IMPERIALISM REVIEW
What is isolationism?
Non U.S. involvement in world affairs
What was the non settled area of the United States called?
Frontier
What is the policy by which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories?
imperialism
Who goes to Japan with four warships in order to force them to open up ports to U.S. trade?
Matthew Perry
What are the three factors for U.S. imperialism?
Economic Interest Military Interest Belief in Cultural Superiority
Who wanted a U.S. empire dominating the Caribbean, Central America, and the Pacific?
William Seward
What was the Pan-American Union?
It promoted cooperation/trade with Latin American nations.
Which groups of people settled in Hawaii?
U.S. whalers U.S. missionaries U.S. Sugar growers
In 1899 the U.S. & Germany split up what island country without their permission?
Samoa
What country was the ultimate goal for U.S. trade in the Pacific?
China
What are areas where countries have special rights & powers in China?
Spheres of influence
What was it when all nations can trade freely in other nations’ spheres of influence?
Open Door Policy
What was it called when a group of Chinese traditionalist attacked foreign powers throughout China, causing many deaths?
Boxer Rebellion
What ended the Russo- Japanese War?
Treaty of Portsmouth
Who was A Cuban rebel who fought for independence?
Jose Marti
What is Yellow Journalism?
Sensational style of writing that is often exaggerated and bias
Who is accused of blowing up the U.S.S. Maine?
Spain
Where was the first battle of the Spanish American war fought?
Manila Bay, Philippines
Who defeats the Spanish fleet in the battle of Manila Bay?
Commodore Dewey
Who was a Filipino rebel fighting for independence?
Emilio Aguinaldo
What was the name of the first all volunteer cavalry unit who fought in the war?
Rough Riders
What was the name of Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy toward Latin America?
Moral Diplomacy
What officially ended the Spanish American War?
Treaty of Paris
What new territory did the U.S. acquire as a result of the war/ Treaty of Paris?
Guam Puerto Rico Philippines
What gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs when they deemed necessary?
Platt Amendment
What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land called?
Isthmus
Where did the U.S. build a canal connecting the Caribbean Sea & Pacific Ocean?
Panama
What stated the U.S. would become the policemen in Latin America and would intervene in other countries whenever it deemed necessary.
Roosevelt Corollary
What was Taft’s policy toward Latin America which centered on getting involved in other countries when U.S. business interests were threatened?
Dollar Diplomacy
What are some reason that John Hay believed that the Spanish American War was “A Splendid little War”?
It was short; only four months long The U.S. gained lots of new territories Few Americans died in battle It gave the U.S. an overseas empire Pushed Spain out of the Western Hemisphere