AP US History. Flashcards

Ch 7 imperialism

8983536615	Alfred Mahan	(BH) , 1890, wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History	0
8983536616	Queen Liliuokalani	Queen of Hawaii during the overthrow by the Americans. Last Queen.	1
8983536617	DeLome Letter	This letter, from a Spanish diplomat, insulted President McKinley.	2
8983536618	Maine	Ship blown up by Cubans in Havana Harbor. Feb 18,1989	3
8983536619	Teller Amendment	Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning the Spanish-American war	4
8983536620	Rough Riders	Volunteer regiment of US Cavalry led by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War	5
8983536621	Treaty of Paris 1898	ended Spanish-American War, gave US Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines	6
8983536622	Anti Imperialist League	group of antiimperialists that advocated for isolationism	7
8983536623	Platt Amendment	Specified when the US could interviene in Cuban affairs	8
8983536624	Foraker Act of 1900	Gave the Puerto Ricans a limited degree of popular government.	9
8983536625	Insular Cases	Constitution didn't really apply to new territories	10
8983536626	Emilio Aguinaldo	Filipino who was lead both the Phillipine revolution against Spain and then the United States	11
8983536627	Sphere of Influence	A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities. In China	12
8983536628	Open Door Policy	American statement that the government did not want colonies in China, but favored free trade there	13
8983536629	Boxer Rebellion	A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.	14
8983536630	Hay Bunau Varilla Treaty	U.S. garantee of independence for newly created Republic of Panama	15
8983536631	Roosevelt Corollary	Addition to the Monroe Doctrine asserting America's right to intervene in Latin American affairs	16
8983536632	Gentlemen's Agreement	1907 agreement between the United States and Japan that restricted Japanese immigration	17