Imperialism & Foreign Policy
The idea that America was destined to expand Westward and overseas.
What is Manifest Destiny?
A Spanish colony where the USS Maine exploded. Natives worked on sugar plantations and were against the presence of Americans and Spanish foreigners. Reconcentration camps were made for natives, resulting in many dying as a result of poor food and unsanitary conditions.
What is Cuba?
Investigative journalists who exposed social, economic, and political corruption during the Progressive Era.
What are Muckrakers?
A sovereign kingdom that was annexed to the U.S. Was heavily invested by Americans for its sugar plantations.
What is Hawaii?
What is the Philippines?
A novel that was released to expose unsanitary conditions within the meatpacking industry and workplace.
What is The Jungle?
Used the "Dollar diplomacy" to approach foreign relations.
Who was Taft?
Believed the U.S. should not control foreign peoples without consent. Consisted mostly of older generation of people.
What is Anti-Imperialist League?
A document that officially declared war on Spain. Promised Cuba independence from Spain.
What is the Teller Amendment?
Guaranteed voting rights to women nationwide .
What is the 19th Amendment?
One side of the two major alliances that consisted of Britain, France, Russia.
What are Allies?
Followed the "speak softly and carry a big stick.” idea, promoted the Square Deal, and initiated the Hepburn Act.
Who was Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt?
Expansionists that believe domestic tensions could be resolved by foreign policy. Believed it would spark stronger nationalistic spirit.
Who are Jingoes?
Officially ended the Spanish American War. The U.S gained Puerto Rico, Guam, & the Philippines.
What is the Treaty of Paris of 1898?
Gave the government greater control over the nation’s finances.
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
One side of the two major alliances that consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy for a time.
What are the Central Powers?
Taft's foreign policy that prioritized economic investment over military force.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
What is the Open Door Policy?
Government-printed ballots marked privately in voting booths. Reduced party intimidation and voter manipulation. Was adopted by all states in 1910.
What is Secret (Australian) Ballot?