Imperialism
Indicates the expansion of a nation’s empire
Naval Act of 1900
Authorized the construction of battleships that would be clearly offensive in nature
1/45
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced |
---|
No study sessions yet.
Imperialism
Indicates the expansion of a nation’s empire
Naval Act of 1900
Authorized the construction of battleships that would be clearly offensive in nature
Spanish-American War
1898
Cuba is controlled by Spain
\
US has many interests in Cuba
Annexation of Hawaii
Treaty of Paris
Open Door Policy
European Powers had divided China into “spheres of influence” (territories where the country controls)
Yellow Journalism
Alfred Thoyer Mahan
Social Darwinism
White Man’s Burden
(Pro-Expansionists)
Reconcentration
Sent civilians who the Spanish thought might be potential allies of the rebels into heavily guarded camps
Jingoism
Combination of intense American nationalism with a desire for adventure abroad
USS Maine
Rough Riders
Teddy Roosevelt lead this group up San Juan Hill in the most famous event of the war
Teller Amendment
Platt Amendment
Panama Canal
Roosevelt Corollary
US isolation changes drastically in the late 1800s because
Josiah Strong
Our Country: Its Possible Future and Present Crisis
Sanford Dole
Pineapple King
Remember…
The US does NOT receive Hawaii in the Spanish-American
Reasons for US involvement in S-A War
Imperialists
Argue US control of the Philippines will enhance US trade in the Pacific/Asia region
Anti-Imperial League
Foraker Act
Puerto Rico
Results of S-A War
Election of 1900
Russo-Japanese War 1903
Top Green Corner
Oregon Country British Claims Extinguished
Left Yellow
Mexico Cession
Bottom Green Corner
Gadsden Purchase from Mexico
Purple Center
Louisiana Purchase from France
Bottom Light Pink Center
Texas Annexed
Right Pink
United States
Right Yellow Corner
Florida Purchase from Spain
William Lloyd Garrison
Showed how bad slavery is
Abraham Lincoln
Doesn’t want slavery to extend into western territories
Stephen Douglas
Popular Sovereignty
John C. Calhoun
Nullification
William Bryan
Cross of Gold Speech
Andrew Jackson
Fought the Seminoles in Florida
Teddy Roosevelt
Hawaii and Philippines
What was the Grange and what did it do
Insular Cases
Several court cases which concerned the status of territories acquired by the U.S. during the Spanish–American War