Terms
Someone who is against the practice of imperialism
What is an Anti- Imperialist
This war happened when the US assisted Cuba, and also allowed the US to gain territories
What is the Spanish- American War of 1898-99?
The president of the United States during U.S. Imperialism
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
The policy of carefully mediated negotiation supported by the unspoken threat of a powerful military
What was the Big Stick Diplomacy?
A popular tourist destination and is the 50th state of the US
What is Hawaii?
Practice of spreading a nation's power through economic, political and or military means
What is Imperialism?
This war happened because of the annexation of a certain island territory in the Pacific
What is the Philippine-American War?
An Anti- Imperialists who was also a Robber Baron
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
Stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers, but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries
What was the Roosevelt Corollary
An island that is still a territory of the US today
What is Puerto Rico?
Asset of object that is bought or obtained
What is Acquisition?
Event that led the US joining this war and was heavily exaggerated by the newspapers
What is the sinking of the USS Maine?
A Republican President who was an Imperialist
Who was William McKinley?
foreign policy created by U.S. Pres. William Howard Taft and his secretary of state, Philander C. Knox, to ensure the financial stability of a region while protecting and extending U.S. commercial and financial interests there
What was the Dollar Diplomacy?
An island nation that attempted to be free from Spain and was extremely important during the Cold War
What is Cuba?
Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
What is yellow journalism?
A violent uprising against foreigners in China, happened in 1900.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
An Anti- Imperialist, American Activist, and co-founder of the Chicago Hull House
Who was Jane Addams?
the system in which support is given only to countries whose beliefs are analogous to that of this nation
What was the Moral Diplomacy
An island nation that is in the Pacific and is still a US territory
What is Guam?
The exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way
What is Despotism?
This event, organized by Sandford B. Dole, led to the overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani and the annexation of Hawaii
What was the Committee of Safety?
Bought Alaska from Russia, and everyone thought that he was wrong
Who was Secretary Seward?
undermines King Kalakaua’s authority, takes away Native Hawaiian land rights, and gives voting power to foreign (U.S.) landowners
What was the “Bayonet Constitution
An island nation that first declared independence on July 12th, 1898, but didn't gain full independence until July 6th, 1946
What is the Philippines?