Unit 3 Test Flashcards
(44 cards)
Imperialism
The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker countries
Queen Liliuokalani
Queen of Hawaii, surrendered to the US in 1893
William Seward
Supporter of American expansion, Secretary of State under presidents Lincoln and Johnson, arranged for US to buy Alaska in 1867 (for $7 million)
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii’s best port
Jose Marti
Cubana poet, launched a revolution against Spain in 1896
Yellow Journalism
Exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers
U.S.S. Maine
US ship that was on its way to Cuba when it blew up on Feb. 15, 1898, killing 260 men.
George Dewey
Commodore who gave the command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila. Won the battle in the Philippines.
Rough Riders
A volunteer cavalry under the command of Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Strategically important place in the battle near Santiago, Cuba
Treaty of Paris
Ended the war, Cuba freed, and US received islands of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
Platt Amendment
The US insisted that Cuba add these several provisions to its constitution
1) Cuba couldn’t make treaties that could limit its independence
2) The US could intervene in Cuba
3) Cuba couldn’t go into debt
4) The US could buy and lease land for naval stations and refueling stations
Protectorate
A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power
Emilio Aguinaldo
The rebel leader that believed that the US had promised independence
Open Door notes
The notes were letters addressed to the leaders of imperialist nations proposing that nation share their trading rights with the US. This meant that no single nation would have a monopoly on trade with any part of China.
1) The growth of the US economy depend on exports
2) The US had a right to intervene abroad to keep foreign markets open
3) They feared that the closing of an area to American products threatened US survival
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxers, a group of Chinese martial arts members, who wanted to rid their country of foreign influence, killed hundreds of foreigners. Foreign forces stepped in and stopped the rebellion.
Panama Canal
The canal that was built through Panama, Cuba to reduce the travel time between America’s coasts.
Roosevelt Corollary
Said that the US would now use force to protect its economic interest in Latin America
Dollar diplomacy
Using the US government to guarantee loans made to foreign countries by American businesspeople
“Pancho” Villa
A fierce nationalist, had frequently courted the support and aid of the US
Emiliano Zapata
Son of a mestizo peasant, was dedicated to land reform
John Pershing
Brigadier General who was ordered, along with a force of 15,000 soldiers, into Mexico to capture Villa dead or alive
Nationalism
A devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation
Militarism
The development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy
