vocab Flashcards
(35 cards)
imperialism
strong countries controlling or taking over weaker countries.
annex
to take over (absorb)
colonies
the places that get taken over in imperialism or colonialism.
markets
a group of people who will buy your stuff.one of the main reasons that nations engage in imperialism.
exports
stuff sold to other countries.
exploitation
using someone or someone’s goods for your own benefit
military policy
decisions on how to use the military.
monroe doctrine
europeans cant interfere in western hemisphere
spanish American war
1898 war with Spain over Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam.
yellow journalism
exaggerated news reports to gain readers
U.S.S. Maine
U.S. warship blown up 1898- blamed on Spain
Roughriders
volunteer Spanish-American war cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt
Treaty of Paris
Ended the Spanish American war
Platt amendment
changes America made Cuba make to their constitution
open door notes
plans to keep chinas markets open to U.S. products
Panama Canal
a man-made river that cuts through north and south America
dollar diplomacy
using U.S.’s economic power to influence countries
clear and present danger
standard given by the supreme court that limits free speech
compelling government interest
something necessary or important to the government
national security
the safety of the country
civil liberties
protections from the government
conscientious objector
someone who refuses to fight in a war for moral reasons
fourteen points
president Wilson’s plan to rebuild and shape Europe after WWl
treaty of Versailles
the treaty that ended WWl
