IMPERIALISM REVIEW

What is isolationism?

Non U.S. involvement in world affairs

 

What was the non settled area of the United States called?

Frontier

What is the policy by which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories?

imperialism

Who goes to Japan with four warships in order to force them to open up ports to U.S. trade?

Matthew Perry

What are the three factors for U.S. imperialism?

• Economic Interest• Military Interest• Belief in Cultural Superiority

Who wanted a U.S. empire dominating the Caribbean, Central America, and the Pacific?

William Seward

What was the Pan-American Union?

It promoted cooperation/trade with Latin

American nations.

Which groups of people settled in Hawaii?

•U.S. whalers•U.S. missionaries•U.S. Sugar growers

In 1899 the U.S. & Germany split up what island country without their permission?

Samoa

What country was the ultimate goal for U.S. trade in the Pacific?

China

• What are areas where countries have special rights & powers in China?

Spheres of influence

What was it when all nations can trade freely in other nations’ spheres of influence?

Open Door Policy

•What was it called when a group of Chinese traditionalist attacked foreign powers throughout China, causing many deaths?

Boxer Rebellion

What ended the Russo-Japanese War?

Treaty of Portsmouth

Who was A Cuban rebel who fought for independence?

Jose Marti

What is Yellow Journalism?

Sensational style of writing that is often exaggerated and bias

Who is accused of blowing up the U.S.S. Maine?

Spain

Where was the first battle of the Spanish American war fought?

Manila Bay, Philippines

Who defeats the Spanish fleet in the battle of Manila Bay?

Commodore Dewey

Who was a Filipino rebel fighting for independence?

Emilio Aguinaldo

What was the name of the first all volunteer cavalry unit who fought in the war?

Rough Riders

What was the name of Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy toward Latin America?

Moral Diplomacy

What officially ended the Spanish American War?

Treaty of Paris

What new territory did the U.S. acquire as a result of the war/ Treaty of Paris?

•Guam•Puerto Rico•Philippines

What gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs when they deemed necessary?

Platt Amendment

What is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land called?

Isthmus

Where did the U.S. build a canal connecting the Caribbean Sea & Pacific Ocean?

Panama

What stated the U.S. would become the policemen in Latin America and would intervene in other countries whenever it deemed necessary.

Roosevelt Corollary

What was Taft’s policy toward Latin America which centered on getting involved in other countries when U.S. business interests were threatened?

Dollar Diplomacy

What are some reason that John Hay believed that the Spanish American War was “A Splendid little War”?

• It was short; only four months long• The U.S. gained lots of new territories• Few Americans died in battle• It gave the U.S. an overseas empire• Pushed Spain out of the Western Hemisphere