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Ap US History American Pageant, imperialism

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1193586918ImperialismA policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, religiously and/or economically.
1193586919Jingoismextreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy
1193586920Yellow Journalismsensational, biased and often false journalism. helped fuel desire for the Sp-Am War
1193586921The Anti-Imperialist Leagueorganization that fought the McKinley administration's expansionist moves; included the presidents of Stanford and Harvard Universities, and novelist Mark Twain, Gompers, Carnegie, Jane Addams, and W J Bryan
1193586922McKinley Tariff1890 tariff that raised protective tariff levels by nearly 50%, making them the highest tariffs on imports in the United States history
1193586923Hawaiian annexation(1898) intended to extend US territory into the Pacific & highlighted resulted from economic integration & rise of US as a Pacific power. Key provision spot for Ame whaling ships, fertile ground from Ame protestant missionaries and a new source of sugar cane production
1193586924The Influence of Sea Power Upon Historyan influential treatise on naval warfare written in 1890 by Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role of sea power throughout history and discusses the various factors needed to support a strong navy.
1193586925Our Countrybook title ____: Its Possible Future and Current Crisis. Encouraged American protestants to do missionary work and to pay attention to racial problems and the crises in the city and of the working class. May have inspired international missionary work.
1193586926Spanish American WarIn 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence
1193586927Splendid Little WarNickname for Spanish American war coined by Hay, indicative of US attitude and cockiness
1193586928De Lome LetterThe Spanish ambassador insults President McKinley in this document; accused America of being weak
1193586929USS MainePresident McKinley sent this ship to Havana, Cuba, to protect the American citizens and property (eventually blew up and the U.S. blamed Spain)
1193586930Teller AmendmentU.S. declared Cuba free from Spain, but this amendment disclaimed any American intention to annex Cuba
1193586931Platt AmendmentAmendment to the Cuban constitution (passed b/c of pressure from the US) that allowed the United States to intervene in Cuba and gave the United States control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
1193586932Philippine-American WarThe conflict that arose when the US tried to annex this Pacific Island chain
1193586933Insular casescourt cases that determined that inhabitants of U.S. territories had some, but not all, of the rights of U.S. citizens.
1193586934Spheres of Influenceareas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly (ex. Europe and U.S. in China during Open Door era)
1193586935Open Door PolicyA policy that asked powerful and influential countries to respect Chinese rights and promote fair trade with low tariffs. This policy was accepted by other countries and prevented any country from creating a monopoly on Chinese trade.
1193586936Boxer Rebellion1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops
1193586937Russo Japanese WarA war fought in Asia over control of Korea, Manchuria, etc. Began in 1904, but neither side could gain a clear advantage and win. Both sent reps to Portsmouth, NH where TR mediated Treaty of New Hampshire in 1905. TR won the nobel peace prize for his efforts, the 1st pres. to do so.
1193586938Big Stick DiplomacyDiplomatic policy developed by TR that emphasizes US power and TR's readiness to use military force if necessary. It is a way of intimidating countries without actually harming them and was the basis of U.S. imperialistic foreign policy.
1193586939Roosevelt CorollaryRoosevelt'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
1193586940Lodge CorollaryIn 1912 Senate passed resolution to Monroe Doctrine. It stated that non-European powers (such as Japan) would be excluded from owning territory in Western Hemisphere.
1193586941Xenophobiafear of foreigners/outsiders
1193586942Panama CanalShip canal cut across the isthmus of ___ by United States Army engineers; it opened in 1915.
1193586943Dollar DiplomacyPresident Taft's policy of linking American business interests to diplomatic interests abroad
1193586944Missionary DiplomacyWoodrow Wilson's policy contingent on the belief that it was America's responsibility and destiny to spread its institutions and values to the far corners of the globe; also called "moral diplomacy"
1193586945Mexican civil war1910-1916, 4 different leaders of Mexico. 1915, Pancho Villa invaded New Mexico, Wilson sent military to Mexico to get Villa, 6K commanded by BlackJack John J Pershing. He asked permission before he went to Mex, and this shows Wilson's moralistic tendency
1193586946Grover Cleveland22nd and 24th president, Democrat, Honest and hardworking, fought corruption, vetoed hundreds of wasteful bills, achieved the Interstate Commerce Commission and civil service reform, violent suppression of strikes
1193586947William Randolph HearstUnited States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951)
1193586948Joseph Pulitzercreator of the "New York World;"cut the prices so people could afford it; featured color comics and yellow journalism
1193586949Alfred MahanCaptain of the U.S. Navy who was for imperialism. He thought that a bigger navy was needed to protect American ships.
1193586950Josiah Stronga popular American minister in the late 1800s who linked Anglo-Saxonism to Christian missionary ideas
1193586951William McKinley25th president, Republican, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and the Annexation of Hawaii, imperialism
1193586952John HayWas the Secretary of State in 1899; dispatched the Open Door Notes to keep the countries that had spheres of influence in China from taking over China and closing the doors on trade between China and the U.S.
