Chapter 22- AMH

a group of diverse and prominent Americans who banded together in 1898 to protest the idea of American empire building

Anti-Imperialist League

Taft’s foreign policy, which involved using American economic power to push for favorable foreign policies

dollar diplomacy

an idea proposed by Fredrick Jackson Turner, which stated that the encounter of European traditions and a native wilderness was integral to the development of American democracy, individualism, and innovative character

Frontier Thesis

the circular notes sent by Secretary of State Hay claiming that there should be “open doors” in China, allowing all countries equal and total access to all markets, ports, and railroads without any special considerations from the Chinese authorities; while ostensibly leveling the playing field, this strategy greatly benefited the United States

Open Door notes

a statement by Theodore Roosevelt that the United States would use military force to act as an international police power and correct any chronic wrongdoing by any Latin American nation threatening the stability of the region

Roosevelt Corollary

Theodore Roosevelt’s cavalry unit, which fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War

Rough Riders

the pejorative name given by the press to Secretary of State Seward’s acquisition of Alaska in 1867

Seward’s Folly

the goal of foreign countries such as Japan, Russia, France, and Germany to carve out an area of the Chinese market that they could exploit through tariff and transportation agreements

sphere of influence

sensationalist newspapers who sought to manufacture news stories in order to sell more papers

yellow journalism