Imperialism
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Isolationism ('loner') | having little to do with political affairs of other nations |
| Washington's Farewell Address | advised the nations to steer clear of permanent alliances. |
| Sewards Folly | Purchase of Alaska |
| Remember the Maine | Rally cry to raise support for war with Spain |
| globalization | The opening up of country boarders for trade |
| collective security | countries join together for defensive purposes |
| Monroe Doctrine | an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers |
| Open Door Policy | any nation can trade in the spheres of others |
| superpower | a very powerful nation (US and USSR) |
| insurgency | an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict |
| Internationalism | a national policy of actively trading with foreign countries to foster peace |
| the "white mans burden" | Story by Rudyard Kipling stating that Americans had the duty to spread culture and religion |
| spheres of influence | an area usually around a seaport where a nation had special trading privilages. each nation had laws for its own citizens |
| empire | a group of countries under a single authority |
| expanionism | policy of extending a nation's boundaries |
| commodore Matthew Perry | the commodore of the u.s. navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the west |
| Alfred Thayer Mahan | United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914) |
| Queen liluokalani | The queen of Hawaii that stopped the growth but later was forced to give in |
| The Rough Riders | The first volenteer cavalry regiment, led by teddy roosevelt. |
| Commodore George Dewey | admiral of the united states navy and best known for his victory during the spanish - american war |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | leader of the rebels in the filopenes |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 26th President of the United States, 26th President of the United States |
| Roosevelt Corollary | in addition the Monroe Doctrine, it would keep the foreign forces out of Latin America and America and would force Latin America to pay their debts |
| Mexican American War | War between Mexicans and Americans over the annexation of Texas |
| Spanish American War | (1898) War in which Spain lost all its recognition but America became recognized as a superpower |
| Annexation of Hawaii | example of imperalism, wanted only for economic reasons, anglosaxonism |
| Boxer rebellion | A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country. |
| Building of the Panama Canal | Very difficult progect that impacted pacific-atlantic shipping. Finished by USA under teddy roosevelt. 27,500 died during construction. |
| Phillippine Insurrection | flips wage guerrilla war against US, lots of people died |
| purchase of alaska | the US bought Alaska from the Russians because the Russians wanted to rid of it and the US wanted it for its location, bought by William Seward |
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