US History Ch 14
Treaty of ______ ended the Spanish American War
1898
What year did the war take place
1898
What caused many Americans to support the Cuban rebels
A desire to end the Spanish practice of slavery in Cuba
What new American attitude toward international affairs led to the building up of the US Navy
A willingness to go to war to protect American interests overseas
Hawaii was ________ in 1898
Annexed
Killed more than 200 foreigners including many Christian missionaries
Boxer Rebellion
9+10th Calvary nicknamed
Buffalo Soldiers
US interest in Asia was not conquest but _____
Commerce/Trade
Commercial Bureau of the American Republics promoted __________ among Western Hem. nations
Cooperation
Spain's oldest colony
Cuba
Stolen letter written by the Spanish ambassador criticizing pres. McKinley
De Lome
Taft's foreign policy
Dollar diplomacy
Established a civil government for Puerto Rico
Foraker Act
Defeated the Spanish fleet in the Philippines
George Dewey
How were President Wilson's foreign policies different from those of his predecessors
He wanted to annex Mexico
The economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones
Imperialism
How did the US attempts at opening trade with Japan influence Japanese culture
Japan began trading with America but remained aloof from American culture
Aggressive nationalism
Jingoism
"Splendid little war"
John Hay
He was sent to Mexico to capture Pancho Villa
John Pershing
Duty to shape the
Less civilized
He opened up the trade doors with Japan
Matthew Perry
Wilson's foreign policy
Moral diplomacy
Reason for the US to become more active in international affairs
Need to find new markets
How did the rise in factories influence the American drive toward imperialism
No country had access to all the natural resources needed to run their industries
Allowed wag foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations spheres of influence
Open Door Policy
The idea that the US and Latin American nations should work together
Pan Americanism
Mexican renegade
Pancho Villa
What event prompted Wilson to send troops into Mexico in 1916
Pancho Villa led a raid on a town in New Mexico
Mexican renegade
Panchromatic Villa
Amendment issued conditions on Cuba's independence
Platt
Relation of a strong state toward a weaker state that it protects and party controls
Protectorate
Spanish territory acquired by the US during the Spanish American War
Puerto Rico
He helped negotiate a resolution btwn Japan and Russia
Roosevelt
Addition to the Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Collary
Rode up San Juan Hill
Rough Riders
Did not like western influence in China
Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists
The climax of American imperialism
Spanish American War
Forced Hawaii's king to limit his power
Sugar planters
What did Roosevelt mean when he spoke of the US carrying a "big stick"
That the US should make it clear to other nations that it intended to back up its policies with actions as well as words
What Spanish possession did the US gain on May 1, 1898, when Commodore George Dewey defeat he's the Spanish navy
The Philippines
Why specific event triggered American cries for war against Spain
The sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor
Why did the United States seek trade cooperation with Latin America
To increase Latin American demand for American products
US interest in Asia was not conquest but _____
Trade
Americas primary interest in Asia
Trade with China and Japan
Gave us US trading rights to two Japanese ports
Treaty of Kanagawa
Mexican dictator
Victoriano Huerta
He helped minimize the effects of yellow fever
William Gorgas
Two leading yellow journalists
William Hurst and Joseph Pulitzer
what enabled Roosevelt to become president in 1901
William McKinley was assassinated
He wanted the US to be the moral example to the world
Woodrow Wilson
Exaggeration or made up stories
Yellow journalism