Key terms quiz 1 unit 6

White Mans Burden by Rudyard Kipling

Poem by Rudyard Kipling about the duty of western civilization (Europe) to Christianize the world

Our Country by Josiah Strong

Written by Josiah Strong about Anglo-Saxon race is superior

The Influence of Sea Power Union History by Alfred T. Mahan

Written by Alfred Mahan who argued economic future rested on new markets which relies on a powerful navy

Jingosm

Extreme patriotism especially in the form of going to war (weren't hesitant to go to war)

De Lome Letter

Document where the Spanish ambassador insults President McKinley and accuses America of being weak

Teller Ammendment

Document where US promises Cuba independence and that America would withdraw Cuba after war

Platt Amendment

US gave Cuba their independence with some restrictions;
1. Cuba has to have US approval to make treaties
2. US has right to intervene militarily
3. 99 year renewable lease on Guantanamo Bay (for US naval base)

Treaty of Paris

1898 treaty that ended the Spanish American war and declared that Cuba would be freed from Spain

Anti-Imperialist League

A group of anti imperialists (democrats) who thought economic expansion was un-democratic and disliked it for racial reasons also

Insular Cases

1901 Supreme Court case that addressed the question of the Constitution following the US flag in Puerto Rico; declared the Constitution doesn't automatically follow the flag in Puerto Rico because the Puerto Rican people were aliens

Open Door Notes

Message sent by John Jay establishing the commercial opportunity of free trade in China

Boxer Rebellion

Anti-foreign, anti-Christian Rebellion in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country

"Big Stick Diplomacy"

US assertive approach o foreign affairs to use peaceful negotiations but have strong military to back you up

Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

US treaty that nullified the Clayton Bulwer Treaty, allowing the US to build Panama Canal by itself

Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

US treaty with Columbia to build a canal but doesn't happen because Colombian Senate rejected it because they wanted more money

Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine

Implemented by Roosevelt that allowed US to intervene in any Latin American problem implemented the 'Square Deal' program; catalyst was the US feared for German intervention in the Western Hemisphere because Venezuela and Santo Domingo couldn't repay their debt

Treaty of Portsmouth

1905 treaty between Russia and Japan ending the Russo-Japanese War

Gentlemen's Agreement

1907 agreement between the United States and Japan that restricted Japanese immigration to the US

Muckrakers

Journalists who attempted to find corruption or wrongdoing in industries or big businesses and expose it to the public

The Shame of the Cities

Book by Lincoln Steffens that exposed public corruption in many major cities to provoke reform

How the Other Half Lives

One of the first photojournalism books written by Jacob Riis written about the conditions of New York tenement life

The Jungle

Novel written by Upton Sinclair about unsanitary conditions in meatpacking plants

The History of the Standard Oil Company

A book written by Ira Tarbell that revealed the abuses committed by the Standard Oil Trust

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Fire that killed 200+ men and women trapped on top floors of shirt making factory which resulted in many new safety laws to be passed

"Dollar Diplomacy"

President Taft's policy linking American business interests to diplomatic interests abroad