Untitled Flashcards Set

Flashcard #1
Term: What area did the phrase 'We’ve taken up the white man’s burden Of ebony and brown...' describe US imperialism into?
Definition: Philippines and Cuba

Flashcard #2
Term: Which future president became the territorial governor of the Philippines?
Definition: William Howard Taft

Flashcard #3
Term: Who was responsible for the acquisition of Alaska from Russia in 1867 and what was this purchase nicknamed?
Definition: William Seward; Seward’s Folly

Flashcard #4
Term: Which group of Chinese tried to resist imperialism in their country?
Definition: Boxers 'Righteous Harmonious Fists'

Flashcard #5
Term: What was William Jennings Bryan's claim against William McKinley in the election of 1900?
Definition: Lincoln abolished slavery for 3.5 million Africans; McKinley had reestablished it for 7 million Filipinos.

Flashcard #6
Term: What happened to William McKinley six months into his second term?
Definition: An anarchist kills him (Leon Czolgosz).

Flashcard #7
Term: What was the nickname of Theodore Roosevelt’s athletic friends?
Definition: Tennis cabinet

Flashcard #8
Term: What was Roosevelt’s famous phrase concerning military strength?
Definition: 'Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far.'

Flashcard #9
Term: What did Roosevelt use as his 'Big Stick'?
Definition: US Navy

Flashcard #10
Term: How did Panama come into existence?
Definition: Panamanians declared independence from Colombia in Nov. 1903, and the U.S. recognized the new country allowing for the building of the canal.

Flashcard #11
Term: In what year did the Panama Canal open and what was significant about that year?
Definition: 1914; The year that WWI began.

Flashcard #12
Term: What policy did Theodore Roosevelt institute concerning the U.S. and Latin American countries after Germans sunk two Venezuelan ships?
Definition: Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

Flashcard #13
Term: What was Roosevelt's stance concerning Latin America?
Definition: He stated that if Latin American countries fell into debt, the United States would intervene.

Flashcard #14
Term: How does the Monroe Doctrine differ from the Roosevelt Corollary?
Definition: Monroe Doctrine: 'Thou shalt not intervene.' Roosevelt Corollary: 'We shall intervene to prevent you from intervening.'

Flashcard #15
Term: What two countries went to war in 1904-05 allowing Roosevelt to broker a peace deal?
Definition: Russia and Japan.

Flashcard #16
Term: What award did Roosevelt win for brokering the peace treaty between Russia and Japan?
Definition: Nobel Peace Prize.

Flashcard #17
Term: What did Roosevelt’s policies seem to be turning the Caribbean into?
Definition: A Yankee pond.

Flashcard #18
Term: Who was the new 'yellow peril' in California at the turn of the 20th century?
Definition: Japanese.

Flashcard #19
Term: How did the 'Gentleman’s Agreement' help solve the 'yellow peril' problem?
Definition: The Japanese government agreed to stop the flow of laborers to the U.S. by withholding passports.

Flashcard #20
Term: What did Roosevelt send on a global tour in late 1907 to showcase American superiority?
Definition: The Great White Fleet (Navy).