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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Imperialism | A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically. |
| Alfred T. Mahan | us navy captain who encouraged the us to look outward for military bases, raw materials, markets |
| Queen Liliuokalani | the Hawaiian leader who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests |
| USS Maine | Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War |
| Philippines | Spanish colony in the Pacific whom the US helped free from the Spanish, but soon after took as their own colony |
| Rough Riders | Volunteer calvary unit led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame at the battle of San Juan Hill. |
| Platt Amendment | prevented newly independent Cuba from making treaties with other nations and gave the US control over Guantanamo Bay |
| Seward's Folly | What many Americans called Alaska after the purchase of it because they thought of it as a land of icy mountains and frozen fish |
| Joesph Pulitzer | New York World, pioneer of yellow journalism and sensationalism |
| Annexation of Hawaii | extended U.S. territory into the Pacific. Consequently, U.S. rose as a Pacific power |
| Fredrick Jackson Turner | 1893 The Significance of the Frontier in American History (America needed a frontier) |
| William Randolph Hearst | United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951) |
| Missionary Diplomacy | US had moral responsibility, would not recognize regimes that are oppressive, undemocratic |
| Josiah Strong | popular american minister who linked anglo saxonism to christian missionary ideas |
| Splendid Little War | Nickname for Spanish American war coined by Hay, indicative of US attitude and cockiness |
| Boxer Rebellion | A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country. |
| Spheres of Influence | areas where another nation has economic and political control |
| Dollar Diplomacy | President Taft's policy of linking American business interests to diplomatic interests abroad |
| Pancho Villa | Rebel Mexican General who led a raid against Columbus, New Mexico, killing 17 Americans |
| Rooselvelt Corollary | Addition to the Monroe Doctrine that stated that the US would interfere in the affairs of nations of the Western Hemisphere in order to protect American Interest. |
| Open Door Policy | A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China. |
| Theodore Roosevelt | An assistant secretary of the Navy he favored expansion. He resigned his position in Washington to lead the Rough Riders in the Spanish Amrican War. He eventually became vice president and then president after McKinley was assassinated. |
| Treaty of Paris 1898 | ended Spanish-American War, gave US Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines |
| Jingoism | extreme patriotism; favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy |
| Panama Canal | connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, built from 1904 - 1914. |
| Anti-Imperialism League | Group of Americans opposed to American expansion who included such famous americans as Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie. |
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