Chapter 19 key terms

Fredrick Jackson Turner

Famous historian whose 1893 “frontier thesis” paper sent a shockwave across the nation

-Declared the American frontier “closed”

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Author of the Influence of Sea Power Upon History

-Stressed the importance of a powerful navy

“Butcher” Weyler

Spanish general charged with maintaining control in Cuba (colony of spain)

-Cruel and Harsh measures (extensive use of torture)

The Maine

American warship destroyed in Havana harbor, Feb. 15, 1898

-Major impetus in the push for war with Spain

Spanish American War

“Splendid Little War” summer of 1898

-Quick victory for the US over Spain

-US acquired several former Spanish colonies

Treaty of Paris (1898)

Treaty that ended the Spanish-American War

-Launched the era of American imperialism

-Cuba remained independent

Emilio Aguinaldo

Leader of the Filipino Insurrection after the Spanish-American War ended

-Proved to be a longer and costlier conflict than the Spanish-American War

Theodore Roosevelt

U.S President 1901-1909

-Great champion of American expansion and strong navy

-Led rough riders

Panama Canal

Great engineering feat begun during the T.R administration.

Acquisition of the territory that would become Panama

Roosevelt Corollary

Expanded the thinking behind the original Monroe Doctrine

-Stated the United States could intervene throughout the Americas to protect its sphere of influence

Great White Fleet

Newly outfitted U.S Navy, which T.R sent on a “world tour” from 1907-1909

-Glistening white ships

-Sent a message of U.S power