us imperialism test

Purpose of the Foraker Act

it was to end military rule and set up a civil government in Puerto Rico

which country's residents became American citizens in 1917

Puerto Ricans

what countries came under some form of U.S. control as a result of the Spanish-American War?

Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

who was known as the hero of San Juan Hill in Cuba

Rough Riders

How did rapid growth in American industry help fuel imperialism

The U.S. was producing too many goods for its own people to buy and needed new markets in which to sell its goods.

what ship was sunk in Cuba's Havana Harbor leading to America declaring war on Spain

USS Maine

What was the rallying cry in America as a result of Havana

"Remember Maine to hell with Spain"

Yellow Journalism

exaggerated news to lure and enrage readers

what 3 factors stimulated U.S. imperialism

Desire for military strength
Thirsts for new markets
Belief in cultural superiority

What was the goal of the Chinese that took part in the Boxer Rebellion

to get rid of foreign influence in China

what was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China

U.S. was afraid they would set up colonies and shut out American trade and they addressed to imperialist nations proposing the U.S. should have trading rights in China

How did the U.S. get land for building the Panama Canal

Encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence.

How did the U.S. treat the Philippines during the American Philippine war

turned to tactics very similar to what Spanish had done in Cuba with their concentration camps

What did the Roosevelt Corollary build on (what former American policy)

Monroe Doctrine

What did Theodore Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for?

Negotiating and end to war between Russia and Japan.

Imperialism

The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories

Pearl Harbor

U.S. naval base in Hawaii

Treaty of Paris

brought an end to Spanish American War

Platt Amendment

which says Cuba could not make treaties with foreign powers that could give up control of their lands, U.S. had right to intervene in Cuba, Cuba could not go into debt that they could not repay, and U.S. could buy or lease land for naval and refueling stations

Protectorate

a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power

Dollar Diplomacy

U.S. government would guarantee loans made to foreign countries by American business-people

Francisco "Pancho" Villa

opposed to the Mexican government that the U.S. supported

General John J. Pershing

sent to hunt down and capture or kill Villa