US History: Imperialism
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- Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
- Treaty signed with the new Panamanian government (not Panamanian) that authorized the construction of the Panama canal
- Pancho Villa
- Mexican revolutionary who conducted numerous raids on American soil
- Alaska
- Referred to as Seward's folly
- Rough Riders
- Nickname of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment during the Spanish-American War
- Carranza
- Lead the opposition against Huerta during the Mexican Revolution
- Valparaiso Incident
- Foreign incident where two sailors are killed in a fight in Chile, the US demands an indemnity and gets it
- Huerta
- Military dictator who usurped throne, and was kicked out by Wilson
- Gentlemen's Agreement
- Informal agreement between the US and Japan, in which Japan would cease issuing passports in exchange for the US accepting Japanese immigrants already in America
- Treaty of Washington
- British-American treaty addressing grievances from the civil war: the British reimburses the US for damages done by their warship the Alabama
- Yellow journalism
- Term given to sensationalist newspaper writing, exemplified by that of Hearst and Pulitzer when they were attempting to garner support for war with Spain
- Russo-Japanese War
- War between to imperialistic powers over Manchuria and Korea. The Japanese whup the Russians.
- Treaty of Whangia
- Treaty that opened Chinese ports up to US shipping
- Dollar Diplomacy
- Foreign policy adopted by Taft
- Tampico Affair
- Results in a breakdown of diplomatic relations between the US and Mexico, caused by misunderstandings between American and Mexican sailors, and the refusal of Mexico to give a 21-gun salute
- George Dewey
- Commodore who won the Battle of Manila bay
- Platt Amendment
- Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble
- Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
- Agreement between US and UK that permits the US to construct a canal, as long as it was open to all nations
- Liliuokalani
- Queen of Hawaii who is overthrown by Dole
- Great White Fleet
- Navy force that circumnavigated the globe to show off US naval prowess
- Manila Bay
- Site of famous naval battle where Commodore Dewey decimates the Spanish navy
- Emilio Aguinaldo
- Filipino who was lead both the Phillipine revolution against Spain and then the United States
- Spanish-American War
- War that resulted in the American acquisition of Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam and firmly established American imperialism
- De Lôme Letter
- Secret correspondence sent by French diplomat to Spanish insulting President McKinley, helping galvanize the American public towards war
- Venezuela
- Site of a boundary dispute with Britain, US steps in and mediates, reinforcing the Monroe Doctrine
- John Hay
- Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt who pioneered the open-door policy and Panama canal
- Boxer Rebellion
- Chinese rebellion against foreign influence
- Moral Diplomacy
- Name of foreign policy adopted by Wilson
- San Juan Hill
- Site of the most famous battle of the Spanish-American war, where Theodore Roosevelt successfully leads the Rough Riders in a charge against the Spanish trenches
- Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
- Agreement between US and UK not to colonize any Central American kingdom
- Teller Amendment
- Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning the Spanish-American war
- Roosevelt Corallory
- Asserts the right of the US to forcible intervene in the affairs of Central American countries to keep Europeans out
- Matthew Perry
- Commodore of the US Navy who opened up Japan with the Treaty of Kanagawa
- James Dole
- Industrialist who established the pineapple industry in Hawaii and was responsible for overthrowing Queen Liluokalani
- Big Stick Diplomacy
- Foreign policy adopted by Roosevelt
- Panama
- Site of a canal and a revolution
- Open Door Policy
- Idea that all nations should have equal trading rights in China. Is ultimately a failure because no-one followed it
- Samoa
- Site of a tri-protectorate between Britain, Germany and the United States
- Mahan
- Author of "The Influence of Sea Power" in which he argued a strong navy was essential for the protection of American interests
- USS Maine
- Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War
- John Pershing
- US General who searched for Pancho Villa
- Root-Takahira Agreement
- Agreement between US and Japan officially recognizing the territorial sovereignty of each nation