arguing that domination of the seas through naval power was the key to world domination
Alfred Thayer Mahan promoted American overseas expansion by
the need to find new African and Asian soures of raw materials for American industry
Which of the following was not among the factors propelling America toward overseas expansion in the 1980s?
The desire to expand overseas agricultural and manufacturing exports
The "yellow press" of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
The need to
white planters had illegally overthrown Queen Liliuokalani against the wishes of most native Hawaiians
President Grover Cleveland refused to annex Hawaii because
Spanish control of Cuba violated the Monroe Doctrine
Americans first became concerned with the situation in Cuba because
William Randolph Hearst's sensational newspaper accounts of Spanish atrocities in Cuba
Even before the sinking of the Maine, the American public's indignation at Spain had been whipped into a frenzy by
President McKinley was reluctant to get into a war
Even after the Maine exploded, the United States did not immediately declare war on Cuba because
the leader of Filipino insurgents against Spanish rule
Emilio Aguinaldo was
The Virgin Islands
Which of the following was not among the colonial territories that the United States acquired in the Spanish-American War?
The Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
The Philippines
Guam
a combination of religious piety and material economic interests
President William McKinley based his decision to make the Philippines and American colony on
patriotism, religion, and economic opportunities
Pro-imperialist Americans argued that the Philippines should be siezed because of
a guerrilla war between the United States and Filipino rebels
The most immediate consequence of American acquisition of the Philippines was
respect Chinese rights and permit economic competition in their spheres of influence
In the Open Door notes, Secretary of State John Hay called on all the imperial powers to
his personal popularity with the public and his belief in discreet action
As president, Theodore Roosevelt gained political strength especially through
encouraging Panamanian rebels to revolt and declare independence from Colombia
Roosevelt overcame Colombia's refusal to approve a canal treaty by
Speak softly and carry a big stick
Theodore Roosevelt's slogan that stated his essential foreign policy prnciple was
Samoa
Remote Pacific site of a naval clash between the United States and Germany in 1889
Chile
South American nation that nearly came to blows with the United States in 1892 over an incident involving the deaths of American sailors
the Monroe Doctrine
The principle of American foreign policy invoked by Secretary of State Olney to justify American intervention in the Venezuelan boundary dispute
yellow journalism
Term for the sensationalistic and jingoistic prowar journalism practiced by W.R.Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
the Maine
American battleship sent on a "friendly" visit to Cuba that ended in disaster and war
Manila Bay
Site of the dramatic American naval victory that led to U.S. acquisitoin of rich Spanish-owned Pacific islands
Rough Riders
Colorful volunteer regiment of the Spanish-American War led by a militarily inexperienced by politically influential colonel
Puerto Rico
The Caribbean island conquered from Spain in 1898 that became an important American colony
insular cases
Supreme Court cases of 1901 that determined that the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights did not apply in colonial territories under the American flag
open door policy
John Hay's clever diplomatic efforts to preserve Chinese territorial integrity and maintain American access to China
Boxer rebellion
Antiforeign Chinese revolt of 1900 that brought military intervention by Western troops, including Americans
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
Diplomatic agreement of 1901 that permitted the United States to build and fortify a Central American canal alone, without British involvement
Columbia
Nation whose senate in 1902 refusd to ratify a a treaty permitting the United State to build a canal across its territory
Roosevelt Corollary
Questionble extension of a traditional American policy declared an American right to intervene in Latin American nations under certain circumstances
Gentlemen's Agreement
Diplomatic understanding of 1907-1908 that ended a Japanese American crisis over treatment of Japanese immigrants to the U.S.
Theodore Roosevelt
Imperialist advocate, aggressive assistant navy secretary, Rough Rider
William James
Harvard philosopher and one of the leading anti-imperialist opposing U.S. acquisition of the Philippines
Butcher" Wesley
Spanish general whose brutal tactics against Cuban rebels outraged American public opinion
Queen Liliuokalani
Native Hawaiian ruler overthrown in a revolution led by white planters and aided by U.S. troops
Philippe Bunau-Varilla
Scheming French engineer who helped stage a revolution in Panama and then became the new country's "instant" foreign minister
Alfred Thayer Mahan
American naval officer who wrote influential books emphasizing sea power and advocating a big navy
George E. Dewey
Naval commander whose spectacular May Day victory in 1898 opened the doors to American imperialism in Asia
William R. Hearst
Vigorous promoter of sensationalistic anti-Spanish propoganda and eager advocate of imperialistic war
Thomas Platt
New York politician who successfully schemed to get TR out of New York and into the vice presidency in Washington
Josiah Strong
American clergyman who preached Anglo-Saxon superiority and called for stronger U.S. missionary effort overseas
Emilio Aguinaldo
Filipino leader of a guerilla war aginst American rule from 1899 to 1901
William McKinley
President who initially opposed war with Spain but eventually supported U.S. acquisition of the Philippines
William Jennings Bryan
Leading Democratic politician whose intervention narrowly tipped the Senate vote in favor of acquiring the Philippines in 1899
Grover Cleveland
American president who refused to annex Hawaii on the grounds that the native ruler had been unjustly deposed
John Hay
American secretary of state who attempted to preserve Chinese independednce and protest American interests in China
international involvements in the 1890s
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
Economic expansion, the yellow press, and competition with other powers turned America away from isolationism and toward
Strengthened the Monroe Doctrine and made Britain more willing to accommodate U.S. interests
CAUSE AND EFFECT"
The Venezuelan boundary dispute
wisdom and rightness of American overseas imperialism
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
The white planter revolt against Queen Liliuokalani set off the first debate about the
Aroused strong sympathy from most Americans
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
The Cuban revolt against Spain
Created an emotional and irresistible public demand for war with Spain
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
The Maine explosion
Led to the surprising U.S. victory over Spain at Manila Bay
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
Theodore Roosevelt's secret orders to Commodore Dewey
Brought American armed forces onto the Asian mainland for the first time
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
The Boxer Rebellion that attemoted to drive all the foreigners out of China
imperialism in the Senate and the country
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
McKinley's decision to keep the Philippines set off a bitter debate about
Led President Theodore Roosevelt to encourage a revolt for Panamanian independence
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
Colombia's refusal to permit the United States to build a canal across its province of Panama
American national pride and made the United States an international power in East Asia
CAUSE AND EFFECT:
The Spanish- American War enhanced