Imperialism Basics
This era featured a desire for new markets, creation of a modern navy, and belief in Anglo-Saxon superiority.
What is the age of imperialism?
This military action marked a key moment during a significant late 19th-century war.
What is the U.S. Army invading Cuba?
This naval theorist argued for a large navy to open and maintain trade routes in his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History."
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
his 1904 addition to the Monroe Doctrine justified U.S. intervention in Latin America.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
Control of this territory enhanced U.S. position due to its importance as a military base.
What is Hawaii?
This movement in the 1890s, driven by the "yellow press," heightened U.S. interest in other countries.
What is sensationalized journalism (or the yellow press)?
The sinking of this vessel, along with issues in Cuba, shifted public sentiment toward military action.
What is the USS Maine?
This president organized a treaty to end the Russo-Japanese War, enhancing U.S. political and economic position.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This doctrine from 1823 had the Roosevelt Corollary added to it.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This territory, acquired after a major war, strengthened U.S. military presence in the Pacific.
What are the Philippines?
This viewpoint argues that large armies and navies prevent future wars and access to new resources is a positive gain.
What is imperialist (beliefs)?
Some viewed this conflict as advantageous due to its outcomes and limited losses.
What is the Spanish-American War?
This Hawaiian leader advocated for U.S. annexation of Hawaii to expand its world power.
Who is Sanford B. Dole?
This policy under Taft involved protecting U.S. trade and encouraging private investments abroad.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
these territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, were ceded
What are territories gained from Spain?
This anti-imperialist author opposed U.S. expansion, viewing a large military as a threat to democracy.
Who is Mark Twain?
Spanish American War's outcome established the U.S. as a major force in a specific ocean region.
What is the Pacific (power)?
This president contributed to U.S. global influence by supporting private investment overseas by U.S. businesses.
Who is William Howard Taft?
Mahan argued the U.S. needed this to seek new economic markets and protect from colonization.
What is a large military presence (or large navy)?
An increase in naval power led to this economic effect of the Spanish-American War.
What is an increase in international trade?
Identify the key economic need in 1890s America that drove the push for overseas expansion.
What is the need for new markets (or trade routes)?
$1000: The acquisition of new territories from this war elevated the U.S. to a global leadership role.
What is a world power?
This Rough Rider led a bold charge at Santiago, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War.
Who is Teddy (Theodore) Roosevelt?
The "yellow press" did this to stimulate U.S. interest in other countries during the 1890s.
What is exaggerate news (or sensationalize stories)?
U.S. corporations' desire for new markets to sell goods was this in relation to the Spanish-American War.
What is an economic cause?