US Imperialism and the Philippine-American War Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, historical figures, and concepts related to the annexation of The Philippines and the Philippine-American War.

Purchase of The Philippines

The transaction in which the United States officially bought The Philippines from Spain for $20,000,000, equivalent to roughly $700,000,000 by modern standards.

President McKinley

The United States president who made the decision to annex The Philippines, claiming God told him to educate, Christianize, and govern the Filipinos.

Oust

A term defined in the lecture as meaning to kick someone out.

Treaty of Paris (1898)

The treaty ending the Spanish-American War that required official ratification by the United States Congress in order to annex The Philippines.

White Man's Burden

A racist viewpoint common in America and Europe used by President McKinley to rationalize annexing and governing nonwhite populations.

McKinley's Four Points

President McKinley's rationale for imperialism, consisting of obtaining glory, expanding commerce, and fulfilling a duty as white Christians to help so-called lesser races.

Expanding Commerce

The second point of McKinley's four points, identified as the true underlying motivation behind imperialism and historical events (making money).

Anti-Imperialists

A group within Congress and American society arguing that annexing and conquering foreign nations violated core American values and revolutionary principles.

Monroe Doctrine

An early 1800s policy established by President Monroe stating that Americans would fight against colonization and would not expand colonization.

Pro-Imperialists

A group that supported annexation by relying on racial superiority concepts and the belief that nonwhite groups could not govern themselves.

Mongoloid

A term historically used in medical textbooks as a classification for autistic people, illustrating the era's extreme levels of anti-Asian racism.

Emilio Amphenomeno

The leader who declared war against the United States in 1899 and later accepted American colonization in 1901 as president Antoinado.

Commodore Dewey

The American naval commander who assisted Abenado in retaking his country during the Spanish-American War prior to US annexation.

Philippine-American War

A three-year military conflict (1899-1901) between the United States and the newly formed nation of The Philippines following US annexation.

Concentration Camps

Detainment facilities established by American soldiers in The Philippines during the Philippine-American War.

Waterboarding

A severe torture technique developed during the Philippine-American War where a wet cloth is placed over a face while water is continuously poured over it to simulate drowning.

Andrew Carnegie

A famous robber baron who criticized the Philippine-American War and offered $20,000,000 to purchase the freedom of The Philippines.

Mark Twain

A famous American author who publicly criticized and spoke out against the Philippine-American War.

Anti-Imperialist League

An organization formed by prominent Americans with opposing views on imperial expansion to prevent the United States from building an empire.

American Protestant Missionaries

Religious individuals who moved to The Philippines after its purchase to convert the largely Catholic population to Protestantism.