* 1898 * __Cuban independence__ * US gets __**Guam**__ and __**Puerto Rico**__ and pays $20 million for the __**Philippines**__
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Open Door Policy
European Powers had __divided China__ into “__**spheres of influence**__” (territories where the country controls)
* Russia * England * __**Japan**__ * Germany * Austria
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Yellow Journalism
* Embraced __dramatic headlines__ and __exaggerated storylines__ * Takes of ripe and __exciting foreign lands__
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Alfred Thoyer Mahan
* The __Influence of Sea Power upon History__ * __“To be a World power, a great navy is needed”__
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Social Darwinism
* The application of Darwin's theory of __natural selection to society__ * Specifically in __economics and business in America__ * Used by __supporters of imperialism__
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White Man’s Burden
(__Pro-Expansionists__)
* US wants to __Christianize the world__
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Reconcentration
Sent civilians who the __Spanish thought might be potential allies of the rebels__ into __heavily guarded camps__
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Jingoism
Combination of __intense American nationalism__ with a __desire for adventure abroad__
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USS Maine
* Exploded in Havana Harbor * __#1 Reason for US involvement__ * US press blames Spain
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Rough Riders
__Teddy Roosevelt__ lead this group up __San Juan Hill__ in the most famous event of the war
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Teller Amendment
* US has __**NO INTEREST**__ in taking over __Cuba__ * Necessary to appease other countries
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Platt Amendment
* US and Cuba * __US may intervene in Cuban affairs__ * US may maintain naval bases in Cuba (Guantanamo)
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Panama Canal
* Will __reduce the travel time from Atlantic to the Pacific__ * Helps __trade__ and the __navy__
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Roosevelt Corollary
* The US will __**police**__ the Americans/__**intervene**__ in __**Latin America**__ to protect US interests * Keep __European powers away__
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US isolation changes drastically in the late 1800s because
* __**New Industry and Markets**__ (buy and sell with new countries) * __Yellow Journalism__ * __Religion__ (Christianize the poor heathens, little brown brothers), (White Man’s Burden) * __Darwinism__ (survival of the fitest)
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Josiah Strong
__Our Country: Its Possible Future and Present Crisis__
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Sanford Dole
__Pineapple King__
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Remember…
The US does __**NOT**__ __receive Hawaii in the Spanish-American__
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Reasons for US involvement in S-A War
* __Yellow Journalism__ * __Economic Concerns__ * __De Lome Letter__ (Spanish diplomat disses McKinley) * __**USS Maine explodes in Havana Harbor**__
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Imperialists
Argue US __control of the Philippines will enhance US trade__ in the Pacific/Asia region
* Causes a __huge debate in the US__
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Anti-Imperial League
* __Universal presidents__ * __Mark Twain__ * __Samuel Gompers__ * __Andrew Carnegie__ * __Consent of the governed__? * Why such interest in Asia?
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Foraker Act
__Puerto Rico__
* __Sets up gov.__ * Future citizenship?
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Results of S-A War
* __Respect__ from European powers * National __Pride__ * __**US becomes a power in the Pacific region**__ (__**markets/resources**__) * __Navy and Army much improved__ * (critical need for a quicker route to the Pacific)
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Election of 1900
* GOP- __McKinley, T. Roosevelt__ (VP) * DEM- __Bryan__ * __Imperialism was the biggest issue__
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Russo-Japanese War 1903
* __TR does not want Japan to dominate Asia__ (__**Manchuria**__) * Portsmouth Treaty * Nobel Peace Prize
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Top Green Corner
Oregon Country British Claims Extinguished
* 1846
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__Mexico Cession__
* 1848
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Bottom Green Corner
__Gadsden Purchase__ from Mexico
* 1853
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Purple Center
__Louisiana Purchase__ from France
* 1803
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Bottom Light Pink Center
__Texas Annexed__
* 1845
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__United States__
* 1783
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__Florida Purchase__ from Spain
* 1821
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William Lloyd Garrison
Showed __how bad slavery is__
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Abraham Lincoln
__Doesn’t want slavery to extend__ into western territories
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Stephen Douglas
__Popular Sovereignty__
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John C. Calhoun
__Nullification__
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William Bryan
__Cross of Gold Speech__
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Andrew Jackson
__Fought the Seminoles__ in Florida
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Teddy Roosevelt
* Big Stick Diplomacy * __“Speak softly and carry a big stick”__
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Hawaii and Philippines
* Hawaii * __First example of imperialism__ * Philippines * __Most controversial__
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What was the Grange and what did it do
* __Organization that formed farmer cooperatives__ to enable members to __enjoy economies of scale by buying and marketing products__ * __Organized politically and sponsored state legislation__ to regulate railroads and grain elevators
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Insular Cases
Several court cases which __concerned the status of territories acquired by the U.S. during the Spanish–American War__