US Imperialism
What is Imperialism?
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What are the reasons for the US to interfere with the Cuban people?
Cuba has sugar, Americans feel sympathetic, yellow journalism led to the Americans believing Spain started it.
What Treaty did the US sign that signified their win?
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
Addition to the Monroe Doctrine where the U.S. will act as an International Policeman and be Big Brother to Latin America
Boxer Rebellion
What was China's failed rebellion?
Is the US an empire?
The United States became an empire in 1945.
How long did the war last?
2 years with only six months of fighting
What country became a protectorate of the US?
Cuba
Roosevelt Domestic Policy
Square Deal which Regulated Big Business and was a Progressive that passed many Progressive Laws (Meat Inspection Act)
What was a belief the Chinese had during the Boxer Rebellion?
Believed through meditation they could deflect bullets
What is the open door policy?
US will trade with China at anytime
What was the group that took credit for the defeat of the Spanish.
Rough Riders
What Territories became part of the US after the war?
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines become territories
Big Stick Diplomacy
Use diplomacy first but if that doesn’t work then rely on Force
Who bought Alaska and what was found there?
Sec. of State William Seward buys Alaska for 7 million. Gold is later discovered in the Yukon leading to a Gold Rush
What is Yellow Journalism?
journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
What were De Lome Letters?
Spanish Ambassador had written that President McKinley was "weak and a wanna-be politician."
The Phillippines was upset because they did not want to become a part of the US so they engaged in war but Ultimately lost.
What is the Panama Canal?
Connect both coasts of the U.S.A. a shorter route Helps Panama win their Independence from Columbia and begins to build a Canal.
How did Hawaii become a US state?
Sanford Dole a business man “bought” a revolution to overthrow Queen Liliuokalani and President McKinley annexes Hawaii in 1898
What are the five reasons for imperialism?
Economic gain, show off military might, Social Darwinists, spreading Religion, Increasing land interests
What was the Sinking of the Maine?
260 American sailors were killed after mysterious explosion. Yellow Journalism called for war against Spain ("Remember the Maine"), offer rewards for proof of Spanish plot. The Maine had engine trouble and blew up on its own, the Spanish did not sink it
Who is the Leader of the Philippino resistance?
Emilio Aguinaldo
What is the Great White Fleet?
16 Brand new Battleships that were painted Pearl White and Gold that were Sent on a voyage around the world to show off the might of the U.S. Navy
When & why did Hawaii become a protectorate of the US?
In 1849 Because they have alot of sugar.