7A nouns

imperialism

extending one’s country power and influence through diplomacy or military force

alfred t mahan/influence of sea power upon history

book arguing that a nations political and commercial success depends upon the strength of their navy

spanish american war

fought in 1989. resulted in the US aquiring multiple spanish territorries and ended spanish power in the western hemisphere.

jingoism

intense form of nationalism calling for agressive foreign policy

yellow journalism

actively promoting war fever in america through the press and journalism

joseph pulitzer

journalist in new york who published yellow press

william randolf hearst

newspaper publisher who pioneered “yellow journalism”

USS Maine

battleship that exploded in the havanna harbor, starting the spanish american war

teller amendment

pledged that the US would not annex cuba

theodore roosevelt

was secretary of the navy during the spanish american war and later became president

treaty of paris 1898

ended the spanish american war

puerto rico

small state southwest of the mainland aquired by the US after the spanish american war

philippines

exchanged for 20 million in the treaty of paris

emilio aguinaldo

first president of the philippines and led the philippian army against the spanish army

anti imperialist league

formed to oppose the annexation of the philippines

insular cases

series of cases referring to decisions on the statuses of teritorries aquired by the US during and after the spanish american war

platt amendment

amendment in the cuban constitution allowing US intervention in cuban affairs

open door policy in china

US diplomatic push for equal trade access to china

boxer rebellion

violent uprising in northern china protesting the influence of western culture/immigrants

big stick diplomacy

foriegn policy advocating for peace but while simultaneously threatening superior military strength

panama canal/hay bunau varilla treaty

granted the US access to a 10 mile wide piece of land to construct the panama canal

roosevelt corollary

roosevelt’s addition to the monroe doctorine, asserting that the US had the ability to insert themselves in latin american affairs

great white fleet

us naval ship fleet commanded by roosevelt to demonstrate US military prowress

william howard taft/dollar diplomacy

foreign policy aimed at establishing sounder economic trade methods abroad by replacing military “bullets” with financial “dollars”. encouraged private investment

woodrow wilson/moral diplomacy

promoted democracy and self determination. more american democratic ideals