Ap Us History Chapter 20 Foreign Policy

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Rough Riders

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a regiment of volunteers under the command of Theodore Roosevelt who aided in the victory in Cuba

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Platt Amendment

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it prevents cuba from signing a treaty with a foreign power that impaired it's independence, build up an excessive public debt, allow the US to intervene in Cuban affairs, and to allow US to maintain naval bases in Cuba

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Theodore Roosevelt

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became President after McKinnley was killed. put up the Big Stick Policy to keep other nations in line.

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Maine

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the name of the ship that blew up on Havana's harbor. ultimately lead to the Spanish American War

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De Lome Letter

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Spanish Diplomat's letter about the president. many thought that it was an insult to the country

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Teller Amendment

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stated that the UNited States had no intention of taking political control of Cuba, and that it would be free to govern themselves

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Boxer Rebellion

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1900 - a secret Chinese society called the Boxers because their symbol was a fist revolted against foreigners in their midst and laid siege to foreign legislations in Beijing.

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Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

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1901 - Great Britain recognized U.S. Sphere of Influence over the Panama canal zone provided the canal itself remained neutral. U.S. given full control over construction and management of the canal.

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Roosevelt Corollary

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U.S. would act as international policemen. An addition to the Monroe Doctrine.

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Russo-Japanese War, Treaty of Portsmouth

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Japan had attacked the Russian Pacific fleet over Russia's refusal to withdraw its troops from Mancharia after the Boxer Rebellion (1904-1905) War fought mainly in Korea. Japan victorious, the U.S. mediated the end of the war. Negotiating the treaty in the U.S. increased U.S. prestige. Roosevelt received a Nobel Peace Prize for the mediation.

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ABC Powers

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1899 - Name given to Argentina, Brazil and Chile. They tried to maintain peace in South and Central America.

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Gentlemen's Agreement

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In 1907 Theodore Roosevelt arranged with Japan that Japan would voluntarily restrict the emmigration of its nationals to the U.S.

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Spheres of influence

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Region in which political and economic control is exerted by on European nation to the exclusion of all others. Spheres of influence appeared primarily in the East, and also in Africa.

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Root-Takahira Agreement

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1908 - Japan / U.S. agreement in which both nations agreed to respect each other's territories in the Pacific and to uphold the Open Door policy in China.

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Panama Canal

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Built to make passage between Atlantic and Pacific oceans easier and faster.

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Pancho Villa, General John Pershing

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1916 - Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and Pershing was directed to follow him into Mexico. Pershing met with resistance and eventually left without finding Pancho Villa.

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Insular cases

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Determined that inhabitants of U.S. territories had some, but not all, of the rights of U.S. citizens.

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Anti-Imperialist League

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A group including such luminaries as William James and Mark Twain that argued against to combat American imperialism. Disliked the American annexation of Spanish territories.

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Emilio Aguinaldo

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Partially of Chinese descent, Aguinaldo was the Philippines' revolutionary leader, first against the Spanish and then, after the end of the Spanish- American War, against the Americans.

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George Dewey

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Navy Commodore who commanded the US surprise attack on the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila.

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Jingoism

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An attitude of wildly enthusiastic, often excessive nationalism. Often, jingoists or jingoes push for war with other countries.

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Alfred T. Mahan

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American naval officer who published The Influence of Sea Power Upon History in 1890. His views, advocating the importance of a strong Navy and a worldwide network of coaling stations to protect trading routes, held great influence on military thought in both the US and Europe around the time of the Spanish-American War (1898).

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Josiah Strong, Our Country

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In this book, Strong argued that the American country and people were superior because they were Anglo-Saxon.

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James G. Blaine, Pan-Americanism

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The 1884 nomination for the Rebublican presidential candidate. Pan-Americanism stated that events in the Americans affected the U.S. and we thus had reason to intervene.

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Secretary of State John Hay, Open Door notes

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September, 1899 - Hay sent imperialist nations a note asking them to offer assurance that they would respect the principle of equal trade opportunities, specifically in the China market.

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Extraterritoriality

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In the 1920's, China wated an end to the exemption of foreigners accused of crimes from China's legal jurisdiction.

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George Goethals and William Gorgas

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1906 - Army colonels who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal.

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Great White Fleet

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1907-1909 - Roosevelt sent the Navy on a world tour to show the world the U.S. naval power. Also to pressure Japan into the "Gentlemen's Agreement."

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William Howard Taft

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27th President (1908-1912), he was the only man to serve as both President of the U.S. and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Overweight, he was the only president to get stuck in the White House bathtub. Roosevelt supported he in 1908, but later ran against him.

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Dollar Diplomacy

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Taft and Knox cam up with it to further foreign policy in the U.S. in 1909-1913 under the Roosevelt Corollary. It was meant to avoid military intervention by giving foreign countries monetary aid.

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Woodrow Wilson, New Freedom

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He believed that monopolies had to be broken up and that the government must regulate business. He believed in competition, and called his economic plan "New Freedom."