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imperialism Flashcards

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what are the goals of US foreign policy

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maintain a balance of power across nations
promote democratic principels and ideas
maintain national security
protect international investments

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isolationism

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loner - strict non involvement in the affairs of other nations

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collective security

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team player - working with other countries to influence world affairs

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internationalism

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world policeman - intervening in other countrys affairs to promote important national interest and/or safeguard national security

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imperialism

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world bully - extending power by acquiring territory around hte globe or exploiting weaker nations to serve national interests

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what is manifest destiny

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belief that god chose america to rule the world

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what is 1890 US census

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counts the numer of people in the country

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who is Alfred T Mahan

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retired navy guy, writes a book “the influence of sea power upon history”

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who is Josiah Strong

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leader of the social gospel movement
writes “our country: its possible future and its present crisis”

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who was china controlled by

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russua, japan, britian, france, and germany

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who is John Hay

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open door policy - bluffed our way in

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latin american market

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primarily controlled by spain, colonies seeking independence, weak governments and economies, spanish american war

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explain the whole USS Maine thing

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it was a boat that sunk in Havana Harbor

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what does spain lose from the treaty of paris

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cuba, puerto rico, philippines, guam, and others

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what were the underlying causes of the spanish american war

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oppressive spanish govt, imperialist attitudes, jingoism, monroe doctrine, Sugar interest

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what is imperialist attitudes

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hypocritical, believes in manifest destiny

17
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what is jingoism

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nationalism on steriods just loves america

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what is the monroe doctrine

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states that europe stays on their side of the country and so will we

19
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what our are sugar interests in cuba

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50 million invested in cuban sugar, we want to keep cuba safe so that our money is safe

20
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who was the president

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cleveland to Mckinley

21
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what do people say about Mckinley

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that they are weak

22
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what is yellow journalism

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meaning the paper had a yellow tent

23
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what was the sinking of the Maine

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a battleship sunk by Cuba by hitting an underwater mine, they would plant them in a patter, war events

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what is the battle of Manila Bay (dewey and aguinaldo)

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dewey was the nave and aguinaldo was the leader of filippino people, A tries to gain control of the philippines in June fighting breaks out in Cuba then in July they volunteer calvary units (rough riders) begin fighting in Cuba

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what is Hawaii background info

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has very fertile soil, convert hawaiians to christianity, missionaries became rich sugar planters, americans took control of shops and shipyards

26
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why was the US interested in Hawaii

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trade center for shippers, sailors, and whalers that wished to trade with asian nations, manifest destiny, military strategy, keep close watch on Asian countries, vast amounts of sugar from fertile soil

27
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how did the US take over hawaii

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imperialism - annexed it to protect their interests in hawaiian sugar

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how were our actions toward hawaii imperialistic

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destroyed their economy, McKinley Tariff - tax on imported sugar, drastic decrease in hawaiian sugar prices, weakening its government, planters revolted and asked the US to annex Hawaii

29
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how was hawaii annexed

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Harrison agreed but cleveland denied it and it was not annexed until the spanish american war

30
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alaska - manifest destiny

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it had gone a little quiet, imperilistic ideas grew, wimmiam sewards proposal for the alaskan purchase

31
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sewards folly

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nickname was russian america, 7.2 million dollars, sewards folly, polar bear garden, sewards icebox

32
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alaska - the size

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larder that the combined area of 23 of the smallest US states and districts, gold rushes in alaska brought thousands of miners and settlers to alaska

8th Grade 2nd Semester (12 decks)

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