American History Chapter 7 Review

Flashcards vocabulary review based on Chapter 7 American History notes.

Yellow Journalism

Another name for sensationalist journalism.

Open Door Policy

Policy allowing each foreign nation in China to trade freely with other nations' spheres of influence.

Protectorate

An independent country actually under the control of another country.

Self-determination

A people's right to have their own government.

Jingoism

Extreme nationalism marked by an aggressive foreign policy.

Sphere of influence

Section of a country where one foreign nation enjoyed special rights and powers.

Dollar diplomacy

Joining a country's business interests with its diplomatic interests abroad.

Guerillas

Armed fighters who use surprise attacks and sabotage rather than open warfare.

Imperialism

Actions by one nation to exercise political or economic control over a smaller/weaker nation.

Queen Liliuokalani

Queen overthrown in 1893 by American planters in Hawaii.

Anglo-Saxonism

Idea that English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government.

Pan-Americanism

Idea that the US and Latin America should work together.

Jose Marti

Exiled Cuban leader in N.Y. who raised funds, bought weapons, trained troops, and led the Feb. 1895 rebellion.

Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst

Two newspaper owners who competed to increase sales.

George Dewey

Defeated the Spanish fleet in the Philippines.

U.S.S. Maine

U.S. battleship blown up in Havana Harbor on Feb. 15, 1898.

Main economic arguments for annexing the Philippines

New markets for American goods; a naval/trade base in Asia.

Foraker Act

Provided a civil government and elected legislature for Puerto Rico.

Cause of American support for Cuban rebels

Reports of Spanish cruelty toward the Cubans.

U.S. and Cuba economic connection

American businesses bought into Cuban sugar plantations.

Primary U.S. interest in Asia

Trade, rather than conquest.

1894 Sino-Japanese War

War between China and Japan over Korea, where Japan easily defeated China and gained territory in Manchuria.

Russia

Country that forced Japan to give its newly acquired territory in Manchuria back to China.

Proposed U.S. policy in China

Open Door Policy proposed to allow all countries to trade with China.

Roosevelt Corollary

Addition to the Monroe Doctrine stating the U.S. would intervene in Latin American affairs to maintain stability.

Dominican Republic

First country where the U.S. applied the Roosevelt Corollary when it was behind on debt payments to Europe.

Moral Diplomacy

Wilson's policy of trying to encourage democracy in Latin America.

April 1914 Incident in Mexico

American soldiers were arrested in Mexico.

Platt Amendment

Amendment that effectively made Cuba an American protectorate.

Pancho Villa

Man whom General John J. Pershing was sent to capture by Wilson in 1916.

Puerto Rico (Annexation status)

Island annexed as an 'unincorporated territory' in the Foraker Act.

Japan (Opening of trade)

Country whose leaders signed a treaty opening two ports to American trade after Commodore Perry's warships arrived.

Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

Treaty in which Britain signed exclusive canal rights in Panama to the U.S.

Hawaii (1893)

Island where sugar plantation owners requested annexation in 1893.

Boxer Rebellion

Rebellion in China, secretly supported by the government, that sought to expel foreigners.

Philippines (U.S. leadership)

Location where General MacArthur fought guerilla resistance while Governor Taft introduced reforms.

Cuba (Rough Riders)

Location where 'Remember the Maine' was the cry of the Rough Riders who took San Juan Hill.

Emilio Aguinaldo

Revolutionary leader who initially supported the Americans after the first naval battle in the Philippines.

Latin America (Monroe Doctrine)

Region where American intervention was advocated in the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

Guam

Acquired from Spain in the Treaty of Paris, this island now serves as a military base.

Secretary Hay's China Proposal

Secretary Hay proposed an Open Door policy with this country's leaseholders.

Cuba (Protectorate Duration)

Under the Platt Amendment, this country became an American protectorate until 1934.

Dollar Diplomacy Target Region

President Taft promoted 'dollar diplomacy' as favorable for mutual economic development in Latin America.