Row I
Vocab: section of a country where a foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers.
Sphere of Influence
Hawaii contained the valued commodity known as what?
Sugarcane
Vocab: the quality of or state of being self-governed
Autonomy
Vocab: armed fighters who carry out surprise attacks.
Guerrillas
Vocab: a policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interests abroad.
Dollar Diplomacy
The years following the Spanish American War shown our nation's interest to be this over conquest.
Commerce
Woodrow Wilson opposed this idea believing democracy was essential to a nation's stability and prosperity and wanted the United States to promote those beliefs.
Imperialism
Vocab: the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control a smaller or weaker nation.
Imperialism
In 1891, Queen ____________ ascended the Hawaiian throne.
Queen Liliuokalani
The cause of the 1894 Crisis between the United States and Cuba and ultimately led to Cuban rebels launching another rebellion.
U.S imposed a tariff on sugar that devastated Cuba's economy.
This group was led by Theodore Roosevelt and led to a successful capture of San Juan Hill with these actions.
Rough Riders, along with the 9th and 10th All African Calvary Regiments helped to hold Kettle Hill and secure the capture of San Juan Hill in Santiago, Cuba and in turn, securing an American victory in the harbor and on foot.
These are "pros" to having a naval base in the Philippines. (list one on test).
1. Naval Protection
2. Stopover on the way to China
3. Market for American goods
This was the first gov. of the Philippine Islands and did these things to gain the favor of the Filipinos.
William Howard Taft
1. Improved healthcare
2. Improved Education
3. Improved transportation
This policy from President Roosevelt supported showing of power to deter other nations from fighting and the acquisition and construction of the Panama Canal.
Big Stick Policy
Most Americans thought the country needed new overseas markets to do what?
Keep our economy strong.
Vocab: A policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in other nations' spheres of influence.
Open Door Policy
President Cleveland declared America neutral as war broke out between Cubans and Spaniards. This action led many Americans to support the rebels (describing how).
Yellow Journalism - describing the starvation, illnesses, and brutality experienced by Cubans, but with extreme exaggeration and often false reporting not backed with factual evidence.
Vocab: the act or process of increasing or enlarging the extent, number, volume, or scope.
Expansion
Reasons why the Spanish American War was a turning point for our nation? List at least "two" points.
1. defeated a European nation
2. Navy was one of the most powerful in the world
3. We have our own empire now
4. Shattered our reputation that we do not get involved in other affairs
The Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists also known as this attacked Chinese Christian converts, whom they believed were corrupting Chinese society.
Boxers
Panama was a Province of this country prior to the construction of the Canal.
Columbia
Who published The Influence of Sea Power Upon History in 1890?
Alfred T. Mahan
In 1898, President McKinley and the U.S. annexed Hawaii and chose whom to be the first governor?
Sanford Dole
Vocab: A country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country
Protectorate
The American squadron based on Hong Kong was ordered to attack the Spanish fleet based in Philippines due to this reason.
To prevent the fleet from sailing east and attacking the United States.
Vocab: type of sensational, biased, and often false reporting for the sake of attracting readers.
Yellow Journalism
Before the construction of the Panama Canal ships had to travel 12,000 miles. Following the construction ships had only sail this many miles to reach San Fran from New York.
4,900 miles
This address given by President Roosevelt stated that the U.S. would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary to maintain economic and political stability in the Western Hemisphere.
Roosevelt Corollary
Trading rights at two Japanese ports.
Vocab: extreme nationalism marked by aggressive foreign policy.
Jingoism
Mckinley sent this U.S. ship to defend Americans living in Cuba/Havana and this slogan was adopted by Americans following February 15, 1898.
U.S.S Maine and "Remember the Maine."
These are the events of the Battle of Manila Bay (including two critical figures)
Dewey's squadron entered the bay and destroyed the Spanish fleet. U.S. Army meanwhile assembled 20,000 troops to sail from San Francisco to the Philippines. Commander Dewey contacted Emilio Aguinaldo (rev. leader) to help control the islands as the United States seized the capital.
Stipulations for Cuba under the Platt Amendment
1. Cuba could not make any treaty with another nation to weaken independence
2. Had to allow U.S. to buy or lease naval stations in Cuba
3. Cuba had to keep their debt low
4. U.S. had the right to intervene to protect Cuban independence.
Following the Mexican Revolution, Wilson permitted this action that contradicted his own beliefs of leading by moral imperialism.
Americans to arm Huerta's opponents