Chapter 19: American Empire Flashcards
Open Door Policy
Western States wanting to have open access to Chinese markets
Guano Islands Act
Guano Islands Act of 1856. Guano is bird poop and makes great fertilizer for industrial farming. Any American could go out into the ocean and find islands and claim them for America
Veracruz
Mexican city invaded by Woodrow Wilson during the Mexican Civil War to support the American side of the war
Jon J. ‘Blackjack’ Pershing
The general charged with capturing Pancho Villa, who had invated the US and fled back to Mexico
‘Cuba Libre!’
The cry for Cuba to be liberated from Spain, open called for by newspapers in the US
‘Yellow Journals’
Newspapers that published sensationalized stories that has low accuracy
Philippine-American War
One of the first non-continental imperial wars for America. This opened questions for how America would handle its overseas territories
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Military theorist who networked with Roosevelt and other military theorists. Wrote the ‘Influence of Sea Power upon History
‘Roosevelt Corollary’
An addendum to the Monroe Doctrine adding the Caribbean and Latin America to the US’ sphere of influence
Nativists
A group of Americans opposed to immigration from places such as China, Japan, and Ireland
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 suspended the immigration of Chinese into the US
1907 Gentlemen’s Agreement
An agreement between Japan and the US. Japan would suspend passports to working-class emigrants
