Chapter 9 Flashcards

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Talked about concerning ourselves with ourselves and Europe should be concerned with themselves

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Monroe Doctrine of 1823

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What made the Monroe Doctrine not as strong ?

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Weak nation

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How did America send troops to other countries like Mexico?

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Through the Monroe Doctrine; finally used to strengthen

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Idea that we are the best and we can expand if we want, but we don’t need to

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Manifest Destiny

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What was the problem in America with the economy?

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Too many goods

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What did America model after Europeans?

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Imperialism

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Why did imperialist nations take countries?

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Economic benefit

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Economy based on removing raw raw materials to sell to colonies; Europe and Japan

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Extractive economies

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What the U.S. an extractive economy? Why?

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No, the United States had resources

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What was the U.S. looking for? (Not resources)

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Market

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Wrote the Influence of Sea Power Upon History?

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Alfred T. Mahan

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What did the Influence of Sea Power Upon History talk about?

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A strong nation has a strong navy

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Time when U.S. Becomes dominate force in politics

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Age of Imperialism

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How could a country have a strong navy? (Needed something)

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Coaling Stations

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What did Mahan urge?

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Taking over islands and building a canal

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Who was late to imperialism?

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Japan

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Who urged Japan to trade?

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Mathew Perry

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How did we get Japan to trade?

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Threatened them with our Navy

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What inspired Japan to industrialize?

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America

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What did Military leaders in Japan do?

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Took over schools, and controlled everything

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Why did Japan become arrogant?

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Bc they beat russia in war

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Who did Japan go to, to settle the war between them and Russia?

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Teddy Roose

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Where was the Treaty made by Teddy Roose?

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Portsmouth

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Why did Japan need a treaty?

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Bc they were running out of soldiers

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Why did Teddy Roose send the Navy out on a "showcase"?
To display dominance
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Who bought Alaska? How much?
William Seward; 7.2 Million
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How did Hawaii begin to become a protector for US?
White guys started going down there, and saying "This place is pretty valuable"
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was Hawaii a coaling station?
Yes
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Hawaiian sugar was exempt from U.S. tariffs
Reciprocity treaty
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Who took away Hawaii's tariff privileges
President McKinley
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plantation owner, forced Hawaiian King, Kalakaua, to adopt new constitution, giving more control to plantation owners; was a plantation owner
Sanford Dole
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woman who tried to restore Hawaiian Dominance; her new constitution was stopped. Daughter of Kalakaua
Queen Liliuokalani
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How was Hawaii Obtained to the US?
Queen Liliuokalani was forced by gunpoint
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refused to annex Hawaii, anti-imperialist
Grover Cleveland
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Was like Social Media Today; People easily swayed ; influenced American Politics; Uses propaganda
Yellow Journalism
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5 Characteristics of Yellow Journalism
1. ) Scare Headlines 2. )Pictures and Drawings 3. )Fake interviews 4. )full color- comics 5. ) sympathy for the underdog
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Publisher of the New York Journal
William Randolph Hearst
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Publisher of the New York World
Joseph Pulitzer
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first merchandising phenomenon of comics
Yellow Kid
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Where did Yellow Journalism get its name?
From Yellow Kid; both Hearst and Pulitzer had yellow kid in papers
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How did Hearst and Pulitzer increase profits>
They wrote stories of Cuba's problems with Spain
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What caused the American-Spano war?
the USS Maine explosion, and newspaper articles, and the people wanted to
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Why did McKinley declare war?
HE was scared he would be kicked out of office
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Said that the US had no intentions of controlling Cuba after war
Teller Amendment
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US could intervene Cuba if we thought they needed help
Platt Amendment
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How did America get more soldiers for war?
they request 200,000 and got them
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Where was the first battle of the american Spano war?
In Phillipines, a naval battle, ambushed the spanish fleet and blockaded until the army showed up
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Who were the Rough riders?
Teddy Roose's soldiers for battle; not good soldiers; fought on San Juan Hill; African Americans did most fighting
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What did US gain from War with Spain?
Phillipines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba,
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How did US get involved in Latin America?
through the Foraker Act and the Platt Amendment
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this authorized a civil government in Puerto Rico by the US. Puerto Rico did not have the same rights.
Foraker Act
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this made Cuba a protectorate
Platt Amendment
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this was stated by Teddy ROOSE; added to the monroe doctrine; was made to civilize people and prevent invasion
Roosevelt Corollary
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How did US extend to Asia?
Kept the Philippines and thought it was their duty to civilize Asians
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Helped Americans get rid of Spanish in war, Filipino Nation
Emilio Aguinaldo
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Attacking behind enemy lines with ambushes; used by Filipinos in American Filipino war
Guerrilla warfare
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The two parts to the American filipino
1st- conventional warfare 2nd guerrilla warfare
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What did US do with Filipinos in war?
Put them in concentration camps
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appointed governor of Philippines
William Howard Taft
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Phillippines will get indolence eventually
Jones Act
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what year did Philippines get?
1946
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ports w/ access to ports and markets
Spheres of influence
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calls for equal trade with China ; open door policy
John Hay
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Secret Chinese Society; Called to ban the foreigners from country; Nickname the boxers
Righteous Harmonious Fists
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TAFT replaced dollars with
bullets
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Woodrow wilson's policy; do what it is right for foreigners; said will not seek land in other countries
Moral diplomacy
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Where did woodrow end up?
Haiti, dominican republic, and mexico
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Taft's policy; was aimed to increase American investments in businesses and banks throughout central america and the Caribbean
Dollar Diplomacy
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Roosevelts policy; was focused on using military force to obtain america's goals
big stick policy