History Unit 9 Flashcards
Reasons for US Imperialism
-raw materials
materials/natural resources to fuel production, available in only in some areas
Reasons for US Imperialism
-new markets
Addition of new areas = increase in market price
Reasons for US Imperialism
-Panic of 1893
economy was bad so imperialism boosted American business
International Darwinism
Justification for imperialism, survival of the fittest applied to nations
Advocates for US expansion
missionaries = religion
politicians = imperialism made US powerful and the gov
military leaders = increased foreign involvement
journalists = spread propaganda
Indirect Causes of the SA war
Monroe Doc
pan America conference
jingoism
Direct Causes of SA war
yellow journalism
Delome letter
sinking of Maine
Teller Amendment
promise to Cuba for independence which took three years to get in progress
Battle of San Juan Hill
US fought alongside of Filipino rebels to defeat the spanish battle, a battle that lasted a summer
Platt amendment
US promised to withdraw troops from Cuba if
-they signed a treaty to impair independence
-US was allowed to intervene in Cubas affairs
-US was allowed to maintain naval basses in Cuba
Effect of the SA war
global power, major player in pacific affairs
TR’s foreign policy “big stick diplomacy”
not getting too hot with foreign powers, backing up ur words/beliefs w a powerful military
roosevelt corollary
addition to monroe doc, gets to dominate LA w/no european interference
The Panama Canal
took ten yrs to build, canal used till today, held a dispute w colombia but TR bullied them into building into their territory
Election of 1912
TR didnt get nominated so he ran as 3rd party candidate, splitted the ticket and W Wilson became presi
Goal of progressive era
establishing a more transparent gov to improve US
progressive presidents
TR, woodrow wilson, howard taft, wiliam mckinley
Muckrakers/ Upton sinclairs
undercover journalist
UpSi - exposing meat factories that led to food safety,
TR square deal (three C’s)
-Consumer protection- protects consumers from bad/mislabeled consumption
-controlling corporations- TR regulated & broke up monopolies
- conservation-Tr protected our environment & our landmarks/natural resources.
19th amendment
gave women the right to vote
significance of the age of imperialism and progressive era
sevral foreign policies, modern naval, international police power
