U.S. History EOC Key Concepts Imperialism

Imperialism

The policy of one nation having control/power/influence over another nation

Annexation of Hawaii

U.S. wanted this territory for business and so sugar could be sold in the U.S. duty free, Queen Liliuokalani opposed so Sanford B. Dole overthrew her in 1893, William McKinley convinced Congress to annex this territory in 1898

Jingoism (Nationalism)

extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy - the U.S. believed it was culturally superior

Military Expansion

The US wanted a strong military that would have the most powerful weapons. Being economically ahead also meant having a stronger military to secure the transportation of goods and to be ready to fight in disputes., tied to the ideas of social darwinism and nationalism, we must compete with British and Germans

Social Darwinism

Applied Darwin's theory of natural selection and "survival of the fittest" to human society -- the poor are poor because they are not as fit to survive. Used as an argument against social reforms to help the poor.

Yellow Journalism

Exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers; popularized in the late nineteenth century by Jospeh Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst

Spanish-American War

Fought between the US and Spain in Cuba and the Philippines. It lasted less than 3 months and resulted in Cuba's independence as well as the US annexing Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.

Cuba

A communist state in the Caribbean - U.S. forces invaded to assist the rebels in their fight against the Spanish

Guam

Pacific island that was acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War

Philippines

Spanish colony in the Pacific whom the US helped free from the Spanish, but soon after took as their own colony and had no plans to recognize their independence.

Puerto Rico

A U.S. territory; the U.S. gained it from Spain as a result of the Spanish-American War. People here have U.S. citizenship, and many here would like it to be a U.S. state.

Panama Canal

Teddy Roosevelt had this built to have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic and vice versa.

Anti-Imperialist League

Organization formed in 1898 to oppose American annexation of the Philippines and American imperialism in general; focused the public on the potential financial, military, and especially moral costs of imperialism

Open Door Policy

A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China, but China had to remain a "free" nation

Roosevelt Corollary/ Big Stick Policy

An extension of the Monroe Doctrine, announced by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, under which the United States claimed the right to protect its economic interests by force/means of military intervention in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations.

Dollar Diplomacy

Foreign policy created under President Taft that used U.S. economic power to accomplish its goals. The U.S. would loan money in exchange for political influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Moral Diplomacy

Foreign policy of President Woodrow Wilson. Wilson hoped to influence and control other countries through economic pressure, refusing to support "bad" or non-democratic countries, emphasizing America's ethical superiority..

Boxer Rebellion

Rebellion in China against foreigners that occurred soon after the "Open Door" Policy. Caused by foreign (American and European) "spheres of influence" within the Chinese empire. Foreign nations had to send troops into China to put down the rebellion.

Philippines Insurrection/Philippines-American War

US encouraged the Philippines to rebel against the Spanish. The US then took control of the Philippines through the 1898 Treaty of Paris. Filipinos were angry after not receiving their promised freedom, waged guerrilla warfare, put down by the U.S.