Greenberg - Unit 1 Becoming a World Power
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Imperialism | when a strong nation attempts to dominate a weak nation economically or politcally. |
| Why Imperialism Grew? Economic | natural resources (gold, oil, etc) |
| Why Imperialism Grew? Nationalistic | nations could prove they were better than each other |
| Why Imperialism Grew? Military Factors | military bases for our government |
| Why Imperialism Grew? Humanitarian | to spread christianity and westward civilazation to "backwards people" |
| What made it easier to extend a grip over land? | transportation and communication |
| What was the famous quote about the British Empire? | The sun never sets on the british empire |
| What does the follwing quote mean? "The sun never sets on the British Empire" | england had land all over the world - time zones. |
| Annex | to add |
| Who warned the US against alliances with foreign countries? | Washington |
| Why did the US follow Washingtons advice for 100 years? | take care of oursleves, bulid up economyand westward expansion |
| What did William Seward do? | bought alaska from the Russians. |
| What did William Sewards action show? | the US was getting more aggresive |
| Banana Republic | a country controlled by a US company |
| What did Matthew Perry accomplish? | opened up trading with Japan |
| Why were Banana Republics created? | the US could not consume all the goods they were producing |
| Alfred T. Mahan | Naval Officer - encourages NAVY growth |
| What did having a strong NAVY mean to the US? | the US could confront its enemies on the sea |
| Social Darwinism | strong countries will eliminate the weak ones and it was natural for it to be that way |
| What were 2 displays of the US power | US NAVY broke up the back of a rebellion to protect its shipping interests, US demanded Chile pay the US money after 2 US sailors were killed there |
| Arbitration | neutral party settles a dispute |
| What was the outcome and importance of the standoff with Great Britain over Venezula? | US stood up to England, the world power. this meant that England wanted to be friends because they let us come down |
| How did Spain react to the Cuban Rebellion? | sent General Wyler to cruh the rebellion |
| When the US refused to help the Cubans with their rebellion, how did the Cubans respond? | destroy US sugar plantations |
| Why did newspapers use yellow journalism? | to increase readership |
| Jingoism | intense national pride with an aggressive foreign policy |
| Yellow Journalism | reporting exaggerated stories |
| What was the impact of Yellow Jouranalism on th US? | americans sided with the cubans |
| What ship was moved into a Cuban Harbor? | USS Maine |
| What hapened to the Maine? | the maine explodes, americans sailors die, Spain is blamed - but it was actual an internal explosion |
| What was the De Lome letter? | spanish embassador wrote a letter criticizing the US president |
| Who ordered the attack on the Philippines? | Teddy Roosevelt |
| Who was ordered to attack Manila Bay? | Admiral Dewey |
| What did McKinley do before asked Congress to declare war? | sent a list of demands to spain |
| What was the Spanish - American Wars rallying cry? | Rememeber the Maine, to hell with Spain! |
| Rough Riders | volunteer regiment, led by teddy roosevelt, made up of many diverse americans |
| Where was the Spanish - Ameircan Wars first action? | Manila Bay - Admiral Dewey |
| What happend to the entire Spainish fleet? | US sunk every ship |
| What did most soliders die form? | disease |
| What ended the Spanish - American War? | the treaty of paris |
| what were the terms of the treaty of paris? | cuba independent, the US paid 20 million for philippines, guam and puerto rico |
| Emilo Equilado | filipino rebels leader |
| What caused a war between the US and the Philippines? | filipinos wanted their independence |
| Walter Reed | discoveres cause and cure of malaria |
| What wasa the Platt Amendment? | in cuban constitution, cuba can't form alliances with nations other than the US, US gets naval base in cuba |
| What type of governement was established in cuba? | military government led by General Wood |
| Sanford Dole | helped remove Queen Liliuokalani from Hawaii |
| Samoa | polynesian islands, stepping stone into asia |
| Spheres of influence | having economic or politcal over a piece of land |
| What is the Open Door Policy? | gettign access to chinas markets |
| What were the reasons for the Panama Canal? | economic - trade, military - NAVY |
| Concession | land grant for specific purpose |
| Who first tried to bulid a canal in Panama and what happened to them? | French, They failed, disease and mismanagement |
| How did the US eventually get the land to build the canal? | US backed a revolt in Panama |
| What was the legacy of the canal? | America was viewed as suspicous by Latin America |
| What did Roosevelts refrence to a "big stick" refer to? | NAVY |
| Good Neighbor Policy | US didnt want more land, but would police lands |
| What war threatened trade in Asia? | Russian Japanese War |
| Dollar Diplomacy | american business strengthen ties with foreign countries |
| Why did southern democrats oppose imperialism? | they didnt want any more minorites in the US |
| What did anti imperialists feel that imperialism might lead to having to do with the military? | DRAFT |
| What was Samuel Gompers concern? | american laborers will lose their jobs to immigrants |
| What was Walter Hines Paige's argument? | capitalism and democracy |
| What was the Great White Fleet? | new battleships of NAVY, went on world tour |
| What was the imperialists economic argument? | to expand and sell goods to other people |
| What were the positive views of imperialism from abroad? | people wanted americas help, people wanted to be friends with such a powerful nation |
| What were the negative views of imperialism from abroad? | america should stay out of others business. |
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