Imperiallsim
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What is Imperialism?
The obtaining new territories allowed for the expansion of U.S. what?
What is commercial trade (and military power)
Because of the explosion on USS Maine, newspapers exploitation of this was called what
What is yellow journalism?
Two countries that came under the US rule after the Spanish American War.
What is Puerto Rico and the Philippines (or Guam)
Wrote the book The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783, which was about the importance of naval power
Alfred Mahan
The moral duty of the nations of the West to bring civilization to the less enlightened populace
What is the White Man's Burden
The settlement and colonization of the American frontier was a key part of creating the culture of American democracy and setting it apart from European countries.
What is the Tuner Thesis
This doctrine, issued in 1823 and expanded with the Roosevelt Corollary, stated that the Western Hemisphere was off-limits to European colonization.
What is the Monroe Doctrine