Vocabulary Review

Imperialism

What is the term?

to incorporate a territory into an existing political unit, such as a

state or a nation

What is the term?

to incorporate a territory into an existing political unit, such as a

state or a nation

Annex

What is the term?

growth of US economy based on exports, US had a right to intervene abroad to keep

foreign markets open and feared that the closing of an area to American products, citizens, or ideas threatened US survival

What is the term?

growth of US economy based on exports, US had a right to intervene abroad to keep

foreign markets open and feared that the closing of an area to American products, citizens, or ideas threatened US survival

Open Door Policy

What is the term?

“Splendid Little War”

What is the term?

“Splendid Little War”

Spanish-American War

What is the term?

the policy by which strong nations extend their political,

military, and economic control over weaker territories

What is the term?

the policy by which strong nations extend their political,

military, and economic control over weaker territories

Imperialism

What is the term?

heightened the public’s dislike of the Spanish government by

using yellow journalism

What is the term?

heightened the public’s dislike of the Spanish government by

using yellow journalism

Hearst & Pulitzer

What is the term?

aggressive nationalism

What is the term?

aggressive nationalism

Jingoism

What is the term?

US Navy ship destroyed by unknown reasons but it led the

US to declare war on Spain

What is the term?

US Navy ship destroyed by unknown reasons but it led the

US to declare war on Spain

U.S.S. Maine

What is the term?

wrote a book “The Influence of Sea Power Upon History” he

called upon America to build a great fleet

What is the term?

wrote a book “The Influence of Sea Power Upon History” he

called upon America to build a great fleet

Alfred T. Mahan

What is the term?

US had a moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin

American government it viewed as oppressive, undemocratic or hostile to the United States

What is the term?

US had a moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin

American government it viewed as oppressive, undemocratic or hostile to the United States

Moral Diplomacy

What is the term?

members of a Chinese secret society sought to free their

country from Western influence

What is the term?

members of a Chinese secret society sought to free their

country from Western influence

Boxer Rebellion

What is the term?

force the US to send its military into Latin American nations to

protect American economic interests (aka Big Stick Policy)

What is the term?

force the US to send its military into Latin American nations to

protect American economic interests (aka Big Stick Policy)

Roosevelt Corollary

What is the term?

ended the Spanish American War

What is the term?

ended the Spanish American War

Treaty of Paris

What is the term?

volunteer cavalry unit who fought in a famous land battle

on San Juan Hill

What is the term?

volunteer cavalry unit who fought in a famous land battle

on San Juan Hill

Rough Riders

What is the term?

the use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by

newspapers to attract readers

What is the term?

the use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by

newspapers to attract readers

Yellow Journalism

What is the term?

refers to the policy of using the US government to guarantee loans

made to foreign countries by American business people

What is the term?

refers to the policy of using the US government to guarantee loans

made to foreign countries by American business people

Dollar Diplomacy

What is the term?

a series of provisions that the US insisted that Cuba add to its new

Constitution, commanding Cuba to stay out of debt and giving the US

the right to intervene in the country

What is the term?

a series of provisions that the US insisted that Cuba add to its new

Constitution, commanding Cuba to stay out of debt and giving the US

the right to intervene in the country

Platt Amendment

What is the term?

all black regiment of the Spanish American War

What is the term?

all black regiment of the Spanish American War

Buffalo Soldiers

What is the term?

to arouse an intense emotional response

What is the term?

to arouse an intense emotional response

Sensationalism