History vocab 4

Isolationism

Separation from political affairs of other countries

Sewards folly

Name given to Alaska as people thought it was a foolish purchase

James G. Blaine

Secretary of State who wanted to create new markets by lowering tariffs not getting colonies

Pan American Union

Promotes cooperation and trade with other countries

Queen Lilioukalani

Last monarch of Hawaii

Alfred Mahan

Encouraged build-up of navy-wrote book on how great countries have great navys

“Remember the Maine”

War cry of the Spanish American war

Delome letter

Letter from Spanish minister calling president McKinley weak

“Splendid litter war”

Name given to the Spanish American war - short war, not many died

Theodore Roosevelt

Leader of the rough riders

Rough riders

Voluntary group - not professional soldiers - lead by T. Roosevelt

San Juan Hill

Important battle of the Spanish American war won by rough riders

10th cavalry regiment

All black division that actually took San Juan Hill

Platt amendment

Placed conditions on Cuba to get us troops to withdraw

Big stick diplomacy

Roosevelt policy of using military to influence our relations with other countries

Panama Canal

Built to save on shipping costs

Dr. William Gorgas

Figured out the cure for yellow fever

Roosevelt Corollary

Made US police officer of the western hemisphere

William Howard Taft

First governor of Philippines

Dollar Diplomacy

Policy of US in which money invested in foreign countries to gain influence

Open Door Policy

Allowed American businesses to compete on equal terms with other traders in China

Boxer Rebellion

Moved to throw all foreigners out of China

Russo - Japanese War

Developed because of a clash of interests between both countries

Treaty of Portsmouth

This ended with Russo-Japanese war and helped Teddy Roosevelt with the Nobel peace prize

Protectorate

Country that is technically independent but whose government and economy controlled by a stronger power

Jingoism

Extreme nationalism characterized by aggressive foreign policy

Imperialism

Policy of establishing colonies and building an empire