Imperialism/WWI

• what are the 5 major reasons for Imperialism?

  Political, Ideological, Economical, Religious, Exploratory
• Political Reasons were mainly for 


  military strategic interest
• Who is Alfred T. Mahan 


  wrote "The Influence of the Sea", implying that good navy = power
• Ideologically, what is social darwinist thinking? 


  A dominant society will last
• Why was imperialism economical?


  American Foreign Trade
• What did America do Religiously 


  sending missionaries, christianity is dominant in Europe and America
• What did America do as a part of Exploratory reasons 


  Closed the american frontier
• Why did America perform Imperialism

  to promote and protect

  1. Citizens
  2. economic interests
  3. American ideals (freedom, democracy, liberty)
• What was the Monroe Doctrine 


  No European nation may occupy the western hemisphere because of war and the US will retaliate
• US Economic Interest in Hawaii

  Sanford Ballard Dole proclaims republic of hawaii, negotiated with Queen Liliuokalani.
• What was "seward's folly" 


  Serward purchases alaska "ice cube" for 7.2 Million after civil war
• Open Door Policy in China 


  give all nation equal access to trade in China
• Who opened up Japan for America?

  Commodore Matthew Perry
• Treaty of Kanagawa 


  between Matthew Perry and Japanese Government to open military in Japan
• Gentleman's Agreement 


  1. Japan agrrees to deny passports and laborers entering the US
  2. restricted Japanese immigration
  3. US government stops Asian segregation in schools
• Cuba was under

  Spain
• the Valeriano "The Butcher" Weyler's "Reconcentration" Policy 


  Spanish people as european-white
• The Spanish-American war was known as 


  the Media War
• Cuba wanted independence from Spain and asked the US for intervention but declined. This is known as "Isolationism" or Neutrality
• Yellow Journalism 


  sensantionalized articles that influence american opinion
• The 2 newspaper owners of the most circulated newspapers in America

  1. Joseph Pulitzer
  2. William Randolph Hearst
• "Remember the Maine and to hell with Spain"
• Who was theodore roosevelt 


  1. Imperialist and American Nationalist
  2. Said Mckinley had the "backbone of a chocolate eclair"
• Who were the rough riders 


  a powerful calvary that fought in the spanish-american war
• The spanish american war to the rough riders was called 


  A splendid little war
• How did the Philippines first get captured by America? 


  Admiral Dewey from Hong Kong captured Manila and freed Filipinos from spain
• Who is Emilio Aguinaldo 


  leader of the filipino uprising
• The Treaty of Paris 1898 


  1. US becomes imperial power
  2. Cuba freed from spain
  3. Spain gave up puerto rico and guam
  4. US Paid 20 million for the Philippines
• Cuban Independence was due to the

  1. Teller Amendment
  2. Plat Amendment
• What did the Platt Amendment state 


  Cuba must leade guantanamo bay for the US for naval and coaling station
• The Roosevelt corollary to Monroe Doctrine 


  1. required intervention by some civilized nation (invasion)
  2. reluctantly forces US into the exercise of an international police power
• the Panama canal was 


  a shortcut
• Panama was formerly a colony of 


  colombia
• the US with panama...

  1. bought a french contract from colombia
  2. wanted to continue with the Panama Canal because it is a shorter and faster route from PO to AO
• `What were problems with US and Panama


  1. malaria
  2. yellow feer
  3. costs
• America was known as

  the constable of the world
• "speak softly, but carry a big stick (military)!"
• what was the great white fleet 


  navy
• What was Taft's Dollar Diplomacy 


  to improve financial opportunities for american business
• What was Wilson's "Moral Diplomacy" 


  1. The US should be the conscience of the world
  2. spread democracy, promote peace
  3. bites him in the butt later on