History Exam Flashcards
Isolationism
The policy of staying out of would affairs
Collective Security
Working with out her countrys to prevent wars
Imperialism
Spreading the rule of one country ove that of another country
Internationalism
Intervening with out her countrys affairs to promote the common good
Foreign Policy
A governments strategy in dealing with other nations
Monroe Doctrine
Proclamation in 1823 by President James Monroe, it warned European nations not to get involved in political matters in Central and South America, also the Doctrine was intended to show that the United States was the only country that could influence such political matters
Manifest Destiney
The god given right to expand
Was Hawaii Annexed?
Yes, a bunch of troops came in and threaten queen Lily if she didn’t get out, so she was stuck in a room in the castle, for five years while she did labor work
Queen Lilly
Queen of Hawaii when they annexed her
Who were some people that had mixed feelings about annexing Hawaii?
President Cleveland disagreed with Harrison and he wanted to return power to the Queen
The Butcher
Valeriano Wyler, gets sent by the Spanish to Cuba, Cuba towns turn into concentration camps, he doesn’t feed any of them, and they all are dying of disease, or because they are not being fed
Splendid Little War
•Spanish General Valeriano Weyler’s “reconcentrados”
•Roosevelt joins the fight: “To act up to my preaching”
•Lopsided affair – over in less than 4 months
• Cuba seeks independence from Spain
McKinley Presidency
US negotiates with Spain….Spanish offered the Cubans autonomy-the right to their own government –but only if Cuba remained part of the Spanish empire
McKinley’s 2 campaign promises
- Protect American business
- Free the Cuban people
What is a chocolate eclair
It means your soft, have no skill, and are weak
Rough Riders
A group of athletes, cowboys, etc. led by Teddy Roosevelt
Buffalo Soilders
All black group, very harsher than rough riders, wanted Cuba to win
Jose Marti
Cuban rebel
San Juan Hill
Battle between U.S.A. And Cuba
Yellow Journalism
People who tell what’s going on in the world, but over exaggerate EVERYTHING this is why the Spanish American war starts
De Lome letter
Spanish ambassador criticizes McKinley tells Cuba, Cuba tells U.S.
Platt Amendment steps
- Cuba could not enter alliances with any other foreign country
- US could interfere with Cuban affairs if they wanted to
- Cuba must lease Guantanamo Bay to the U.S. for naval and coaling station.
- Cuba must not build up an excessive public debt.
The Philippines
Admiral Dewy, TR told him to attack Spanish ships, if war breaks out, and prepare for the asian war. War broke out, he sunk that Spanish fleet, 1 American died, Manila bay, in only 7 hours, it sunk
Emilio Aguinaldo
Helps the US defeat the Spanish fleet
