Imperialism
Term for nations extending their economic, political and military control over other territories or nations.
What is imperialism?
Planter who led the overthrow of the Hawaiian government
From PL
Who is Sanford Dole?
Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
What is yellow journalism?
Foreign policy that focused on military strength
What is Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy?
This bill between the US and Japan prohibited unskilled workers from leaving Japan for the US
Gentleman's Agreement
What country was the US originally negotiating with to build the Panama Canal
Colombia
Cuban Revolutionary who first rebelled against Spain
This territory became a commonwealth of the US
Puerto Rico
"Moral" Reasons for US Imperialism
What is Social Darwinism + belief in racial superiority? (White Man's Burden)
Reasons for the annexation of Hawaii (economic and military)
Economic: Resources (sugar and fruit plantations)
Military: Pearl Harbor
Ship that sank which led to the Spanish-American War
What is the USS Maine?
Declared the US would intervene in Latin issues and act as the "police force" of the western hemisphere (added to the Monroe Doctrine)
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
This Agreement, established that China was not to be an exclusive trade partner for any single country
What is Open door policy
What problems did US workers face in building the Canal
Yellow fever, Draining the swamps, demolishing the rainforest, malaria
4 months
What is the one right Puerto Rican citizens don't have
Vote in national elections
Wrote the book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"
Who is Alfred T. Mahan?
Last reigning monarch of Hawaii
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
The US blamed this country for the sinking of the USS Maine
Who is Spain?
A waterway that President Roosevelt ordered to be built across the Isthmus of Panama in order to connect the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and allow ships to pass through
What is the Panama Canal?
These islands provided an advantageous location for US naval bases and trade routes to Asia
What are Hawaii, Samoa, Midway, etc.
Which President supported the Panamanian movement for independence?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This document indicated the Spanish were not sincere negotiating with the US, and referred to the US president as a weakling
What is the De Lome Letter
What is the main reason the US won the Spanish American War
Military Reasons for US Imperialism
Strong navy to protect economic interests
Bases for fleet to refuel
National security
Man who became governor of Hawaii
Who is Sanford Dole?
Territories the US gained from the Spanish-American War
What are Puerto Rico, parts of Cuba, Guam, and the Philippines
Amendment to Congress' declaration of war on Spain, to assure the US would not annex Cuba after the war
What is the Teller Amendment
This peace treaty was negotiated by Roosevelt and officially ended the Sino-Japanese War
What is the Treaty of Portsmouth
What did the Panama canal cost? All categories
1000s of deaths, 400 million USD, 10 years
Teddy Roosevelt led a cavalry group made of volunteers troops named
Who were the Rough Riders
This belief led pro-imperialists to believe Anglo-Saxons were superior and should rule over other races
What is the White Man's burden
Economic Reasons for US Imperialism
New markets to sell surplus goods
New markets to prevent financial panics
Raw materials
Reasons for American citizens going to Hawaii
Missionaries spread Christianity
Climate attracted business investors
Political Effects of the Spanish-American War
End of Spanish Imperialism and established the US as a world power
This replaced the Teller Amendment: US troops withdraw from Cuba, US could place naval bases, intervene in Cuba at any time
What is the Platt Amendment
This rebellion took place as a result of the China Open Door Policy
WHat is Boxer's rebellion
What country did the US stop the British from collecting debts from, as a show of strength
Dominican Republic
This document published in 1854, indicated the US was already after Cuba, more than 40 years before SPan AM War
OStend Manifesto
Journalism's greatest award is named after this yellow journalist
Who is Joseph Pulitzer