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US Admiral who urged Americans to increase its naval power to become a world power. He was a imperialist who supported building a canal in central America connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. Wrote "Influence of Sea Power upon History"
Alfred Thayer Mahan
The Spanish ambassador insults President McKinley in this document; accused America of being weak.
De Lome Letter
was a policy proposed by President Taft whereby American influence would be exerted primarily by American banks and financial interests.
The US was then go in takeover industries if the country couldn't pay back its loans
Dollar Diplomacy
List the methods of Imperialism (There are 4)
Military, Culture, Political, Economic
What Amendment allowed for the Direct Election of Senators?
17th Amendment
Admiral who forced japan to open its harbor to trade
Matthew Perry
journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
Yellow Journalism
Was established to protect the United States Trade with China. Issued by U.S. secretary of state John Hay, the statement reaffirmed the principle that all countries should have equal access to any Chinese but favored American interest over foreign interests in china
The Open Door Policy
The United States built this waterway to have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic and vice versa.
Panama Canal
Prominent Anti Imperialist that that established Hull House to help support immigrants and their families
Jane Addams
the Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests lead by Sandford B. Dole
Queen Liliuokalani
Allowed the United States to intervene in Cuba and gave the United States control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
Platt Amendment
The policy that restricted European countries from establishing colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine
These are all three examples of US territorial expansion across the Pacific Ocean
Guam, Hawaii, Samoan Islands
President that established the Federal Reserve System
Woodrow Wilson
Leader of the Rough Riders that was serving as Secretary of the Navy. Later became a US President.
Teddy Roosevelt
Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and led to the United States declaring war against Spain
USS Maine
This policy was primarily used to collect debts in the Dominican Republic. US was involved in Latin American countries to protect its economic interests from European intervention
The Big Stick Policy, The Roosevelt Corollary
List the arguments for Imperialism (There are 3)
Strong Navy, New Markets, Cultural Superiority
What was the name of Teddy Roosevelts 3rd Party that he started?
Bull Moose Party
1894 wealthy, plantation owner who helped overthrow Queen Liliuokalani. He later was named President of New Republic of Hawaii. He asked US to annex Hawaii
Sandford Dole
What islands did we take possession of after the Spanish American War
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
Wilson's policy for waiting for a foreign power to provide a justification for intervention
Watchful Waiting
In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' after they rebelled against Spanish rule. Began with the explosion of the USS Maine.
Spanish American War
A movement in the early 1900s which emphasized charity and social responsibility lead mostly by Christian clergy
Social Gospel