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ch.12 voc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is imperialism? | policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations. |
| What is Jingoism? | Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism. |
| What is protectorate? | A relationship of protection and partial control assumed by a superior power over a dependent country or region. |
| Who is Theordore Roosevelt? | Born: 27 October 1858 Birthplace: New York, New York Died: 6 January 1919 (arterial blood clot) Best Known As: President of the United States, 1901-1909 |
| What is anglo saxonism? | A member of one of the Germanic peoples, the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, who settled in Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries. |
| Who is George Dewey? | (born Dec. 26, 1837, Montpelier, Vt., U.S. — died Jan. 16, 1917, Washington, D.C.) U.S. naval commander. |
| Josiah Strong. | Josiah Strong (1847-1916) was one of America's leading religious and social voices during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. |
| Emilio Agunaldo. | The Philippine revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964) fought for independence of the Philippine Islands, first against Spain and then against the United States. |
| Matthew C. Perry | Matthew Calbraith[1] Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. |
| Rough Riders | A skilled rider of little-trained horses, especially one who breaks horses for riding. |
| Queen Liliuokalani. | Born: 2 September 1838 Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Died: 11 November 1917 Best Known As: The last queen of the Hawaiian Island. |
| Leonard Wood. | (born Oct. 9, 1860, Winchester, N.H., U.S. — died Aug. 7, 1927, Boston, Mass.) U.S. army officer. He studied medicine and became a contract surgeon with the U.S. Army. In the Spanish-American War |
| James G. Blaine | (born Jan. 31, 1830, West Brownsville, Pa., U.S. — died Jan. 27, 1893, Washington, D.C.) U.S. politician and diplomat. He moved to Maine in 1854 to become editor of the Kennebec Journal, a crusading Republican newspaper. |
| Foraker Act | The act set up the government of Puerto Rico, annexed from Spain at the conclusion of the Spanish-American War. Passed in April 1900, it provided that the executive department was to be composed of a council of eleven members. |
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