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Imperialism Study Guide

Imperialism Study Guide. Imperialism. Policy by which stronger nations extend their economic, political or military control over weaker nations. William Seward. Secretary of State who purchased Alaska from Russia. Missionaries. Person sent to another country by a church to spread its faith.

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Imperialism Study Guide

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  1. Imperialism Study Guide

  2. Imperialism • Policy by which stronger nations extend their economic, political or military control over weaker nations

  3. William Seward • Secretary of State who purchased Alaska from Russia

  4. Missionaries • Person sent to another country by a church to spread its faith

  5. Importance of Hawaii and Pearl Harbor • It was an important refueling point/port for ships headed to Asia

  6. Alaska • Bought from Russia for $7.2 million

  7. Queen Liliuokalani • First and only Hawaiian queen

  8. Jose Marti • A Cuban rebel who fought against the Spaniards

  9. Yellow Journalism • Style of journalism that exaggerates stories to get people interested and entices them to purchase the material (newspaper, magazine, etc.) • Hearst and Pulitzer

  10. USS Maine • Ship sunk “supposedly” by Spain. • Pushed the US to go to war against Spain without any true evidence

  11. Slogan of the Spanish American War? • “Remember the Maine”

  12. George Dewey • US Naval officer who defeated the Spanish fleet during the Spanish American War in the Philippines

  13. Teddy Roosevelt • US President • Organized the Rough Riders • Responsible for the push to build the Panama Canal • “Speak softly and carry a big stick” – meaning the US would use military force if its interests were threatened

  14. Rough Riders • Volunteer cavalry group lead by Teddy Roosevelt • Fought in the Spanish American War

  15. Platt Amendment • An agreement by Cuba which gave the US the right to intervene in their affairs

  16. Treaty of Paris • Ended the Spanish American War • Gave the US the right to govern the Philippines, Cuba, Guam and Puerto Rico

  17. Anti-Imperialist League • Group of Americans who were against imperialism

  18. Sphere of Influence • Areas where foreign nations claimed special rights and economic privileges

  19. John Hay • Promoted the Open Door Policy

  20. Open Door Policy • No single country shall have full control of materials and trade in China

  21. Boxers • Chinese who were not pleased by the presence of foreigners taking their raw materials

  22. Boxer Rebellion • 1900 rebellion by the Boxers who fought along the Empress of China to get rid of foreign influence. • The Boxers lost

  23. Panama Canal • Canal through the Isthmus of Panama that connects the Pacific and Atlantic

  24. Malaria/Yellow Fever • Infectious disease spread by mosquitoes

  25. Quinine • Medicine given to those infected by malaria and yellow fever

  26. What two oceans did the Panama Canal connect? Why was this important? • Atlantic and Pacific • It cut travel time in half and prevented ships from going around the Southern tip of South America

  27. Monroe Doctrine • US policy that didn’t allow European nations to interfere with South America

  28. Roosevelt Corollary • Allowed the US to interfere in South/Latin America

  29. Isthmus • A small strip of land connect two larger bodies of land

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