imperialism
these are vocab words for imperialism. There are catagories such as terms, people and groups, and battles and events.
Terms
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- the "white mans burden"
- many europeans believed that they had a duty to spread their religion uncivilized nations
- internationalism
- quality of being international in scope trying to keep the peace (policman)
- washington's farewell address
- advised the nationto stear clear of permanent alliances.
- commodore matthew perry
- president sent perry to japan in the early 1850's to convince the japenese to open trade and help ship wrecked sailers who washed up on the japaneses shore.
- theodore roosevelt
- Rough Rider and 26th President
- yellow journalism
- hearst and pulitzer often used this. It is journalism that is often biased or untrue.
- Roosevelt corollary
- allowed U.S. to be the "policeman" in Latin America
- 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. Eventually they gained their independence even after losing the war.
- manifest destiny
- the belief that the U.S. should extend all the way to the pacific ocean
- purchase of alaska
- the US bought Alaska from the Russians because the Russians wanted to rid of it and the US wanted it for its location
- expansionism
- extending national boundries
- commodore george dewey
- admiral of the united states navy and best known for his victory during the spanish - american war
- isolationism
- having little to do with the political affairs of other nations
- spheres of influence
- areas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly
- boxer rebellion
- a chinese rebellion against foreign influence in areas such as trade, politics, religion and technology
- Annexation of Hawaii
- 1887, U.S. got Hawaii
- Bush Doctrine
- either you are with us or against us- meaning either you are with the U.S. or with the terrrorists
- remember the maine
- The battle ship that exploded and sunk from an unknown cause then when pulitzer and hearst got ahold of the story they practiced yellow journalism and stretched the truth. Declaring war, so America went to war because of that.
- queen liliuokalani
- queen of Hawaii ;; thought that natives should control the island ;; overthrown
- imperialism
- the policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions.
- annexation of hawaii
- US overthrew Queen Liliuokalani in order to make Hawaii their own for its great location and farming conditions
- the rough riders
- cowboys, college students, and adventurers that went to war-led by Teddy Roosevelt
- monroe doctrine
- an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers
- mexican american war
- War between Mexicans and Americans over the annexation of Texas. Began in 1835
- emilio aguinaldo
- he was a rebel leader, a poet and a Fillipino helped the U.S. fight Spain during the war; however, when the U.S. would not give the Phillipines thier independence, he fought against the U.S.
- spanish american war
- an 1898 con flict between the united states and spain, in which the united states supported cubans' fight for indepedence
- open door policy
- a policy proposed in the us in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.
- collective security
- a system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all
- building of the panama canal
- U.S. wanted a "short-cut" to dominate the seas. Encouraged Panama to rebel against Colombia.
- empire
- a group of countries under a single authority
- alfred thayer mahan
- The Influence of Sea Power, larger navy and bases to protect colonial interests