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Unit 3 Vocab*
American Imperialism & WWI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations American fueling Factors: Thirst for new markets Belief in Cultural Superiority Desire for military strength | Imperialism |
| A country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country After the Spanish American War Cuba was a protectorate of the US under the Platt Amendment | Protectorate |
| The idea that the English-speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government and were destined to dominate the planet. | Anglo-Saxionism |
| American nations working together to support peace and increase trade. US wanted increase sales in this region of the world. | Pan-Americanism |
| Scandalous stories and shocking illustrations based on little factual information. Newspaper competitors (Hearst & Pulitzer) exaggerated stories to sell their newspapers. This influence the start of the Spanish American War | Yellow Journalism |
| The 16 battleships of the new US Navy that Roosevelt sent on a voyage around the world to show off our nation’s military might. | Great White Fleet |
| This policy declared that other nations must share trading rights with the US. Other nations decided they had to agree. China was not consulted. | Open Door Policy |
| Secret Chinese societies began organizing to kick out foreign control. One of these groups were called the “Boxers” In 1900 they attacked foreigners, killing hundreds of Christian missionaries, and others. | Boxer Rebellion |
| Policy named by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt to describe the assertion of U.S. dominance US Navy was the “big stick” | Big Stick Diplomacy |
| To further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries Under President Taft | Dollar Diplomacy |
| Form of diplomacy, proposed by Woodrow Wilson - the 28th President of the United States, which condemned imperialism and endorsed democracy and peace. Gave the United States the status of being the Big Brother | Moral Diplomacy |
| A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs. US wanted to stay out of the war but eventually became involved | Isolationism |
| Information designed to influence opinion. US used propaganda posters to influence citizens to ration, support the war, buy war bonds, and more. | Propaganda |
| Wilson presented his peace plan at the Paris Peace Conference. His goal was to create a lasting peace and not to punish Germany | Wilson's 14 Points |
| A fear of Communist subversion in the US led to people began to link radical and dangerous ideas with immigrants. Americans began to call for limitations to be placed on immigration | 1st Red Scare |
| Due to a fear of a communist uprising the U.S. government, began making mass arrests based off little evidence in the fall of 1919. US agents not use search warrants, did not allow attorneys, and denied basic rights. | Palmer Raids |
| Between 300,000 and 500,000 African Americans left the South to settle in the North to fill the job voids. This “Great Migration” changed the racial makeup of many Northern cities. | Great Migration |
| Queen of Hawaii Businessmen, in conjunction with the US Marines and Army forced the queen to give up power Hawaii was then annex by the US | Queen Liliuokalani |
| Wrote Influence of Sea Power: Stated that a nation needed a large navy to protect its merchant ships and to defend its right to trade with other countries. necessary to acquire territory overseas for naval bases | Alfred T Mahan |
| US President during World War One. Proposed the League of Nations to create a lasting peace after the war. | Woodrow Wilson |
| 1901 amendment to the Cuban constitution by which the US was allowed certain privileges, including the right to indefinitely maintain Guantanamo naval base in Cuba and to intervene in Cuban affairs. | Platt Amendment |
| the Espionage Act of 1917 set up consequences for people who aided the enemy. The Sedition Act of 1918 went a step further by making it illegal to criticize the president or the government. | Espionage and Sedition Acts |
| The Lusitania was a passenger liner that had American passengers, the liner was sank by German U-boats The sinking of the Lusitania enraged Americans and speed the United States' entrance into World War | Lusitania |
| German telegraph that was sent to German ambassador in Mexico stating that Germany would help Mexico get back its lost territories from the US if it allied itself with Germany. This telegraph was intercepted by the British | Zimmerman Telegraph |
| In 1917 the War Industries Board (WIB) was created to coordinate the production of war materials. Government encourage businesses to keep employees happen to continue producing war time goods. | War Industries Board |
| People raise their own vegetables in order to leave more food for the troops. | Victory Garden |
| To raise money to pay for the war, the government began selling Liberty Bonds and Victory Bonds. By buying bonds, Americans were loaning the government money that would be repaid with interest in a specified number of years. | Liberty Bonds |
| US supported a rebellion against Colombia to establish a breakaway state of Panama In exchange the US won the right to build and own the Panama Canal | Panama Canal |
| Wilson proposed a “general association of nations” that would pledge to preserve peace and prevent future wars Congress did not approve the US to join the League because they believed it would entangle to US in the worlds problems | League of Nations |
| An extension of the Monroe Doctrine, which warned other nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere. Wanted to keep Europe away from Latin American and the Caribbean | Roosevelt Corollary |
| Henry Cabot Lodge pushed for the construction of a new navy. By the late 1890s, the United States was on its way to becoming one of the top-ranked naval powers in the world. | Henry Cabot Lodge |
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