Imperialism and expansion test review 2

Audience

Who the document was made for.

Point of View

The author's belief.

Purpose

Why the document was made; the goal of the document.

Bias

Preference or favor to one side, person or idea.

Misinformation

Information that is false but believed to be true by the person spreading it.

Disinformation

False information known to be false by the person spreading it.

Malinformation

Information based on reality that is used or spread to cause harm.

Manifest Destiny

The idea that Americans had the God-given right to expand westward.

Homestead Act

Government program giving 160 acres of land in the Great Plains to American men if they farmed it.

Transcontinental Railroad

Railroad connecting Nebraska to California, reducing travel costs and allowing people to move west.

Reservation

Separate land allocated to dislocated Native Americans, typically lower quality and impoverished.

Plains Indian War

Series of wars between Plains Indian tribes and the U.S. government during westward expansion.

Native American Boarding Schools

Schools designed to assimilate Native American children to white American culture.

Ethnocentrism

Belief that one's culture is superior to others.

Imperialism

Stronger countries exerting control over weaker colonies.

Annexation

The addition of new land to a country without giving existing residents a choice.

The Anti-Imperialist League

Group opposed to imperialism, believing it goes against American values.

Yellow Journalism

Journalism that sensationalizes information to increase viewership, often discrediting the truth.

Spanish American War

Conflict in 1898 leading to U.S. territorial acquisitions and increased involvement in foreign affairs.

Monroe Doctrine

1823 policy warning European powers against further colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

Roosevelt Corollary

1904 policy allowing the U.S. to intervene in Latin American affairs.

Panama Canal

Artificial waterway built by the U.S. to reduce maritime trade and travel costs.

Social Darwinism

Misinterpretation of Darwin's theory used to justify imperialism and the idea of superiority.

The White Man's Burden

The belief that imperial countries have a duty to 'civilize' other cultures.