imperialism Flashcards
annex of hawaii
fertile ground, hawaii lost independence, source of sugar cane production
alaska annexation
wanted as base for trade
de lome letter
spanish gov in cuba insults president mckinley in intercepted message
span american war
places were annexed such as guam, hawaii, puerto rico, philippines & got military base from cuba
uss main (ship)
contributed to outbreak of spanish american war, we thought spanish sunk it
teller amendment
agreed that it was a war of liberation, US could not annex cuba
yellow journalism
sensationalism over exaggerating story, W.R hearst, you provide the pics i’ll provide war
philippine american war
US won, US refused to include filipino nationalists, US annexed philipinnes under treaty of paris
treaty of paris
forced spain to give up guam & puerto rico to US
platt amendment
treaty between US and cuba that attempted to protect cubas independence from foreign intervention
puerto rico
tricked them into letting us control them
foraker act
US beginning to gov puerto rico and take over everything
jones act
requires that goods shipped between US ports be transported on ships built, owned, and operated by US citizens
anti imperialism
didn’t like the idea of ruling another country or having lots of influence and power over a country
roosevelt corollary
US will intervene in war if necessary
panama canal
overthrow panama gov, establish & build canal
open door policy
ROOSEVELTS POLICY- we want to expand & have influence w/ china
spheres of influence
divided up spheres of influence between france & GB
insular cases
own classification of citizens, get created differently
treaty of portsmouth
ended russo japanese war
