diplomacy”

32
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President Wilson’s policy to encourage human rights and opportunity rather than act in our own self-interest in Latin America

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“moral diplomacy”

33
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Mexican guerrilla and outlaw who eluded capture by General Pershing for 11 months in 1916-1917

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Fransisco “Pancho” Villa