CHAPTER 12
Kept Chinese ports open to vessels of all nations
Open Door Policy
The Commercial Bureau of the American Republics, formed to promote cooperation among nations of the Western Hemisphere, is today the
Organization of American States
idea that the US and Latin America should work together
Pan-Americanism
ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the US
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment effectively made Cuba into an American
Protectorate
What was the territory called when an imperial power allowed local rulers to stay in control and protected them against invasion
Protectorate
the US would intervene in Latin American affairs if necessary
Roosevelt Corollary
When the explosion of the Maine happened, many Americans blamed it on
Spain
The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by
a group of planters supported by the US Marines
in the 1880s, American opinion began to shift and more people wanted to make the US
a world power
The Philippines are now
an independent country
in the late 1800s support grew in the US for building a large modern navy to
avoid being shut out of foreign markets
Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating peace
between Russia and Japan
Theodor Roosevelt was chosen as McKinley's running mate in the 1900 election because of his
charisma and war fame
In 1899 the US was a major power in Asia, however, the nation's primary interest was not conquest but
commerce
The purpose of the Open Door policy in China was to
ensure trading rights for all nations
the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China was to
ensure trading rights for all nations
In 1898 President McKinley sent the battleship Maine to Havana to
evacuate Americans if necessary
President Franklin Pierce sent a naval expedition to Japan to
force Japan to trade with the US
According to the treaty that ended the Spanish American War the US would
free Cuba, and annex Guam and Puerto Rico
By the late 1800s growth of investment opportunities in western Europe had slowed because
most of the industries that Europe's economy needed had been built
the US caused an economic crisis in Cuba by
passing a tariff on sugar
local rulers had to accept advice from an imperial power
protectorate
At the First International American Conference, the US wanted Latin America delegate to agree to
reduce tariffs among American nations
American support for the rebels in Cuba was fueled by
sensational stories published by rival newspapers
in the late 1800s, Europeans were looking overseas for places to sell their products because
tariffs reduced trade among industrialized countries
As a result of a war between Japan and China in 1894, Japan acquired
territory in Mancuria
took a naval expedition to Japan
Matthew Perry
the US had a duty to shape "less civilized" areas
Anglo - Saxonism
A group in China besieged foreign embassies in Beijing and killed more than 200 foreigners in what come to be know as the
Boxer Rebellion
After much resistance, on April 11, 1898, President McKinley finally asked Congress to authorize the use of force to end the conflict in
Cuba
if American business leaders supported Latin American and Asian development, everyone would benefit
Dollar Diplomacy
made Puerto Rico an "unincorporated territory"
Foraker Act
Under the Treaty of Paris, Cuba became an independent country, the United States agreed to pay Spain $20 million for the Philippines, and the US acquired Puerto Rico and
Guam
gave the US the right to build and control a canal through Central America
Hay - Pauncefote Treaty
For his efforts in ending the war between Japan and Russia, Teddy Roosevelt won
the Nobel Peace Prize
Shortly after midnight on May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewy led his squadron into Manila Bay in
the Philippines
When the US assumed the responsibility for collecting customs tariffs in the Dominican Republic, using the Marines as agents, it was applying
the Roosevelt Corollary
Supporters of annexing the Philippines believed all of the following except
the US could profit from the islands rich mineral resources
Theodore Roosevelt became president
when McKinley was assassinated
