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Theodore Roosevelt
1858-1919. 26th President. Increased size of Navy, "Great White Fleet". Added Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine. "Big Stick" policy. Received Nobel Peace Prize for mediation of end of Russo-Japanese war. Later arbitrated split of Morocco between Germany and France.
McKinley Tariff
1890 tariff that raised protective tariff levels by nearly 50%, making them the highest tariffs on imports in the United States history
Sanford Dole
1894 wealthy, plantation owner and politician who was named President of New Republic of Hawaii. He asked US to annex Hawaii.
Rough Riders / San Juan Hill
1898 - Theodore Roosevelt formed the Rough Riders (volunteers) to fight in the Spanish- American War in Cuba. They charged up San Juan Hill during the battle of Santiago. It made Roosevelt popular.
Boxer Rebellion
1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops.
William McKinley
25th president responsible for Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and the Annexation of Hawaii, imperialism. Is assassinated by an anarchist
William H. Taft
27th US president, took over presidency after theodore Roosevelt, strengthened ICC, trust buster
protectorate
A country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power.
foreign policy
A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations
imperialism
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Open Door Policy
A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.
expansionism
A policy that calls for expanding a nation's boundaries.
Pancho Villa
A popular leader during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. An outlaw in his youth, when the revolution started, he formed a cavalry army in the north of Mexico and fought for the rights of the landless in collaboration with Emiliano Zapata.
nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
spheres of influence
Areas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly (ex. Europe and U.S. in China)
Alfred T. Mahan
Author who argued in 1890 that the economic future of the United States rested on new overseas markets protected by a larger navy. Wrote "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"
Dr. William Gorgas
Figured out cure for yellow fever
Dollar Diplomacy
Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support ($) for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures. Basically it was exchanging money for political influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Matthew C. Perry
He was the military leader who convinced the Japanese to sign a treaty in 1853 with the U.S. The treaty allowed for a commercial foot in Japan which was helpful with furthering a relationship with Japan.
Spanish-American War
In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence
yellow journalism
Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
Platt Amendment
Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force
Big Stick Policy
Roosevelt's philosophy - In international affairs, ask first but bring along a big army to help convince them. Threaten to use force, act as international policemen
John Hay
Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt who pioneered the open-door policy and Panama canal
Panama Canal
Ship canal cut across the isthmus of Panama by United States, it opened in 1915.
U.S.S. Maine
Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute to the start of the Spanish-American War
De Lomé Letter
Spanish Ambassador's letter that was illegally removed from the U.S. Mail and published by American newspapers. It criticized President McKinley in insulting terms. Used by war hawks as a pretext for war in 1898.
Social Darwinism
The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.
Traditional foreign policy
The foreign policy of the United States is its interactions with foreign nations and how it sets standards of interaction for its organizations, corporations and system citizens of the United States.
John J. Black Jack Pershing
Under the leadership of this general, the American Expeditionary Force provided the necessary edge to defeat the Germans at last.
Joseph Pulitzer
United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911)
William R. Hearst
Vigorous promoter of sensationalistic anti-Spanish propaganda and eager advocate of imperialistic war
Monroe Doctrine
an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers
"American Lake"
its a lake
International anarchy
no overriding power prevents sovereign states from conflicting
Imperialists
people who support imperialism, the policy of one nation acquiring, controlling, or dominating another
Queen Liliʻuokalani
she took away powers that the American sugar planters had held, she was under house arrest pg. 645
Anti-Imperialists
those who opposed annexation of the Phillipines, declaring it unconstitutional to do so.
