Imperialism Chapter 5.1 Flashcards
Spanish-American War
War in 1898 beginning by the U.S. helping Cuba, and ending with the U.S. replacing Spanish control in the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
Cuba
An Island south of the U.S. brutally crushed by Spanish troops, U.S. investment concerned them and Cubans were forced into concentration camps by the Spanish. (Pitied by the U.S.)
Yellow Journalism
Exaggerates and distorts News to attract readers.
Humanitarian
Concerned with or wanting to promote human welfare, forcing for good in the world
U.S.S. Maine
Battleship sent to Cuba to protect Americans and their property, explosion sank it killing 260 men (newspapers false advertises, saying Spain blew it up).
Rough Riders
U.S. Volunteer Cavalry in the Spanish American War led by Theodore Roosevelt. Won battles in the invasion of Cuba.
Philippines
Island country annexed by the U.S., struggled to gain independence from the U.S.
Imperialism
Policy extending a country’s power, influences diplomacy or military force.
White Mans Burden
Racist phrase used to support imperialism, title of Rudyard Kiplings poem.
Anti-Imperialist League
Idealists (like Twain and Addams) who objected to America acting as an empire, because we are a democracy, but failed to make their case in the Philippines in 1900.
Puerto Rico
Caribbean island given to the U.S. by Spain as a payment for the cost of the Spanish American War, which became an American territory.
Hawaii
Isolated volcanic archipelago seized by the U.S. in 1893 for pineapples and sugar as well as a military base halfway to Asia. (Became an American state)
Panama Canal
Quicker passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic costing 400 million to build, now making 2 billion a year from trade fees.
Yellow Fever
Often fatal, tropical viral disease transmitted by mosquitos near the Panama Canal.
Monroe Doctrine
1800’s principle of US policy, that any intervention by external powers in American politics is a potential hostile act against the U.S.
Roosevelt Corollary
Policy in 1904 that the U.S. can protect economic interests in South and Central America through military force, U.S. becomes policemen of the Americas
Big Stick policy
Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy to “speak softly, and carry a” led to large military spending.
Manifest Destiny
Attitude of American expansion in the 1800’s that the US was destined to expand from coast to coast fueling aggressive settlement. virtues of American people gave America a mission to save and remake the world in its own image. (Democracy, Capitalism, advanced tech, Christianity)
Isolationism
National policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs.
