Imperialism -WW1 Lesson 4 Flashcards
Imperialism
Strong countries controlling or taking over weaker ones Also Known as “colonialism” Example: The United States taking over Hawaii
Annex
To take over (absorb)
• Example: the U.S. annexed Hawaii
Colonies
The places that get taken over in imperialism
or colonialism
• India was a British Colony
Markets
A group of people who will buy your stuff
• One of the main reasons nations engage in
imperialism
• Example: America wanted to make sure we
could sell our products to people in China so
We issued the Open Door Notes
Exports
Stuff sold to other countries
• Example: American cars sold in China,
American grain sold to Europeans
Exploitation
Using someone or someone’s stuff for your
own good
• Example: the U.S. taking Hawaii’s land to
grow tropical fruit to sell in the U.S.
Military Policy
Decisions on how to use the military
Example: The U.S. decides to enter WWI, The
U.S. decides to go to war with Spain
Monroe Doctrine
Europeans can’t interfere in Western Hemisphere
-Early American imperialism
Spanish American War
1898 War with Spain over Cuba, Puerto Rico,
Philippines & Guam
Shows America’s rise as a world power
Yellow Journalism
Exaggerated news reports to gain readers
U.S.S. Maine
U.S. warship blown up 1898–blamed on
Spain
Roughriders
Volunteer Spanish-American War cavalry led
by Teddy Roosevelt
Treaty of Paris
Ended Spanish-American War
Platt Amendment
Changes America made Cuba make to their
constitution
Open Door Notes
Plans to keep China’s markets open to
U.S. products
Panama Canal
Man-made river that cuts through North &
South America
Dollar Diplomacy
Using U.S.’s economic power to
influence countries
Clear and Present Danger
Standard given by the Supreme Court
that limits free speech
Compelling Government Interest
Something necessary or important to
government
• Example:
– National Security
National Security
The safety of the country
Civil Liberties
Protections from the Government
• Examples: Freedom of speech, freedom from
unlawful searches and seizures of your stuff
Conscientious Objector
Someone who refuses to fight in a war for
moral reasons
Fourteen Points
President Wilson’s plan to rebuild and
reshape Europe after WWI
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty that ended WWI
