History Imperialism Unit 4

Imperialism

Areas in a country where a foreign country controls resources

Isolationalism

Avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries

William H. Seward

Secretary of State who arranged the purchase of Alaska

Liliuokalani

Queen of Hawaii who was overthrown after proposing a new constitution supporting the powers of the monarchy

Spheres of Influence

Building an empire by colonizing or conquering other nations

Open Door Policy

Stated that all nations should have equal access to trade in China

Boxer Rebellion

A violent rebellion led by Boxers, Chinese nationalists who were angered by foreign involvement in China

Yellow Journalism

A style of exaggerated news designed to lure in readers with sensational stories

Teller Amendment

Stated that the US did not want to take over Cuba

Platt Amendment

Limited Cuba’s rights and gave the US power to intervene in Cuba’s affairs

Panama Canal

A canal providing a ‘highway' for ships that connected the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

Roosevelt Corollary

Addition to the Monroe Doctrine that allowed US to intervene in the affairs of Latin American countries 

Dollar Diplomacy

Taft’s policy of influencing governments by economic means

Big Stick Diplomacy

Roosevelt’s idea of using the US military force to protect American interests in Latin America / the Western Hemisphere

Motives for Imperialism

EMPIRE (Economics, Military, Politics, Ideology, Religion, Exploratory)

Moral Diplomacy

Wilson’s policy of spreading democracy through diplomatic means

Motives to Annex Hawaii

Natural resources, use as a mid-Pacific military base in Spanish American War

White Man’s Burden

Used to justify imperialism; idea that it was our destiny/obligation to imperialize in order to bring others to our level of civilization

Causes of Spanish-American War

Cuba’s struggle for independence, Yellow Journalism, The DeLome Letter, the USS Maine

Effects of Spanish American War

Territorial gain on Puerto Rico, Guam, and Phillipines, as well as control of Cuba

Expansionism

A policy of wanting to expand your country + their ways to influence/take over others

Seward’s Folly

Many viewed Seward’s purchase of Alaska as a mistake and called it ______ because they thought Alaska was a frozen wateland

Natural Resources

Purchasing Alaska proved to benefit us because Alaska had a ton of ________!

Bayonet Constitution

The king of Hawaii was almost forced to sign this before his death, which would strip the monarchy of its power and give power to the US missionaries turned planters that were monopolizing off of sugarcane

Rudyard Kipling

Author of “White Man’s Burden” and “The Jungle Book”

American Imperialist League

Group of American isolationists against the annexation of so many new territories during and after the Spanish American War