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Imperialism Flashcards

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John Hobson

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Economist non believer of imperialism

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What does Hobson believe

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Under consumption and over production leads to Imperialism and the want for colonies as a source of buyers

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What Does Hobson think is the solution to Imperialism

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Paying higher wages to employees

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Lenin

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Marxist Economist

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What did Lenin think

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Economic Deteremism and that markets fall and that leads caplitilist to seek new ones to dominate

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What are the two types of imperialisms

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Formal and informal

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Formal Imperialism

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Direct involves the actual takeover of the colony like Hawaii and Guam

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Informal imperialism

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mother country supports a friendly government like panama

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Advantage of imperialism (more depth) 5

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Adding colonies increases market, Reduces conflict because reduces unemployment, share economic profits, patriotism, and distracts from problems at home.

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Justifications of imperialism

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One main person and that is Alfred Thayer Mahan and the people for economic like lenin

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Alfred Thayer Mahan

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Wrote Influence of sea power upon history; said we need to have a good navy to be a world power.

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What is the Great White Fleet

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Large Fleet directed by TR

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Samoa Crisis

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Germany and US claimed both and they agreed to split the island but after the death of 2 Americans in a Chilean Fort threat of war and Germany had to pay Indemnity.

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British Guiana and Venezuela

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British was trying for Venezuela and Cleveland invoked Monroe Doctrine thus starting the Great Rapprochement

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Great Rapprochement

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Reconciliation between America and Britain in 1890 after tensions were rising due to border disputes in Latin America- talk problems out and have been allies since

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Spanish Diplomatic Takeover before hand

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Cubans have rebelled throughout 19th Century and S supported that

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Why were the Cubans Revolting so long?

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aboliton of slavery in 1878, revolts renewed by economic slump of 1893 due to a tariff

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What started the Great Slump of 1893

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America did not buy enough stuff

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Why did we want to bail Cuba out

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We wanted there crops

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Jose Marti

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led the fight for Cuba’s independence from Spain from 1895 through the Spanish-American War

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Jose Marti slide

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Large mustache white dude

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Statue of Death of marti

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havana Cuba and him on a horse

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Slide Maximo Gomez

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Cuba’s military commander in War of Independence and Grandad dude with larger statue

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General Butcher Weyler

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A Spanish General who tried to put down the Cuban rebellion by putting civilians in concentration camps so they could not assist the Insurrectos.

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Butcher Weyler Slide

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General coat dude and weird mustache

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Randolph Hearst and Pulitzer

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newspapers engage in “Yellow Journalism” and sensationalized stories about Spanish atrocities

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US Maine

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McKinley sends it to Havana Harbor on a fact finding mission about Cuban rebellions, it explodes and sinks and US newspapers exaggerate stories saying the Spanish blew it up

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What was McKinley known as

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Wobbly willy because he couldnt make his mind up on the maine thing; Choclate elclair because he has no backbone

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How does this war unite the US?

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it ends the “bloody chasm” and hard feelings from civil war because we are all united against Spanish

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the anti-imperialism group in congress writes what…?

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the Teller Amendment and adds it into the declaration of war

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Teller Amendment

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Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning the Spanish-American war

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32
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What was the first Cuban missile Crisis

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Us blockade of Cuba

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Why did we Blockade Cuba; What happened in response

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they wanted to prevent Spanish reinforcement; We sent a 2 day ultimatum and the Spanish then declare war on US on April 24

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What was the first attack on Spanish

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TR ordered Dewey to attack the Spanish fleet in the Philippines and we sunk them, Manilia bay

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What was needed in order to defend Philippines

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Fueling station of Hawaii

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36
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What was McKinleys reaction of the Win in the Philippines

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Suprised but not mad

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37
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What is TR position at this time?

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Assistant Secretary of the Navy

38
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Admiral Dewey

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a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War

39
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What happened in the invasion of Cuba?

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17,00 man invasion army went to Cuba and they stormed through Kettle and San Juan Hills and closed in on Santiago Harbor; Also landed troops in puerto rico

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Rough Riders

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Volunteer regiment of US Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War; TR resigned as Assistant Secretary of Navy just to fight in Cuba

41
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What happened to the horses

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couldn’t come so only TR could use a horse

42
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When did Spain sign Armistice?

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August 12

43
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More US troops died from _______ than ________

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rotten meat than battle

44
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What influence did Spain have on US for World War 1?

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They had a Mauser smokeless powder rifle that the US liked

45
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Pact of Paris

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US gets Guam, Wake, Puerto Rico

46
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How did US get Philippines if it wasn’t part of the Pact of Paris?

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paid $20 million for Manilla; TR said letting Filippinos run Philippines was like leaving Arizon to the Apaches (they were not technologically and economically able)

47
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Does US abide by Teller Amendment?

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YES, we do not annex Cuba and they get independence

48
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Platt Amendment

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the US slips it into Cuban constitution, says they need Us approval to make treaties with other countries, can borrow money in debt without approval, US has right of intervention, US has naval base at Guantanamo, treaty has to be revoked by both countries; Informal Imperialism. Still in effect

49
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What is the benefit of the naval base at Guantanamo?

