Chapter 23 Study Guide
Define expansionism.
A policy aimed at extending national boundaries
Define dollar diplomacy.
A policy associated with President Taft's Latin American strategy
Define moral diplomacy.
A policy associated with President Wilson's view of imperialism
Define imperialism.
A policy focused on controlling the affairs of weaker countries.
Define isolationism.
A policy on non-involvement in the affairs of other nations.
What American action prompted the Japanese emperor to sign the Treaty of Kanagawa?
An American show of force using steam-powered warships.
Define corollary.
An addition to an existing policy or doctrine
What did John Hay mean when he called the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war"?
The US won a quick and relatively easy victory
Define annex.
To take over or add a territory
Define protectorate.
A country dominated by a more powerful nation
Define atrocity.
A wartime act of cruelty and brutality
With what are the dates 1870-1914 associated?
Age of Imperialism
What discovery in the 1890s changed American minds about "Seward's Folly"?
Prospectors found gold.
Who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal?
George Goethals
What action by General Francisco Villa caused Woodrow Wilson to send thousands of dollars into Mexico?
His attacks on American citizens in New Mexico.
From a US perspective, what was the MOST important effect of Commodore Perry's mission to Japan?
Japan opened two of its ports to American trade.
4Which region is Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy most associated with?
Latin America
What did the US grant Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War?
Limited independence
Define reconcentration.
To move opposition groups into detention camps
Who won the battle against the mosquito in the Panama Canal zone?
William Gorges
What were some factors that led Americans to call for war with Spain?
• Sensational stories in Yellow Press • Sympathy for the Cuban freedom movement • The explosion aboard battleship Maine
What are some factors that caused Theodore Roosevelt to intervene in Latin American affairs?
• To protect American interests • To prevent European interference • To preserve law and order