1193586953Queen LiliuokalaniThe Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests.
1193586954Emilio AguinaldoLeader of the Filipino independence movement against Spain (1895-1898). He proclaimed the independence of the Philippines in 1899, but his movement was crushed and he was captured by the United States Army in 1901.
1193586955Teddy Roosevelt26th President (1901-1909) Republican, Harvard Grad, youngest to be president (after McKinley died), filed anti-trust suits
1193586956William Howard Taft27th president of the U.S.; he angered progressives by moving cautiously toward reforms and by supporting the Payne-Aldrich Tariff; he lost Roosevelt's support and was defeated for a second term.
1193586957Woodrow Wilson28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize
1193586958Henry Cabot LodgeChairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and leader of the "reservationists"; he was a leader in the fight against participation in the League of Nations
1193586959Victorio HuertaMexican military dictator who usurped throne, and was kicked out by Wilson
1193586960Pancho Villaa former bandit who claimed to represent "the people" behind the revolution; Wilson initially supported him; enraged when Carranza named de facto leader of Mexico and wanted to provoke American intervention, discredit Carranza, and himself up as an opponent of the "Gringos"; burned Columbus, New Mexico; American forces sent to pursue him but this man eluded them
1201547471dollar diplomancypolicy of building stong economic ties to Latin America
1201547472muckrakers1906 - Journalists who searched for corruption in politics and big business
120154747317th ammendmentPassed by Congress in 1912 gave people a chance to vote for their senators directly instead of through state legislatures
120154747418th amendmentProhibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
1201547475elkins act(1903) gave the Interstate Commerce Commission more power to control railroads from giving preferences to certain customers
1201547476hepburn actThis 1906 law used the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate the maximum charge that railroads to place on shipping goods.
1201547477Northern securities caseRoosevelt's legal attack on the Northern Securities Company, which was a railroad holding company owned by James Hill and J.P. Morgan. In the end, the company was "trust-busted" and paved the way for future trust-busts of bad trusts.
1201547478woman's trade Union leaguefounded in boston to assist in women being unionized; became legit after The Uprising of the 20,000 (first real strike);later fought for suffrage
1201547479muller vs oregon1908 - Louis D Branders got the Supreme Court to accept laws protecting women against the harmful effects of factory labor
1201547480lochner vs new york(1905) Supreme Court case, ruled that the states could not restrict a labor agreement between worker and employer; the New York law that stated that bakers could only work 10 hours was therefore unconstitutional.
1201547481john muir(1838-1914) Naturalist who believed the wilderness should be preserved in its natural state. He was largely responsible for the creation of Yosemite National Park in California.
1201547482Hiram JohnsonA progressive reformer of the early 1900s. He was elected the republican govenor of California in 1910, and helped to put an end to trusts. He put an end to the power that the Southern Pacific Railroad had over politics.
1201547483Ida TarbellA leading muckraker and magazine editor, she exposed the corruption of the oil industry with her 1904 work A History of Standard Oil.
1201547484Frances WillardBecame leader of the WCTU. She worked to educate people about the evils of alcohol. She urged laws banning the sale of liquor. Also worked to outlaw saloons as step towards strengthening democracy.
1201547485Florence Kelley1893 helped persuade Illinois to prohibit child labor and limit the number of hours women worked; helped found the National Child Labor Committee
1201547486Richard BallingerTaft's Secretary of the Interior, allowed a private group of business people to obtain several million acres of Alaskan public lands
1202320077franchiseA business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
1202320078rule of reasonSupreme Court doctrine that held that only those business interest combinations that "unreasonably" restrained trade were illegal. This fine-print proviso ripped a huge hole in the government's antitrust net.
1202320079newlands act1902 act authorizing federal funds from public land sales to pay for irrigation and land development projects, mainly in the dry Western states
1202320080sierra clubAmerica's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization founded in 1892 in San Fransisco, Cali first President was John Muir group was pushed by the wealthy bc they wanted to conserve the nature (despite all the land the already own and "corrupted") for their later generations
1202320081new nationalismRoosevelt's progressive political policy that favored heavy government intervention in order to assure social justice
1202320082old guardThis group controlled the Republican National Committee which awarded all but 19 of the disputed seats in Congress to Taft.
1202320083pure food and drug act1906 - Forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled or adulterated food or drugs, it gave the government broad powers to ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs in order to abolish the "patent" drug trade. Still in existence as the FDA.
1202320084conservationAbility to recognize that objects can e transformed in some way, visually or phycially, yet still be the same in number, weight, substance, or volume
1202320085perservationthe state of repeatedly performing the same segment of a task or repeatedly saying the same word/phrase without purpose

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