Origins of Imperialism
European countries focused on colonizing this area in the 1800s after they were largely forced out of the Americas by the end of the 1700s.
Africa
The U.S. declaration of war is claimed to be retaliation for this event.
Sinking of the USS Maine
Name two of the areas gained by the U.S. as a result of the Spanish-American War.
Guantanamo Bay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Mariana Islands
The idea that the U.S. should be able to back up its words with military might if needed.
Big Stick Diplomacy / Roosevelt Corollary
Imperialism in the U.S. was closely related to this concept, which motivated Westward Expansion.
Manifest Destiny
An example this is a newspaper headline that reads, "ENEMY SPAIN SINKS U.S. NAVY SHIP--THEY MUST PAY!"
Yellow Journalism
The main reason for the Filipino-American War.
The U.S. went back on its promise to give the Philippines its independence.
The idea that the U.S. had a responsible for bring "civilization" to lands seen as "savage."
"White Man's Burden"
Asserted that Europe should stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
This U.S. President told Congress that, after the sinking of the USS Maine, the U.S. should intervene to defend Cuban independence.
McKinley
The reason the U.S. found places like Guam and the Philippines valuable.
Access to Pacific Ocean routes.
Theodore Roosevelt ordered this to parade around the world as a sign of U.S. military power.
The Great White Fleet
U.S. victory against the British in this "Second War for Independence" boosted the confidence of the young nation in its imperial ambitions.
War of 1812
Congress passed this at the start of the Spanish-American War, claiming the U.S. would not annex Cuba and would leave control of Cuba to its people.
Teller Amendment
Served as the first governor of Hawai'i territory.
Sanford Dole
The main foreign policy of the Taft Administration that focused on trade and economic exchange to control territories.
Dollar Diplomacy
This noted scholar argued that the country who controlled the seas would control the world.
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Platt Amendment
The U.S. did not give control of this back to the native people until 1977.
Panama Canal
The term used to describe countries in which the U.S. would use military or political power to protect the interest of U.S. companies and prevent internal rebellion.