U.S. Imperialism

Question 1

Hawaii

Answer 1

The first white settlement in 1820 and eventually Christian missionaries led to the end of Queen Liloukalani in 1893. Hawaii was taken over as a territory by the U.S. in 1900 and officially became a state in 1959, despite many native Hawaiians protest.

Question 2

Seward’s Foley

Answer 2

Seward’s Folly the transaction in 1867 in which the United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia.

Question 3

U.S.S. Maine

Answer 3

The USS MAINE was one of the first United States battleships to be constructed. The vessel’s destruction in the Cuba Harbor of Havana was a catalyst in bringing war between the United States and Spain.

Question 4

Yellow Journalism

Answer 4

Yellow journalism, or the yellow press, is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism.

Question 5

William Randolph Hearst

Answer 5

William Randolph Hearst (/hɜːrst/; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper publisher who built the nation’s largest newspaper chain and whose methods profoundly influenced American journalism.

Question 6

Spanish-American War

Answer 6

A war between Spain and the United States, fought in 1898. The war began as an intervention by the United States on behalf of Cuba and Cuban rebels.

The U.S., would acquire Puerto Rico, Guam, and purchase the Philippines from Spain for 20 million.

Question 7

Teller Amendment

Answer 7

The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 20, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley’s War Message. It placed a condition on the United States military’s presence in Cuba promising not to take over the country.

Question 8

Platt Amendment

Answer 8

The Platt Amendment, an amendment to a U.S. army appropriations bill, established the terms under which the United States would end its military occupation of Cuba (which had begun in 1898 during the Spanish-American War)
The Platt Amendment’s conditions prohibited the Cuban Government from entering into any international treaty that would compromise Cuban independence or allow foreign powers to use the island for military purposes. The United States also reserved the right to intervene in Cuban affairs in order to defend Cuban independence and to maintain “a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty.”

Question 9

Roosevelt Corollary

Answer 9

a corollary (1904) to the Monroe Doctrine, asserting that the U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country.

Question 10

“Big Stick” Policy

Answer 10

Big Stick ideology, Big Stick diplomacy, or Big Stick policy refers to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy: “speak softly, and carry a big stick.” Meaning a large naval presence.

Question 11

Philippines Insurrection

Answer 11

More usually called the Philippine-American War or the Philippine War, the Philippine Insurrection (1899–1902) was America’s first conflict of the twentieth century. On 1 May 1898, at the beginning of the Spanish-American War Commodore George Dewey sank the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay, Philippines. Many atrocities were committed during this bloody conflict.

Question 12

“White Man’s Burden”

Answer 12

The supposed or presumed responsibility of white people to govern and impart their culture to nonwhite people, often advanced as a justification for economic Imperialism

Question 13

William Taft

Answer 13

A political leader of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A Republican, Taft was president between 1909 and 1913. At the beginning of his presidency, he stayed close to the policies of Theodore Roosevelt, who had been president before him.

Question 14

“Dollar Diplomacy”

Answer 14

Dollar Diplomacy of the United States—particularly during President William Howard Taft’s term— was a form of American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.

Question 15

Great White Fleet

Answer 15

The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe from December 16, 1907, to February 22, 1909, by order of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. It consisted of 16 battleships divided into two squadrons, along with various escorts.

Question 16

Rough Riders

Answer 16

The nickname of a volunteer group of cavalry led by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War. They were famous for a victorious charge at the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba.

Question 17

Panama Canal

Answer 17

Waterway across the Isthmus of Panama. The canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The United States built it from 1904 to 1914 on territory leased from Panama.

Question 18

Open Door Policy

Answer 18

The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, as enunciated in Secretary of State John Hay’s Open Door Note, dated September 6, 1899 and dispatched to the major European powers.

The Open Door Policy was an American proposal that aimed to keep Chinese markets open for all and not allow any one country to gain control over the region.

Question 19

Russo-Japan War

Answer 19

Russo-Japanese War definition. A war fought in 1904–1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims. In winning the war, Japan emerged as a world power. Note: President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States was largely responsible for bringing the two sides together and working out a treaty.

Question 20

Boxer Rebellion

Answer 20

In 1900, in what became known as the Boxer Rebellion (or the Boxer Uprising), a Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there.

Question 21

Woodrow Wilson

Answer 21

Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was the 28th President of the United States, serving two terms from 1913-1919. As president of Princeton University and later as governor of New Jersey, Wilson was a leading Progressive, arguing for a stronger central government and fighting for anti-trust legislation and labor rights.

Question 22

Pancho Villa

Answer 22

Pancho Villa was a Mexican revolutionary leader who advocated for the poor and wanted agrarian reform. Though he was a killer, a bandit, and a revolutionary leader, many remember him as a folk hero. Pancho Villa was also responsible for a raid on Columbus, New Mexico in 1916, which was the first attack on U.S. soil since 1812.