Government People
Republican, Bull-Moose, conservationist president
Teddy Roosevelt
Muckraker and author of The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
What law did Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle help inspire?
Pure Food and Drug Act
Perry used ___________ to open Japan for trade
Military Force/ Gunboat Diplomacy
This ship was sent with Marines to Hawaii to prevent bloodshed and back up the Hawaiian League
USS Boston
These 2 territories were taken from Spain after the Spanish American War
Cuba and Puerto Rico
at the end of the Spanish-American War, the US got this Asian territory from Spain
The Philippines
Republican president after Teddy who was this president's mentor although they would end up disagreeing on some policy, causing Teddy to run again in 1912
Taft
Liliuokalani was the...
Queen of Hawaii
Difference between conservation and preservation
Conservation: proper use of nature and resources
Preservation: protection of nature and resources from use at all
Why did island nations like Japan and England want empires?
Natural Resources they didn't have at home
what was one thing Japan copied from western nations?
military, industrial technology, clothes, culture, use of English
this ship was sunk in Havana's harbor and would lead to the Spanish-American War
USS Maine
What is the benefit of the Panama Canal
avoid going around South America, goods and people travel quicker and cheaper
Democrat President and winner of 1912 election
Woodrow Wilson
group of wealthy planters who overthrew Hawaii's queen
Hawaiian League
Teddy Roosevelt created this party to run in the 1912 election... and why?
Bull-Moose, republicans chose Taft but Teddy didn't like his policies
China's weakness from being isolated allowed European powers to establish...
Spheres of influence
Japan's era of modernization is called the
Meiji Restoration
Western Hemisphere (North America, south America, and the Caribbean)
This former British Colony is South of Cuba and is known for Reggae music
Jamaica
Naval Commodore who opened Japan for trade
Matthew Perry
wrote about the need for a strong navy
Alfred T Mahan
What was Teddy Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet? Why did he send it on a 2 year tour?
Fleet of 16 white steel and steam battleships he sent around the world to flex our new power and show we also had an interest in world politics and empire
Africa was divided up by European powers at the...
1884 Berlin Conference
Japan modernized so that...
they couldn't get bullied by Western powers
Wilson's idea of getting rid of colonies and empires and promoting the indpendence of nations was called ___________ diplomacy
moral
This is the Ocean you travel across from the US to Europe
Atlantic
US Secretary of State, created the open door policy
John Hay
Emperor of Japan who modernized it, ending the Edo Period and the Tokugawa Shogunate
Meiji Emperor
what did Teddy Roosevelt mean by "Speak softly and carry a big stick."?
use words and diplomacy first but have a strong military just in case you need it
What was Hay's Open Door policy?
China should be an open door with equal trade opportunities for all (including the US)
What did the Boxer's not like about what was going on in China at the time?
Christian conversion of Chinese people and European spheres of influence
Taft's idea of using business investments to gain power and influence in Latin America was called ____________ diplomacy
dollar
this body of water is south of US states like TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, and is West of FL
Gulf of Mexico
Hunted Pancho Villa in Mexico and would lead the US troops in WWI
John J Pershing
Empress of China during the Boxer Rebellion
Cixi (suh-shee)
Roosevelt's Square Deal wanted to do what for businesses and the economy?
limit the powers of monopolies and giver all business and equal chance to succeed
Why did America want an empire throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s
Spread democracy, new markets for goods, military bases, civilize other nations
what group of people made up the Boxers' ranks?
Young, uneducated, and unemployed men
Roosevelt wanted to use military force to enforce the Monroe Doctrine AND gain influence and power in the western hemisphere instead of just keeping Europe out, leading to his own doctrine called the...
Roosevelt Corollary
These 2 nations share and island east of Cuba
Haiti and the Dominican Republic