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American Imperialism
American Imperialism in Asia
People
Spanish American War
Policy
100
This cold, large territory was purchased by the US from the Russians for millions of dollars.
What is Alaska?
100
Policy that would open all of trade in China to all nations.
What is the Open Door Policy?
100

This person won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 and was the creator of Big Stick Diplomacy

Who is Teddy Roosevelt?

100

A war between Spain and the United States, fought in 1898. The war began as an intervention by the United States on behalf of Cuba because of yellow journalism, the explosion of USS Maine, and atrocities against Cubans.

What is the Spanish American War?

100

What are the 4 reasons for Imperialism?

What is Economic gain, Competition/Political gain, Military gain and Social/Cultural Reasons (social darwinism, white man's burden, spread of democracy)?

200
Reasons the U.S. was interested in Hawaii.
What is economic opportunity (sugar plantations) and a naval port (military advantages)?
200
Rebels who wanted to rid China of foreign influence.
Who are the Boxers?
200

Queen Liliʻuokalani.

Who is a the last monarch of Hawaii?

200
A type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers.
What is Yellow Journalism?
200
The main principle of the foreign policy in the United States, established in 1823 says that any foreign (European) intervention in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the U.S.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
300

A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

What is Isolationism?

300
Attack on foreign diplomats in Beijing, foreign powers sent reinforcements and defeated the rebels after two months of fighting.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
300
Was the Secretary of State in 1899; dispatched the Open Door Notes to keep the countries that had spheres of influence in China from taking over China and closing the doors on trade between China and the U.S.
Who is John Hay?
300

This was the name for the naval base US obtained in Cuba

Guantanamo Bay

300
President Taft's policy of maintaining orderly societies abroad through increased American investment in foreign economies.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
400

Building an empire by dominating other nations politically, militarily, and/or economically.

What is imperialism?

400

The territory had a three year rebellion against United States rule and ended with over 700,000 people dead.

What is the Philippines?

400
Filipino who led the Philippine Revolution against Spain and then again against the United States.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
400
Name 3 of the 4 areas that the US exercised some level of control over after the Spanish American War?
What is Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico & the Philippines?
400
The policy adopted by Teddy Roosevelt to negotiate from strength and making it clear that military action is a possibility.
What is Big Stick Diplomacy?
500

The alleged duty of white colonizers to care for non-white indigenous people in their colonized countries.

What is White Man's Burden?

500

The documents regarding trade with China that were sent to European powers and Japan that already had spheres of influence were called what?

What are Open Door Notes?

500

This president decided the United States should take moral approach to diplomacy.

Who is Woodrow Wilson?

500
What were three of the requirements that the US demanded of Cuba in the Platt Amendment?
What is... ~ The Cuban government could not enter any foreign agreements/make treaties. ~ The United States is allowed to establish naval bases. ~ Cuba was not allowed to go into debt. ~ The United States has the right to intervene whenever necessary.
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Wilson announced his type of diplomacy that the United States would apply standards based on good intentions and values.
What is Moral Diplomacy?