American Expansion and Diplomacy

Imperialism

Domination of a nation using economic and political power

Panama Canal

Waterway permitting ship passage between Atlantic and Pacific

Protectorate

Technically independent country under another's control

Anglo-Saxonism

Belief English speakers are superior

Manifest Destiny

Belief US destined to expand across North America

Treaty of Kanagawa

Agreement allowing US trade with Japan at two ports

Hawaii Annexation

US acquisition of Hawaii, appointing Dole as governor

Yellow Journalism

Sensationalized news to attract readers

Jingoism

Aggressive nationalism advocating war

USS Maine

US battleship that exploded in Cuba, leading to war

Dewey

Commander who defeated Spanish fleet in the Philippines

Josiah Strong

Advocate of Anglo-Saxonism and US expansion overseas

Alfred T. Mahan

Advocate for US naval power and building a strong navy

Henry Cabot Lodge

Politician supporting US naval expansion and military strength

Albert J. Beveridge

Politician advocating for US military and naval growth

John Fiske

Promoter of Anglo-Saxonism and US cultural superiority

William Gorgas

Individual who helped control obstacles in building the Panama Canal

Theodore Roosevelt

Assistant secretary of the navy supporting Mahan's ideas

M. Perry

Individual sent to Japan by President Millard Filmore

Sanford Dole

Appointed as governor of Hawaii after US annexation

Queen Liliuokalani

Hawaiian queen overthrown with US support

President McKinley

US president during the Spanish-American War

Treaty of Paris

Ended the Spanish-American War, ceding territories to the US

Emilio Aguinaldo

Filipino leader who resisted American colonization in the Philippines

Rough Riders

Volunteer cavalry unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War

Platt Amendment

Imposed restrictions on Cuba's sovereignty after the Spanish-American War

Foraker Act

Established civil government in Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War

Open Door Policy

U.S. proposal to ensure equal trading rights in China

Boxer Rebellion

Violent anti-foreigner movement in China in 1900

Dollar Diplomacy

U.S. policy of using economic influence to expand American power

Roosevelt Corollary

U.S. assertion of the right to intervene in Latin America to maintain stability

Porfirio Díaz

Mexican dictator overthrown during the Mexican Revolution

Victoriano Huerta

Seized power in Mexico after Francisco Madero's assassination

Pancho Villa

Mexican revolutionary leader who conducted raids in the U.S.

Venustiano Carranza

Became president of Mexico after the fall of Victoriano Huerta