Imperialism Vocab Flashcards

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“Hawaii for Hawaiians”

-last monarch of kingdom of Hawaii

A

Queen Lilikuolani

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  • Responsible for the war of US vs Spain
  • Hearst & Pulitzer
  • exaggeration in writing to make stuff seem worse than they are
A

“yellow press”

“yellow journalism”

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  • ship blew up in the Havana port

- US blamed Spain becoming an excuse to go to war

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USS Maine

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volunteers of the war

- Cowboys & Ex athletes-

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Rough Riders

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-wanted to get Filipino independence

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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  • Ended Spanish american war

- gave US Puerto Rico, Filipinos, Guam, & Cuba(?)

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Treaty of Paris 1898

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  • used to show the world we are not imperialistic

- promised the US would not annex Cuba

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Teller Amendment

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  • Puerto Ricans become citizens

- part of american common wealth ^^

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Foraker Act

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-Makes Filipinos US citizens

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Jones act

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  • US could intervene Cuba at anytime
  • Cuba could not sign treaties with any country without US’s consent
  • Cuba had to give the US a navy base
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Platt Amendment

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belief that whites had to take care of blacks and poor people

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white mans burden

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12
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our US constitution did not involve any other country we invaded

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insular cases

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  • John Hay

- Us proposal to open China’s market to every nation

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Open door policy

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14
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“speak softly and carry a big stick”

  • big stick: us navy
  • Teddy Roosevelt
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Big stick policy

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-Gave us the right to interfere with Latin American countries

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Roosevelt’s Corollary

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  • the Secretary of State

- Open door policy

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John Hay

17
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  • President Taft

- big stick policy but economic wise rather than military

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Dollar Diplomacy

18
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-America banned all Asians from entering public school this is US apologizing and saying they could go to school but Japan couldn’t let anymore Asians in

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Gentlemen’s agreement

19
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Mexico: hero
America: ugh!
Killed many Americans in Mexico

A

ponchavilla

20
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a policy of extending a countries power and influence through military or diplomacy force.

US didn’t wanna admit we were this

A

imperialism

21
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  • America joined because $$$

- Europe & american response to crush this

A

Boxer Rebellion

22
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-wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History.
-inspired
•naval bases
•strong navy
•canals

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Alfred T Mahan