Imperialism People Flashcards
1
Q
Josiah Strong
A
- author of “Our Country”
- justified American expansion w/ racist + religious ideas
- Anglo-Saxton race → trained by God to expand throughout the world + spread Christianity
2
Q
Alfred Thayer Mahan
A
- US naval officer + historian
- author of “The Influence of Sea Power on history”
- vigorous foreign policy → US should seek markets abroad because the economy would soon be unable to absorb the mass amounts of goods being produced domestically
3
Q
James G. Blaine
A
- US statesman → served in House from 1863 - 1876; served in Senate from 1876 - 1881
- advocated Big Sister Policy of US Domination in Latin America
4
Q
Richard Olney
A
- successor to James G. Blaine as secretary of state in 1895 - 1897
- asserted, under Monroe Doctrine, the right of the US to intervene in any international disputes within the Western Hemisphere
5
Q
Liliuokalani
A
- Queen of Hawaiin islands → 1893: kicked out of government
- opposed the annexation of Hawaii to US
- Hawaii was desperately needed as a national base
6
Q
Butcher Weyler
A
- Valeriano Weyler → Spanish general
- arrived in Cuba in 1896 to put down the insurrection
- herded MANY civilians into barbed wire concentration camps
7
Q
Deputy De Lóme
A
- Spanish minister to US
- his private letter to Pres. McKinley was made public in 1898
8
Q
George Dewey
A
- commander of the American Asiatic Squadron who boldly captured Manila Bay + the Philippians at the start of the Spanish-American War
9
Q
Emilio Aguinaldo
A
- Filipino leader
- fought against Spain; later, lead Philippeans insurgency against US colonial rule
10
Q
William H. Taft
A
- governer of Philippians under Pres. McKinley
- became the 27th president of the US →1909; Republican
- accomplishments: interstate commerce act, prosecuted over 75 antitrust movements, established a postal savings system
11
Q
John Hay
A
- US ambassador to England (1897; McKinley’s election)
- served as MCKinley’s secretary of state
- author of Open Door Notes → free economic competition in China
12
Q
Thoedore Roosevelt
A
- a Rough RIder → rode his popularity to the governorship of NY state and Vice President office
- became president at McKinley’s assassination in 1901; Republican
13
Q
Woodrow Wilson
A
- 28th president of US → lead through WW1
- federal reserve, federal trade commission; Clayton antitrust Act, progressive income tax; lower tariffs; treaty of Versailles
- Nobel peace prize
