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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;
Cuba has to have US approval to make treaties
US has right to intervene militarily
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
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