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25 Cards in this Set
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Monroe Doctrine |
said we would not get involved in Europe if they stay out U.S.; played in Alaska, Caribbean, Mexico, and Latin America |
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Imperialism |
the act of taking over other countries |
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Dollar Diplomacy |
-Taft -U.S. wanted to stabalize Latin America using economic way -U.S. wanted to keep European countries out of Latin America |
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Roosevelt Corolarry |
Roosevelt issued it to declare that the U.S. would not exerciser international police power if western countries did not pay off debts |
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Open Door Policy |
U.S. issues open door notes to keep trade with China open |
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Yellow Journalism |
Newspapers want to attract readers and sell more copies so they wrote articles that exaggerated facts and made the Spanish look more cruel |
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Manifest Destiny |
Helped the U.S. justify policies towards Mexico; annexation of Texas and California lands were early steps toward claiming the U.S. empire |
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Treaty of Paris |
U.S. paid Spain $20 million to give up Cuba, Philippines, Guam, Caribbean Islands, and Puerto Rico |
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Theodore Roosevelt |
Roosevelt Corollary |
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William Howard Taft |
Dollar Diplomacy |
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Woodrow Wilson |
Mexico |
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U.S. deals with Philippines |
They governed millions of people there and used it for military bases, we get Cuba, Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico |
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Reasons that drove countries towards imperialism |
-natural resources -advances in military techonolgy -growth of industry and trade -it was the right and duty to spread culture -social darwinism |
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Banana Republics |
called South America this because we wanted to go into their government and economy because we were growing plants there |
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Why did Roosevelt win the Noble Peace Prize |
he mediated a peace agreement between Japan and Russia because the feud was interfering with their desire to keep trade going with china |
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Did U.S. have a Sphere of Influence in China |
No, all they did was keep an open door for trade purposes |
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Roots of Imperialism- Economic |
Economy was a root of imperialism because it increased the interest for international business, and an interest to open more markets due to the overproduction of goods. The banana republic was also a part of it because they wanted to be involved in their government and economy because we were growing fruits there. |
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Roots of Imperialism- Military |
We began to expand our Navy and build more and better boats, we created naval bases to refuel the ships, and we protected our trade routes. |
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Roots of Imperialism- Nationilsm |
U.S. wanted an empire to inspire American spirit because the frontier closed. We also wanted to explore the world and explore space which was the last frontier. |
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How U.S intervened- Philippines |
The U.S. intervened in the Philippines because we wanted to take control over Filipinos religion. Philippines would also be a key base where U.S. could protect trade with Asia. We went to war with Spain to keep them from interfering so we signed the Treaty of Paris and paid Spain 20 million dollars. |
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How U.S. intervened- Hawaii |
We intervened in Hawaii because the planters got mad that the Queen removed U.S. power there. So, the Marines and Dole removed the queen from power . They also did it because Pearl Harbor was a good place to refuel ships. |
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Why should they have or shouldnt they have- Philippines |
America should have intervened in the Philippines because it was a key to protecting trade in China. Trade with China is very important because without it, the industry here would not have been able to produce enough to fully supply the American people. |
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Why they should have |
America should have intervened with Hawaii because if not, we would not have had the land and climate to plant the fruits we did in Hawaii. We also needed Pearl Harbor because it was a key base for the navy in wars. |
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Platt Ammendment |
can intervene in any Cuban affairs (were protectors) |
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Social Darwinsim |
Survival of the fittest |
