Iperialism
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- Roosevelt Corollary
- An addition to the Monroe Doctrine, stated that the US would intervene in Latin America to keep peace
- Mathew Perry
- A US commodore who convinced Japan to trade with foreign nations
- Isolationism
- A policy of avoiding international relations
- Philippine Insurrection
- before the Philippines was annexed by the U.S. there existed tension between U.S. troops and Filippinos. eventually we entered into a war with the Philippines.
- Washington's Farewell Address
- When Washington advised the US to steer clear of permanent alliances
- yellow journalism
- exaggeration and sensationalism in journalism
- Queen Liliuokalani
- the Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution by Americans
- Alfred Thayer Mahan
- US Navy; wanted to expand the size of the navy to control the sea
- Mexican-American War
- A war between Mexico and the US over land in the southwest
- Joseph Pulitzer
- Owner of the New York World newspaper, helped start yellow journalism
- expansionism
- The doctrine of expanding the territory of a country
- collective security
- a system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all
- Manifest Destiny
- the belief that the U.S. should extend all the way to the pacific ocean
- Building of the Panama Canal
- The Panama Canal was constructed by the US to allow ships to reach the Pacific from the Atlantic
- Spanish-American War
- A war between the US and Spain started by the sinking of the Maine and the media
- Rough Riders
- volunteer soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American War
- Open Door Policy
- A policy proposed by the Us allowing all countries to trade in China
- Purchase of Alaska
- When the US bought Alaska from Russia
- George Dewey
- U.S. naval commander who led the American attack on the Philippines
- internationalism
- a policy of cooperation and involvement among nations
- Theodore Roosevelt
- 26th president, supporter of US expansion and the Spanish-American War
- Boxer Rebellion
- Chinese rebellion against foreign influence
- Annexation of Hawaii
- When Hawaii was added to the US as the fiftieth state
- Emilio Aguinaldo
- Filipino who was lead both the Phillipine revolution against Spain and then the United States
- Seward's Folly
- The purchase of Alaska was disliked by many and Seward was blamed.
- William Randolph Hearst
- Owner of the New York Morning Journal, helped start yellow journalism
- spheres of influence
- areas where a foreign country holds power
- Imperialism
- When a powerful country tries to control weaker countries.