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VocabularyI

VocabularyII

An Age ofImperialism

“A SplendidLittle War” ????????

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land

areas

Isthmus

A policy that calls for expanding a nation’s boundaries

expansionism

Define Imperialism

The actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over smaller or weaker nations

What are “Spheres of Influence” and what country was affected by them?

Section of a country where one foreign nation enjoys special rights and powers

CHINA

What is a protectorate and give an example.

A country that is technically independent, but is actually under the control of another country

CUBA and the United States

A policy of joining the business interests of a country with its diplomatic interests abroad

Dollar Diplomacy

A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs

isolationism

This man warned the United States against getting involved in foreign affairs in his Farewell Address

George Washington

Review: What is inflation?

A continuous rise in the price of goods and services

What is Yellow Journalism?Who uses Yellow Journalism?

What is it a cause of?

Writing which exaggerates sensational, dramatic, and gruesome events to attract readers

Newspapers and MagazinesSpanish-American War

Chain of 8 large and 100 smaller islands 2,000 miles west of California

Hawaii

This purchase from Russia helped begin US expansionism

Purchase of Alaska

This “counter movement” opposed empire building by the United States

Anti-imperialism

What is the “White Man’s Burden”?

Belief that white, western civilization has an obligation to bring their culture and values to “darker” corners of the world

Why did Americans believe they needed to expand their power overseas?

Name four reasons.

Ensure economic growth, extend political power, compete with other nations, spread Christianity, spread

democracy, etc.

War that lasted four months. Fought in the Philippines and Cuba.

Spanish-Americans War

A group of US cavalry volunteers led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War

Rough Riders

Why did some Americans oppose empire building by the United States?

Anti-imperialists:Believed empire building was counter to the Democratic values on which the country was

founded

What is the significance of the explosion of the Maine?

President McKinley sent US battleship Maine to discourage rioting in Havana, Cuba

February 15, 1898 – Maine explodes in Havana Harbor 260 American dead

US blames Spain and calls for warApril 1898 – US recognizes Cuban independence and

declares war on Spain

What effect did the Spanish-American War have on US

expansion?

The American empire became a reality despite criticism that it was contrary to the democratic values on which the country

was basedAcquisition of Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Philippines

Isthmus located in Central America

Panama

This man’s belief in expansionism led to the building of the Panama Canal

Theodore Roosevelt

Were there any drawbacks to the building of the Panama Canal? If so, what were they?

Tropical Diseases: Yellow Fever and Malaria

Explain how some American newspapers contributed to

America’s declaration of war against Spain in 1898.

Yellow Journalism

What is the significance of the Panama Canal?

Trips from New York to San Francisco can be made in half the time

Extended American naval powerGuaranteed strong American presence in Latin America

The total number of deaths for the Civil War

Roughly 618,000