Quiz 4 Flashcards
Imperialism
Extending rule of authority of empire over forge in countries
Reasons: problem w/ Mexico, opportunity in Alaska,
Isolationism
Remove itself politically & economically from world
Stay out of politics to avoid war
Economy stable enough to live within own country
Reasons to remove: hate europe, invulnerable to attack
Sewards folly
Bought Alaska from Russia for 7.2 mil
Getting Russia out
Imperialism cont.
1867- get Midway Islands, Cuba, Hawaii
1870- Dominican republic becomes US; didn’t have much say
Expansionist ideas
- Expand economically —> coaling stations; coal used for ships to trade
- Spread democracy —> “best way”
- Anglo- Saxan Superiority
Josiah Strong(1885): whites were superior; rest inferior - Spread AMERICAN Christianity
- Military dominance:
Alfred T. Mahan wanted: strong navy, modern fleet w/ dreadnoughts, coaling stations, military bases, canal across Central America
General Weyler - lead up to war
Reconcentration camps: cities with barriers, curfews, killings, etc
Many died bc of unsanitary conditions, overcrowding, disease
Yellow journalism -lead up to war
Used in US
Telling “truth”
Exaggerating the truth
USS Maine - lead up to war
Sent in 1898
Sent to Havanna
Protecting investment
Feb. 15, 1898: ship explodes
266 lives lost
Blamed on mine but it was internal explosion
McKinley didn't react harshlyTeller amendment
US would help w/ setting up new gov. Then leave them to independence
Spanish American war
April 24, 1898- slain declares war on US
Takes place in Philippines & Cuba
George Dewey is sent to attack Manila bay
April 30, 1898: 4 cruisers + 2 gun boats
No US casualties
Spain had 10 ships —> US destroyed all
Aug. 13 US sends 11,000 troops to take Manilla
Platt Amendment
Set up naval base @ guantarome bay
Cuba couldn’t make treaty that impacts indp.
Couldn’t take any debts that it couldn’t repay
Filipino insurrection
1899: aguinaldo starts guerrilla warfare
US rounded up citizens, tortured prisoners, destroyed property
Catch aguinaldo eventually
William Taft becomes governor
Taft commission
Building new schools (educating by US way) Built roads & bridges New judicial & tax system (US based) New sanitation Brought vaccinations Indp on July 4, 1946
Roosevelt corollary
Addition to Monroe doctrine
If Latin America gets debt to certain point US steps in
Send bankers into Nicugara (40 mil debt)
Controlled country until debt is gone
Open door policy
1899/1900 Issue w/ china John hay Had spheres of influence Should open up trade to anywhere for everyone Trade agreement
Gentle and agreement
Us having problems w/ jap coming over
Agreement is to limit/ stop jap laborers from coming over
10 years
Offends Jap
Panama Canal
Panama controlled by Columbia Us went over to Columbia Proposed 10 mil/ 250,000 per yr. Said no Us encourages panama to be own country Panama revolts Panama agrees to allow canal
Dollar diplomacy
Under Taft
Encourage US not to worry about political aspects
Invest in foreign countries
Make $
Also could use of “protecting” investments
21 demands
Japan to china
Tying to make china a protectorate
US gets mad bc of open door policy w/ china
Japan fires back asking about Philippines
US backs off
Moral diplomacy
Let them do what they are doing
Should protect Latin America because it is “morally” right
Whether need it or not attitude
Think they need US Democracy & Christianity
Pancho villa
US trying to support but doesn't work
Send troops into Vera Cruz
Then they back off
Trying to support Francisco villa
Bc backed off villa wanted to get them back involved
Killed US people on train
Then came to US & burned town
John Pershing + troops go to look for villa & never found himArabic/ Sussix
Pledge made by Germany
Agreement to stop unrestricted submarine warfare
Def stop for US
Only lasts 1 yr.
