chapter 27

1. Chapter 27 Empire and Expansion

3. New Sense of Power in the 1890s This new sense of power was generated by an increase in: Population Industrial production Wealth

4. Samoan Islands A clash between Germany and America Resulted in a colonial division of the islands between Germany and the United States

5. Monroe Doctrine Used by Secretary of State Olney Used to justify American intervention in the Venezuela boundary dispute with Britain It allowed the U.S. to threaten war unless Britain backed down and accepted Venezuela's claim

6. Venezuela boundary dispute Primary reason why Britain submitted their border dispute with Venezuela to arbitration was that their growing tensions with Germany made Britain reluctant to engage in conflict with the United States Dispute was settled by arbitration of the Venezuelan and British claims

7. Hawaiian Rule Main reason for overthrowing native Hawaiian rule and annexing the islands to the U.S. was they feared that Japan might intervene in Hawaii on behalf of abused Japanese imported laborers Queen Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii Removed from power because she opposed annexation to the U.S. and insisted that native Hawaiians should continue to control Hawaii

8. American U.S. Enthusiasts Theodore Roosevelt Alfred Thayer Mahan William McKinley William Randolph Hearst

9. Grover Cleveland Before a treaty annexing Hawaii could be rushed through Cleveland became president Rejected the effort to annex Hawaii because he believed that the native Hawaiians had been wronged Also believed that a majority of Americans opposed annexation to the United States

10. Cuban Aid Americans favored providing aid to Cuban revolutionaries for all of the following reasons: Popular outrage at the Spanish use of reconcentration camps Fear that Spanish misrule in Cuba menaced the Gulf of Mexico Sympathy for Cuban patriots fighting for their freedom The atrocity stories reported in the �yellow press�

11. Maine Battleship sent to Cuba by the US to protect and evacuate American citizens Sunk by an explosion on the ship

12. Spanish American War A major weakness of Spain was the wretched condition of its navy Emilio Aguinaldo was the Philippine nationalist who led the insurrection against Spanish rule During the war the entire Spanish fleet was destroyed at the Battle of Santiago The greatest loss of life for American fighting men resulted from sickness in both Cuba and the U.S.

13. Philippines President McKinley justified the acquisition of the Philippines because there was no acceptable alternative to their acquisition American imperialists who advocated acquisition of the Philippines stressed their economic potential for American businessmen seeking trade with China and other Asian nations

14. Anti-Imperialist arguments re: Philippines It would violate the consent of the governed philosophy of the Declaration of Independence Despotism abroad might lead to despotism at home The Filipinos wanted freedom, not colonial rule Annexation would propel the U.S. into the political and military cauldron of the Far East

15. Puerto Ricans in 1917 Many Puerto Ricans came to the mainland United States seeking employment

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17. China Many Americans became concerned about the increasing foreign intervention in China because they feared that American missions would be jeopardized and Chinese markets closed to non-Europeans Americas initial Open Door policy was essentially an argument to promote free trade in China

18. Teddy Roosevelt Can be best described as high energetic and egotistical Proved progressive but willing to compromise Believed that the President could take any action not specifically prohibited by the laws and the Constitution

19. Panama Canal Difficulties encountered with the building of the canal: Labor troubles Landslides Poor sanitation Yellow fever

20. Russo-Japanese War Started because Russia was seeking ice-free ports in Chinese Manchuria TR became involved in peach talks when Japan secretly asked him to help