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acts as protection to the eastern entrance to Panama Canal

50
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Benefits of War

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new world status, upgrading of diplomatic missions (ambassadors), end of “bloody chasm” between North and South with a slide with 2 republicans and democrates

51
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Political Cartoons on Phipeans and imperialsim

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10,000 miles from tip to tip and a one with Mckinley with a baby person and a spear supposed to be a fillipeano

52
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General Joe Wheeler

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Ex Confed general sent to Cuba to lead American troops. Said “to hell with the Yankees! Dammit, I mean Spanish.”

53
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Emilio Aguinaldo

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Filipino General who helped US take Philipines during Spanish-American war then helped Philippines gain freedom from US

54
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Filippino insurrection

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wanted independence from US, bloody guerilla warfare, between 200,00 and 500,00 Filippinos died and 4,200 Americans died (10x more than Spanish American War)

55
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When did Filippinos finally gain independence?

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July 4, 1946

56
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Election of 1900

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McKinley and Roosevelt (wasn’t his vice last term) vs. William Jennings Bryan

57
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William Jennings Bryan (imperialism)

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anti-imperialist candidate, “Lincoln freed 3.5 million Africans, McKinley re-established it (slavery) for 7 million Filippinos

58
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the Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests

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Queen Liliuokalani

59
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What industries dominated Hawaii and pushed US to annex Hawaii?

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pineapple industry and big companies like Dole wanted US to annex Hawaii because Queen had a lot of restrictions on business

60
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How did trade work in China between imperial powers?

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China was cut into spheres of influence and countries had their own area where they claimed exclusive trading rights and it was barley functional because so many people

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John Hay

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Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt who pioneered the open-door policy

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What did the open door policy prevent?

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European and Japanese monopoly of Chinese trade; and fights/ breakouts of war

63
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the Boxers

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Patriotic Chinese militant group who killed foreigners and Chinese Christians; Nativist

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Open Door Policy

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American statement that the government did not want colonies in China, but favored free trade there

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Panama Canal

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needed canal to link oceans because fleet was going from Philippines to Cuba to takeover

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Slides on open door policy with two teams against one boxers

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japan and British

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What is the main topic of 1900 debate

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Imperialism

68
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Why did Republicans want him out of New York

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He fought Corruption and hated big business; tried to put him in a fake job of vice president

69
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Political Cartoon of TR corruption

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Then vs Now slide about hes smaller then bigger

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What came out of the assignation of McKinley

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Man was Executed and then the secrete service was forced to protect the president

71
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Why did French not suceed in building canal?

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yellow fever hit and mismanagement caused them to go bankrupt and abandon the project

72
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Why did the US have a disagreement with Colombia?

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Colombia wanted a cut from US for buying the project but they had already been paid by the French

73
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How did Roosevelt continue to build the canal when the Colombians said he couldn’t?

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He supported a Panamanian revolt against Colombia and recognized Panama as an independent country and wrote a treaty with Panama to build the Canal; He used his powerful Navy to protect and fear off Colombia

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William Gorgas

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American , doctor and Surgeon General of the United States Army who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone, thereby making construction of the canal possible. Grandpa in suit

75
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How many years did it take to finish the canal?

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8-9 years

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Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

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U.S. guaranteed the independence of the newly-created Republic of Panama and gave US canal zone forever

77
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Roosevelt Corollary

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Roosevelt’s 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force

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Political cartoon of TR as president

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one with him walking over the carrribean sea and one with him eying and standing on Great white fleet as the big stick

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Political cartoon of Great white fleety

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mopnroe doctrine at the end

80
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people who were against the Roosevelt Corolllary said it was…

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a “bad neighbor” policy

81
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said “talk softly and carry a big stick”said “talk softly and carry a big stick”

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Theodore Roosevelt

82
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Where did the US intervene under the Roosevelt Corollary?

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Dominican Republic in 1905 and Cuba in 1906

83
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Preventative intervention

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  • Enter First to make sure the situation does not get much worse
  • “Bad Neighbor Policy”
84
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Russo- Japanese War

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Russia and Japan both coveted Manchuria and Japan launched a surprise attack before declared war on the Russian Pacific fleet at Port Arthur in China

85
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How did the US help in the Russo- Japanese War?

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TR helped both countries to negotiate and end the war with a treaty. Negotiate at Portsmouth

86
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Why is Japan enraged with the negotiated treaty?

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it was a compromised peace between the two countries since no one won the war but Japan feels they were ripped off by the US (starts conflict with Japan that we are “out to get them”)

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Root-Takahira Agreement

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Agreement between US and Japan officially recognizing the territorial sovereignty of each nation and agreeing to honor Open Door policy

88
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Why was the Root-Takahira Agreement made between US and Japan?

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because war is in the picture between them and Japan was angry US took Philippines when they wanted it

89
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American Exceptionalism

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  • Inherently different of other nations
  • argued that the value political system and historical development is unique
  • Destined to play a distinct and positive role on the world stage
  • A lot like Manifest destiny
90
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Letter from spain to the Us

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De Lome letter

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