History test foreign policy

Frederick Jason Turner

"The Significance of the Fronteir in American Society" (1893), believed that you "need struggle to be great" -wrote thesis that the frontier is necessary

Josiah Strong

.a popular American minister in the late 1800s who linked Anglo-Saxonism to Christian missionary ideas

Theodore Roosevelt

26th president, known for: conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War

Roosevelt Corollary

Addition to the Monroe Doctrine asserting America's right to intervene in Latin American affairs

What events led to the Spanish American war in 1898?

America's support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule, and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

Why did Americans support the building of the Panama Canal?

Americans knew they needed this to move ships from east to west quickly. If they did that, they would control power because they would control the oceans. The Canal was a geopolitical strategy to make the United States the most powerful nation on earth. Also, the economic impact was massiv

Why did America favor overseas expansion in the late 1800's

Americans supported the idea of overseas expansion in the late 1800's because they wanted to expand trade to Latin America, to spread democracy, to politically influence the other countries, and expand so America has more territory.

What were the Panama Canal's advantages?

Because of the Canal, the U.S. was able to ship supplies so much faster. The faster a country can ship, the more willing they are to trade. They are willing to trade more because they don't have to spend so much money on fuel. Because they spend less money on fuel, they can carry more supplies.

American food killed more soldiers in the Spanish American war then the actual fighting. By WWI that had changed; what legislation led to improved food in America?

Food and drug act

What territories did the U.S. gain in the Spanish American War?

Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico

Joseph Pulitzer

He used yellow journalism in competition with Hearst to sell more newspapers. He also achieved the goal of becoming a leading national figure of the Democratic Party.

What is imperialism, and some examples?

Imperialism can be in the form of a colony where a foreign country is in control of a protectorate with the local government controlled by a foreign country. A foreign country can also exert a great deal of economic influence. One of the most widespread forms of imperialism was colonization.

Yellow Journalism

Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers. The Maine, a US battleship, sunk from an explosion. Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst published false articles about a plot to sink the ship, thereby increasing tensions.

Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan

Mahan was a proponent of building a large navy. He said that a new, modern navy was necessary to protect the international trade America depended on. The arguments in his seminal work, The Influence of Seapower Upon History, 1660-1783, influenced naval policies of governments for decades. In the United States, it encouraged President Teddy Roosevelt to support a greater navy. It also motivated the U.S. government to project American power through its navy, thus contributing to American Imperialism.

examples of big stick policy

One example of America using the Big Stick policy is when a dispatch of American troops were sent to Nicaragua to protect its pro-American government.

John Hay

Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt who pioneered the open-door policy and Panama canal

Who developed Dollar diplomacy and what did it say/do?

Taft developed it. Encouraged the investment of U.S. capital in foreign countries", was initiated by President William Taft. ... Overall the "dollar diplomacy" was to encourage and protect trade within Latin America and Asia.

Why did sugar planters in Hawaii favor annexation of the islands?

The planters' belief that a coup and annexation by the United States would remove the threat of a devastating tariff on their sugar also spurred them to action. ... Spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley.

Why did sugar planters in hawaii favor the annexation.

The planters' belief that a coup and annexation by the United States would remove the threat of a devastating tariff on their sugar also spurred them to action. ... Spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley.

The purpose of the Open Door Policy was to

protect U.S. trading rights in China

How did the U.S. take over Hawaii?

US minister to Hawaii John L. Stevens ordered marines to go ashore and occupy buildings and aim fire (not shoot), forcing Liliuokalani to give up her thrown. On Jan. 17, 1893, Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. The coup led to the dissolving of the Kingdom of Hawaii two years later, its annexation as a U.S. territory and eventual admission as the 50th state in the union

What was the MAIN reason America wanted islands in the Pacific?

United States Maritime Expansion across the Pacific during the 19th Century. ... The U.S. Government realized that it had to establish formal diplomatic ties in order to protect the interests of its citizens.

which US President asked for a declaration of war against Spain?

William Mckinley

Who are the Rough Riders?

a volunteer cavalry under the command of Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt

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. The situation deteriorated and eventually we entered into a war with the Philippines. Emilio Aguinaldo helped Americans fight Spain only to turn on them once free. In 1901, Aguinaldo surrendered which greatly hurt the Filippino cause. The Philippines was not an independent nation until July 4, 1946.

What did the Platt Amendment do?

this established Cuba as a protectorate of the U.S. who would be able to govern themselves while still under U.S. guidance