C4 quiz

imperialism

imperialism

the economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations

protectorate

the imperial power allowing the local rulers to stay in control and protect them against rebellions and invasions

technology

the result of an improvement on an old or existing idea

publish

to make a document available to the general public

Anglo-Saxonism

an idea popular in Britain and the Us seen as part of the idea of Manifest Destiny

Matthew C. Perry

a commodore to take a naval expedition to Japan to negotiate a trade treaty

Queen Liliuokalani

ascended the Hawaiian throne in 1891, unsuccessfully attempted to impose a new constitution that would have reasserted her authority as ruler to the Hawaiian people

pan-Americanism

the idea that the US and Latin America should work together to support peace and increase trade

Alfred T. Mahan

an officer in the US, a navy who taught at the Naval War College and author of lectures called The Influence of Sea Power upon History 1660-1783

Henry Cabot Lodge

a powerful senator in Congress, pushing for the construction of a new navy

yellow journalism

the kind of sensationalist reporting where writers often exaggerated or even made up stories to attract readers

jingoism

an attitude of aggressive nationalism is very strong, especially among younger members of the Republican party

resource

a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively

violate

break or fail to comply with

virtual

almost or nearly described, but not completely or according to strict definition

José Marti

one of the exiled leaders, a writer and poet who passionately committed to the cause of Cuban Independence, brought together different Cuban exile groups living in the US

William Randolph Hearst

writer of the New York Journal, the dramatic stories of Spanish atrocities reported in 2 on the nation's major newspapers

Joseph Pulitzer

writer of the New York World, the dramatic stories of Spanish atrocities reported in 2 on the nation's major newspapers

Theodore Roosevelt

assistant secretary of the Navy, raged that McKinley did not go to war

Platt Amendment

governed relations with the US and Cuba until its repeal in 1934, effectively made Cuba an American protectorate