expansionism, imperialism, and interventionism

direct control

views the colony as not being able to fend for itself

white man's burden

A poem by British poet Rudyard Kipling commenting on American imperialism. It created a phrase used by imperialists to justify the imperialistic actions the U.S. took.

imperialism

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.

open door policy

A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.

seward's folly

U.S Secretary of state Henry William Seward purchased Alaska from Russia. He purchased Alaska in 1867 for $7.2 million dollars. 1959- becomes a state (49th)

2011

US again launches military strikes against Libya an Gaddafi in 2011

Philippines

US takes control in 1902 and improves the country but forces it to produce cash crops

colony

an area governed internally by a foreign power

cuba

began fighting for independence from spain in 1868

mathew perry

brought american naval fleet to Beijing to get rid of the foreign influence

guangxu

cixi's nephew who ruled for a short amount of time in 1898 began to modernize china which people didn't want

protectorate

country with its own government but under the control of an outside power

yugoslavia

ethnic cleansing occurred on the former yugoslavia in 1995. under the leadership of Slobodan Milosevic

hawii

1820s americans established sugar plantations

monroe doctrine

1823 any further acts of European settlements in north and south america= aggression. beginning of 19th century latin america countries gaining independence from another country Europeans threaten to stamp out representative governments. 1842-keep Great Britain from hawii 1852- force spanish from cuba

muamar gaddafi

1986- US sends military plans that fire missiles throughout the country at military destinations. however residential communities and at Muamar Gaddafi's residence where it kills his adopted baby daughter

manifest destiny

19th century american belief that the US was destined to expand across the continent. belief in americas "mission in the world" " divine destiny" emigration into new region- make democratic ANNEX! coined by John O'Sullivan (not to use force)

Lockerbie, Scotland

2 years later a jump jet is blown up over Lockerbie scotland

spanish american war

4 month war where the US backed up Cuba and defeated Spain

boxer rebellion

A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.

Slobodan Milosevic

Bosnian serbs killed Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats by the thousands

expansionism

Expanding a nation or country by influencing militarily or economically or buying land from another country.

yellow journalism

Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers

USS Maine

Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War

panama canal

The United States built the Panama Canal to have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic and vice versa. It cost $400,000,000 to build. Columbians would not let Americans build the canal, but then with the assistance of the United States a Panamanian Revolution occurred. The new ruling people allowed the United States to build the canal.

cession

a ceding or surrendering, as a territory to another country by treaty.

interventionism

idea that powerful countries should get involved in other countries' political and economic affairs... even if the other countries would rather they wouldn't

economic

independent but controlled by private business interest rather than government

ethnocentism

is the belief that your culture is better than any other culture.

queen liliuokalani

last monarch of hawii 1898- hawii annexed into US

goals of imperialism

military- germany had the strongest army. Britain had strongest navy economic- every country wanted to make money off of trade. need for raw materials and new markets cultural- the thought that one culture is superior to another, so it is inserted into a country that has been taken over

treaty of kanagawa

opened two japanese ports for the US and gave the US an embassy

jose marti

poet who was exiled but returned to fight for independence

indirect control

relied on existing political rulers

empress cixi

ruled in china 1861- 1908 improved education, military, and diplomatic services

annexation

to incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, country, or city

cede

to surrender possession of, especially by treaty syn: relinquish