Unit 5 Exam - HUSH

Imperialism

extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

Imperialism Motivations

• economic expansion

• racial ideology

• religious

• military

Annexation

to attach as an addition (territory)

Hawaii

• originally was a monarchy

• the US wanted for military and economic reasons

Queen Liliukalani

• last monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom

• attempted to preserve Hawaiian sovereignty and culture

Anglo-Saxonism

any person from German/protestant descent (white)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

• american naval officer and historian

• advocated for the importance of international sea power (imperialism)

Spanish-American War

• conflict between American and Spain

• primarily over Cuba’s independence

• Resulted in the US gaining Puerto Rico, Guam, and Philippines, while they protected over Cuba

Cuba (Independence)

• result of the Spanish-American War

• May 20, 1902

• Wanted to be free from taxation and Spain’s economic crisis

USS Maine

• a second class battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba

• about 260 killed

Philippine-American War

• after the US refused to recognize the First Philippine Republic established by Emilio Aguinaldo

• The US won

• 1899-1902

Open Door Policy

• ensure equal trading rights for all nations in china

• prevent one country from controlling Chinese trade

• 1899-1900

Sphere of Influence

a country in with another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority

Panama Canal

• artificial waterway in Panama

• connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean

• The US took over the project in 1904

• Opened in 1914

• US wanted to ship goods quicker and for cheaper between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

U.S. involvement in WW1

• entered April 6, 1917

• due to Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare

• joined the Allied powers

Interventionism

• getting involved with something

• A time when the US joined WW1

Isolationism

• staying out of something and keeping to yourself

• A time when the US stayed out of WW1

Lusitania & German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

• The reason the US joined WW1

• Germany began using submarines to bomb and destroy ships

• The Lusitania was destroyed and 128 US citizens were killed

Zimmerman Telegram

• a coded message sent from Germany to Mexico but was intercepted by America

• Said if Mexico started war with America they would get back the land America took from them

• Attempt at Mexico and Germany becoming allies

Woodrow Wilson

• 28th president

• President during WW1

• Created league of nations

Neutrality

• not supporting either side of a conflict

• the state the US remained in before