US Expansion Quiz #2, (E,F,G)

What was China divided into?

spheres of influence

What are spheres of influence?

areas where an outside power claims trade privileges

Why did U.S. want to go into China?

Wanted to expand trade in the pacific

What is the Open Door Policy?

U.S. called for China to open trade to all nations equally

What is a nickname for Social Darwinism?

Survival of the Fittest

How did Social Darwinism apply to the U.S.?

the world was changing, U.S. had to do what was necessary to compete w/ other nations

What is Jingoism?

extreme nationalism that favors aggressive foreign policy & war

What was the White Man’s Burden?

U.S. felt obligated to help civilize lesser nations

Who was Alfred T. Mahan?

navy officer & historian, who believed seapower would make the U.S. a great nation

Who was Henry Cabot Lodge?

Senator who wanted the U.S. to use military to takeover the Philippines, Hawaii, and the Panama Canal

Who was Theodore Roosevelt?

assistant secretary of the Navy, who believed the U.S. should go to war to become a major world power

What was the background of the Span.-Am. War?

Cuba was under Spanish rule, and Cuba began to rebel against Spain

Who was Valeriano Weyler?

Spanish general sent to Cuba to stop rebellion

What was Valeriano Weyler’s nickname?

the “Butcher”

What did Newspapers do?

Began exaggerating stories about Cuba to sell more papers

What is Yellow Journalism?

style of reporting that stirs emotions of the reader by using exaggerated headlines

Joseph Pulitzer + William Randolph Hearst

newspaper owners form New York who used Yellow JOurnalism to increase business, and to urge U.S. to go to war.