Studied by 13 people
Imperialism
The policy of extending a stronger country’s power and influence over a weaker country or region by means of colonziation or military force.
Phillipe Buanau Varilla
French engineer, ambassador who negotiated a treaty with John way.
Grover Cleveland
Anti-imperialist. Opposed annex of Hawaii.
Sanford Dole
Decralered himself prescient of Republic of Hawaii.
George Goethals
Army engineer who had comlpete control in building the Panama.
John Hay
Secratery of State who asked Europeen powers to agree to a Open Door Policy. Decribed the SAW as a “Splendid little war.”
William Hearst
Used yellow jorunalism.
Queen Liliuokalani
Queen of Hawaii who was opposed to the annex. And Last queen of Hawaii
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon HIstory which has a strong influence on naval strategy.
William McKinley
Hugeimperialist who had roles in the Annexation of Hawaii, Eastern Samao, and Wake Isnland. He was president during the Spanish American war.
Matthew Perry
Commodore who played major role in the Treaty of Kanagawa.
John Pershing
General who led his troops on an expidition into Mexican terrioty to capture deperado Pancho Villa.
Joseph Pulitzer
Used yellow journalism.
Teddy Roosevelt
Leader of the Rough Riders.
William Seward
Secratery of State who engineered the epurchase of Alaska.
Pancho Villa
Border ruffian who raided a town in New Mexico.
Roosevelt Corollary
A warning to state out the U.S.’s sphere of influence.
Rough Riders
Wild group of soldiers from the Spanish
Treaty of Kanagawa
Opened two Japaneese ports to American ships so they could obtain essentials.
USS Maine
A ship mysteriously blew up. Which sparked the Spanish
Banana Wars
Police actions by the U.S. to protect their commercial interests in tobacco, sugar cane, and bannas.
Hay Pauncefote Treaty
Nullified earlier treaty with England so U.S. could build Panama canal.
Yellow Journalism
Publishung sensational stories to the point of exaggeration without facts.
Boxer Rebellion
Secret group of Chineese officials who became angry over foreign intervention and performed rituals to help them withstand bullets.
Open Door Policy
Equal trade for everyone. Mainly Japan
Reasons why the U.S. pursued a policy of imperialism
The “Bandwagon effect” if all other countries are doing it why shouldn’t we, the closing of the American frontier, and technological innovations in industry and agriculture.
Results of the Treaty of Paris
Ended the Spanish American war, granted Cuba independence, Spain ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S. as war damages, Spain sold the Philappine islands to the U.S. for 20 million, and Spain lost its Colonial empire.
The reason why the U.S. wanted the Virgin Islands
So the Germany couldn’t threaten the shipping lanes in the Caribean.
Roosevelt’s foreign and domestic policy famous quote
”Speak Softly and carry a big stick.”
Reasons that made Alaska an economic bargain
Alaska had gold and oil was discovered in the Prudhoe bay along the cost.
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